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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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15 Pastors Named by Bishop Murphy |
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK, June 3, 2005 - The Most
Reverend William Murphy, Bishop of the Diocese of
Rockville Centre, has announced the appointment of new
pastors for 15 parishes and the assignment of a new
chaplain for St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School,
a new cabinet secretary position, a new director of
pastoral formation for seminarians and a new director of
deacon personnel. All appointments are effective June
29, 2005, unless otherwise noted. Below is the listing
of appointments:
St. Frances Cabrini Church, Coram
Father Donald Baier, new pastor
Background: Chaplain at Smithtown General Hospital and
Kings Park Psychiatric Center;
Associate Pastor, St. Joseph the Worker, East Patchogue;
Associate Pastor, St. William the Abbot Church, Seaford;
St. Raymond Church, East Rockaway; Pastor, Our Lady of
Lourdes Church, Malverne.
St. Anne’s Church, Brentwood
Father Thomas St. Pierre, continues to minister as sole
pastor
Background: Associate Pastor, St. Patrick’s Church, Glen
Cove; Associate Pastor, St, Anne’s Church, Brentwood;
Associate Pastor, St. Pius X Church, Plainview;
Associate Pastor, St. James Church, Seaford; Co-pastor,
St. Anne’s Church, Brentwood.
Church of Our Holy Redeemer, Freeport
New Pastor: Father Nicholas J. Figliola
Background: Chaplain, St. Anthony’s H.S.; Associate
Pastor, St. Kilian, Farmingdale; Associate Pastor, Holy
Name of Mary, Valley Stream; Associate Pastor, St.
Martha, Uniondale; Associate Pastor, St. Elizabeth,
Melville; Associate Pastor, St. Patrick, Glen Cove;
Co-Pastor, St. Frances Cabrini, Coram, Pastor, St.
Frances Cabrini, Coram.
Church of St. Kilian, Farmingdale
New Pastor: Father Michael P. Flynn
Background: Chaplain, Meadowbrook Hospital; Residence at
St. Camillus Residence; Associate Pastor, Christ the
King, Commack; Associate Pastor, St. Mark, Shoreham;
Associate Pastor, Our Lady of Mercy, Hicksville;
Associate Pastor, St. Margaret of Scotland, Selden;
Associate Pastor, St. Philip Neri, Northport; Pastor,
Our Lady of the Assumption, Copiague.
Church of St. Hedwig, Floral Park
New Pastor: Msgr. Edward Wawerski
Background: Associate Pastor, St. Hyacinth, Glen Head;
Associate Pastor, St. Hedwig, Floral Park; Associate
Pastor, Administrator, St. Ladislaus, Hempstead; Pastor,
St. Ladislaus, Hempstead; Honorary Prelate.
Church of St. Patrick, Huntington
New Pastor: Msgr. John F. Bennett
Background: Associate Pastor, St. James, Seaford;
Associate Pastor, St. Mary of the Isle, Long Beach;
Associate Pastor, Holy Name of Mary, Valley Stream;
Secretary to Bishop; Pastor, St. Christopher, Baldwin;
Vice Chancellor of Diocese; Director of Catechesis &
Worship Office; Honorary Prelate; Member of Priest
Personnel Policy Board; Member of Priest Personnel
Assignment Board.
Church of St. Hugh of Lincoln, Huntington Station
New Pastor: Father Joseph P. Granata
Background: Associate Pastor, St. John of God, Central
Islip; Associate Pastor, St. Rose of Lima, Massapequa;
Associate Pastor, Infant Jesus, Port Jefferson;
Co-Pastor, St. John of God, Central Islip; Pastor, St.
John of God, Central Islip; Pastor, Our Lady of Fatima,
Manorhaven.
Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Inwood
New Pastor: Father Lawrence T. Duncklee
Background: Associate Pastor, Blessed Sacrament, Valley
Stream; Associate Pastor, St. Mark, Shoreham; Chaplain,
St. Charles Hospital, Port Jefferson; Associate Director
of Health Ministry; Associate Pastor, Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, Centereach; Pastor, St. Luke,
Brentwood; Pastor, Our Lady of Grace, West Babylon.
Church of St. Ignatius Martyr, Long Beach
New Pastor: Msgr. Donald M. Beckmann
Background: Associate Pastor, St. Agnes Cathedral,
Rockville Centre; Associate Pastor, St. Patrick,
Huntington; Faculty, St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary,
Uniondale; Temp. Administrator, Most Holy Rosary,
Bridgehampton; Chaplain, Hofstra University;
Administrator, Most Precious Blood Mission, Davis Park;
Spiritual Advisor to English speaking Cursillistas in
Diocese; Pastor, Campus Parish & Director of Campus
Ministry; Honorary Prelate; Administrator, Holy Name of
Jesus, Woodbury; Pastor, Holy Name of Jesus, Woodbury;
Member of Bishop Murphy’s Cabinet; Temporary
Administrator, St. Dominic, Oyster Bay.
Church of Our Lady of the Magnificat, Ocean Beach
New Pastor (Administrator): Msgr. John C. Nosser
Background: Associate Pastor, St. Patrick, Huntington;
Faculty, St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary; Assistant
Secretary to Bishop Kellenberg; Rector, St. Pius X
Seminary; Administrator, Most Precious Blood; Member,
Priest Personnel Board; Honorary Prelate; Administrator,
St. Andrew, Sag Harbor; Pastor, St. Andrew, Sag Harbor;
Pastor, St. Joseph Church, Ronkonkoma; Pastor, Our Lady
of Ostrabrama; Pastor, St. Therese Lisieux, Montauk;
Associate Pastor, St. Raphael, East Meadow; Pastor, St.
Patrick, Bay Shore; Dean of Deanery 10; PPAB Assignment
Board.
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Malverne
New Pastor: Father Frank J. Parisi
Background: Associate Pastor, St. Joseph, Kings Park;
Associate Pastor, St. Martin of Tours, Amityville;
Associate Pastor, St. Patrick, Smithtown.
Church of St. Christopher, Baldwin
New Pastor: Father Steven R. Camp
Background: Associate Pastor, St. Jude, Mastic Beach;
Associate Pastor, St. William The Abbot, Seaford.
Church of Our Lady of Grace, West Babylon
New Pastor: Msgr. Vincent T. Rush
Background: Associate Pastor, St. Patrick’s, Bay Shore;
Campus Minister, Campus Parish, Stony Brook; Associate
Pastor, St. Hugh of Lincoln, Huntington Station; Pastor,
St. Hugh of Lincoln, Huntington Station, Honorary
Prelate.
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Copiague
New Pastor: Father Joseph J. Nixon
Background: Associate Pastor, St. James, Seaford;
Associate Pastor, St. Joseph, Babylon; Chaplain, Holy
Trinity Diocesan H.S.; Associate Vocations Director;
Faculty, Seminary of the Immaculate Conception,
Huntington.
Church of Our Lady of Fatima, Manorhaven
New Pastor: Father Gerald S. Twomey
Background: Associate Pastor, Our Lady of Miraculous
Medal, Wyandanch; Chaplain, St. Francis Hospital,
Roslyn; Associate Pastor, St. James, Setauket; Associate
Pastor, St. Pius X, Plainview; Co-Pastor, St. Anne,
Brentwood.
St. John the Baptist Diocesan H.S., West Islip
New Chaplain: Father Robert C. Scheckenback
Background: Associate Pastor, Church of The Infant
Jesus, Port Jefferson; Associate Pastor, Good Shepherd,
Holbrook.
Cabinet Secretary for Evangelization
Father Richard M. Figliozzi
Background: Associate Pastor, St. Frances de Chantal,
Wantagh; Associate Pastor, St. Vincent de Paul, Elmont;
Associate Pastor, Our Holy Redeemer, Freeport; Pastor,
Our Holy Redeemer, Freeport; Director of Propagation of
Faith.
Director of Deacon Personnel
Deacon James F. Murphy
Background: Ordained in 1999, Deacon Murphy serves in
St. Edward the Confessor parish, Syosset.
Director of Pastoral Formation for Seminarians and
Ongoing Formation for Priests
Msgr. James P. Swiader
Background: Associate Pastor, St. Joseph, Garden City;
Faculty, St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary; Administrator,
Our Lady of the Magnificat Mission Chapel, Ocean Beach;
Associate Pastor, St. Mary, Manhasset; Pastor, Cure of
Ars, Merrick; Honorary Prelate; Pastor, St. Kilians,
Farmingdale.
About The Diocese of Rockville Centre
The Diocese of Rockville Centre was formed in 1957 and
covers 1,222 square miles in Nassau and Suffolk
Counties. The diocese serves approximately 1.4 million
Catholics (total population in both counties is
approximately 3.3 million). There are 134 parishes in
115 towns. Last year over 20,000 baptisms, 18,000
confirmations, 20,000 first communions and 5,000
marriages took place in the diocese. There are 2,137
students in Catholic kindergarten, 23,825 in primary or
elementary school, 12,628 in secondary school and 3,300
in higher institutions. There are 76 Catholic elementary
and high schools and one Catholic college in the
diocese. Catholic Health Services of Long Island
consists of five hospitals, three nursing homes, two
home-care agencies, two senior housing complexes, a
community-based home for those with special needs and a
hospice. Last year, Catholic Charities assisted more
than 80,000 individuals who are poor, vulnerable and
disadvantaged on Long Island. For more information,
visit www.drvc.org
For more information:
Sean P. Dolan
sdolan@drvc.org
516-678-5800, ext. 625
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