Georgia Bulletin

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Archbishop announces new priest assignments

Published June 12, 2014

ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory announced the following changes in priest assignments, effective July 1, unless otherwise noted.

First-time pastors and administrators

Father Juan Francisco Anzora has been assigned as pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church, Cartersville.

Father Stephen Lyness has been assigned as pastor of St. Joseph Church, Washington, and Queen of Angels Church, Thomson. He has also been appointed the guardian of Purification Station Church, Sharon.

Father Mark Starr has been assigned as the administrator of a new mission to be established in Acworth.

Pastors

Msgr. W. Joseph Corbett has been assigned as pastor of St. Jude Church, Sandy Springs.

Msgr. Daniel Stack has been assigned as pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta.

Father Rafael A. Castaño Fernandez, pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Hartwell, has also been assigned as administrator of St. Mary Church, Elberton.

Father Roberto Herrera Castañeda has been assigned as pastor of Christ Our King and Savior Church, Greensboro.

Father Fernando Molina Restrepo has been assigned as pastor of Transfiguration Church, Marietta.

Father Vincent Sullivan has been assigned as pastor of St. Catherine Labouré Church, Jefferson, and pastor of St. Mary Church, Toccoa.

Father Jesus David Trujillo Luna has been assigned as pastor of St. Theresa Church, Douglasville.

Parochial vicars

Father Robert Luis Blake has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Michael the Archangel Church, Woodstock.

Father Dennis Dorner, Jr. has been assigned as parochial vicar at Transfiguration Church, Marietta.

Father William T. Hao has been assigned as parochial vicar at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Atlanta.

Father Fausto Marquez has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Andrew Church, Roswell.

Legionaries of Christ Father Paul Moreau has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Joseph Church, Dalton.

Father Javier Muñoz has been assigned as parochial vicar at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Atlanta.

Father Tri John Bosco Nguyen has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Brigid Church, Johns Creek.

Father Guyma Noel has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Joseph Church, Marietta.

Father Jaime Rivera has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Jude Church, Sandy Springs.

Father Richard Anh Vu has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Thomas More Church, Decatur.

Chaplain

Father Joshua Allen has been assigned as chaplain at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, and Georgia State University, Atlanta.

 Other assignment

Msgr. Stephen T. Churchwell has been appointed to serve as Vicar for Senior Priests for an additional two-year period beginning July 8. He will continue in his role as Adjutant Judicial Vicar of the Metropolitan Tribunal. He will reside at St. George Village, Roswell. He has been appointed a parochial vicar at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Atlanta, for canonical status.