Alumni News

July 2019

Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary Alumni travel to France for retreat

The archbishop of Washington has allowed Rev. Andrew Morkunas ‘09 to seek an assignment in the Diocese of Cleveland. Starting July 2, 2019 he will be the hospital chaplain at Hillcrest Hospital, Gates Mills, Ohio with pastoral responsibilities at St. John of the Cross, Euclid.

Rev. Ken Gill ’14 has been named pastor of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Solomons, MD. He started his post on July 10^th. Click here for the link to the parish website and to follow the great ministerial work at his parish: http://www.olss.org/

June 2019

Rev. Andrew Messina '09 will be adding St. Rita's Church in Oakland Beach, RI to his pastoral duties. Fr. Messina has been the pastor at St. Timothy's in Warwick since 2013, and the two parishes will be "yoking" starting July 1st. Read more here.

December 2018

Rev. Gregory Piatt ’14 was appointed as Administrator of St. John XXIII Parish, Redford, Michigan effective December 2, 2018. Link

November 2018

Rev. Aidan McDermott ’15 from the Saint Louis Abbey in Saint Louis, MO, has been named pastor for St. Anselm Parish in Creve Coeur, MO.  See story here.

August 2018

Rev. Mark Brantley ’17 from the Diocese of Dodge City, KS has been named pastor for St. John the Apostle, St. Boniface, and Holy Rosary in Barber County.

July 2018

Rev. David Rosenberg ’11 (Diocese of Lansing) published his second book "Praying With The Heart Of The Church: Lectionary-Based Lectio Divina". View his book here.

June 2018

The Rev. Emile H. Dubé '12 - Diocese of Portland, has been appointed pastor of the Parish of the Transfiguration of the Lord (Holy Redeemer Church, Bar Harbor; St. Peter Church, Manset; St. Ignatius Church, Northeast Harbor; Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Little Cranberry Island), Stella Maris Parish (St. Vincent de Paul Church, Bucksport; Our Lady of Holy Hope Church, Castine; St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, Stonington), and St. Joseph Parish (St. Joseph Church, Ellsworth; Blue Hill Mission, Blue Hill; Our Lady of the Lake Church, Dedham; St. Margaret Church, Winter Harbor).

The Rev. Robert L. Lupo '08 - Diocese of Portland, has been appointed pastor of Our Lady of the Snows Parish (St. Anne Church, Dexter; St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Dover-Foxcroft; SS Francis Xavier & Paul the Apostle Church, Milo) and St. Agnes Parish in Pittsfield.

The Rev. Steven G. Cartwright '15 - Diocese of Portland, has been appointed parochial vicar of St. Anne Parish, Gorham, which includes Our Lady of Sebago Church in Sebago; St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Westbrook; and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Windham.

The Rev. Matthew Gregory '16 - Diocese of Portland, has been appointed parochial vicar of Prince of Peace Parish (Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Lewiston; Holy Cross Church, Lewiston; Holy Family Church, Lewiston), Holy Trinity Parish in Lisbon Falls, and Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in Sabattus, which includes St. Francis Church in Greene.

May 2018

Rev. Steve Matthews ’16 from the Diocese of Albany is pastor of St. John the Baptist parish in Greenville and Sacred Heart in Cairo (with Our Lady of Knock Shrine). He had been serving as parochial vicar (associate pastor) of St. Pius X parish in Loudonville, NY.

Very Rev. Ivan Olmo ’13 from the Diocese of Orlando has a new assignment as Parochial Administrator at St. Mary Parish in Rockledge, Florida.

Rev. Jorge Rocha ’16 from the Diocese of Providence has been named Pastor at Saint Francis Xavier Parish in East Providence, Rhode Island.

April 2018

Rev. William Jacobs, Jr. ’03 from the Diocese of Kalamazoo has a new assignment as Parochial Vicar at St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Portage, Michigan 49024.

Rev. John McVoy, Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary Class of 2010 from the Diocese of Wilmington, DE vocation story is featured in Delaware Today Magazine April 2018 issue.

Fr. Russ Mower ’15, Pastor at St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Dallas, Tx traveled with a group of pilgrims to the Holy Land in April 2018