Atlanta
Archbishop announces new priest assignments, pastors
Published May 26, 2016
ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following priest assignments, effective July 1, unless otherwise noted.
Interim administrator
Father John M. Murphy, pastor of Holy Trinity Church, Peachtree City, and Vicar for Clergy, has also been assigned as interim administrator of St. Gabriel Church, Fayetteville, effective May 4 through June 30.
Administrators
Father Desmond Drummer has been assigned as administrator for Most Blessed Sacrament Church, Atlanta.
Father Miguel Grave de Peralta has been assigned as administrator for Holy Family Church, Marietta.
Father Jose Kochuparampil has been assigned as administrator for St. Mary Mother of God Church, Jackson.
Father Mario A. Lopez has been assigned as administrator for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Carrollton.
Father Richard Anh Vu has been assigned as administrator for St. Gabriel Church, Fayetteville.
Pastors
Father Rafael Carballo has been appointed pastor at St. Mary Church, Rome.
Father Neil Dhabliwala has been appointed pastor at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Kennesaw.
Father Darragh W. Griffith has been appointed pastor at Mary Our Queen Church, Peachtree Corners.
Father John M. Matejek has been appointed pastor at St. Luke the Evangelist Church, Dahlonega.
Father Diosmar Natad has been appointed pastor at Good Shepherd Church, Cumming.
Father Peter Duc Vu has been appointed pastor at Our Lady of Vietnam Church, Riverdale.
Retirements
Father David Dye, administrator of Mary Our Queen Church, Peachtree Corners, will retire.
Msgr. Francis Phuong Van Pham, pastor of Our Lady of Vietnam Church, Riverdale, will retire.
Father Frank Richardson, pastor of Good Shepherd Church, Cumming, will retire.
Chaplain
Father Urey P. Mark, SVD, campus minister at the Atlanta University Center—Lyke House, has also been assigned as chaplain at Georgia State University, Atlanta.
Parochial vicars
Father Luis E. Alvarez has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Theresa Church, Douglasville.
Father Llane B. Briese has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Peter Chanel Church, Roswell.
Father William T. Hao, administrator of The Holy Name of Jesus Chinese Mission, has also been assigned as a part-time parochial vicar at St. Brigid Church, Johns Creek.
Father Patrick Kingery has been assigned as a part-time parochial vicar at St. Lawrence Church, Lawrenceville.
Father Fausto Marquez has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Lawrence Church, Lawrenceville, and will continue to be chaplain for the Burmese community in the archdiocese.
Father Cong T. Nguyen has been assigned as parochial vicar at Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church, Norcross.
Father Tan Robert Pham, SJ, has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Peter Chanel Church, Roswell.
Father Reybert Piñeda Avellaneda has been assigned as parochial vicar at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta.
Father Jaime Rivera has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta.
Father Gaurav Shroff has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Andrew Church, Roswell.
Father Dominic Tran has been assigned as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Vietnam Church, Riverdale.