Pastoral Appointments and Changes - June 2025

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I am pleased to announce the following pastoral appointments and changes:
 
Associate Pastors 
 
Rev. Ross Bartley     
Springbank Catholic Family of Parishes
(St. George, Byron; St. John the Divine, London)
 
Rev. Jaison Perumaden, O.F.M. Cap.           
South Kent Catholic Family of Parishes
(St. Mary, Blenheim; St. Michael, Ridgetown; St. Paul, Thamesville)
 
Rev. Christophe Mbunzu, O.F.M. Cap.          
Windsor-Lake St. Clair Catholic Family of Parishes / Famille des paroisses catholiques de Windsor-Lac-Ste-Claire
(Ste. Anne, Tecumseh; St. Jérôme, Windsor; Good Shepherd, Lakeshore; St. Simon and St. Jude, Belle River)
 
Rev. Peter Amszej                                          
South Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes
(Corpus Christi; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel; St. Yu Jin-Gil Korean Catholic Community; St. Philiphe Minh and St. Ane Thanh Vietnamese Martyrs Catholic Community)
 
Rev. Steve Eckert                                          
Central Essex County Catholic Family of Parishes
(Holy Name of Jesus, Essex; St. Mary, Maidstone; St. Clement, McGregor; St. John the Evangelist, Woodslee)
 
Rev. Pio D’Oria                                               
Windsor-Lake St. Clair Catholic Family of Parishes / Famille des paroisses catholiques de Windsor-Lac-Ste-Claire
(Ste. Anne, Tecumseh; St. Jérôme, Windsor; Good Shepherd, Lakeshore; St. Simon and St. Jude, Belle River)
 
Rev. Edward Okorie, C.S.Sp.                                   
Lakes Erie and St. Clair Catholic Family of Parishes / Famille des paroisses catholiques des lacs Erie et Ste-Claire
(Immaculee Conception-St. Philippe, Pain Court; St. Peter, Tilbury-East; St. Francis Xavier, Tilbury; Visitation, Comber)
 
Rev. Michael Woods                                      
Sarnia Bluewater Catholic Family of Parishes
(Our Lady of Mercy, St. Joseph, St. Benedict, Sacred Heart, St. Thomas d’Aquin, Queen of Peace, Sarnia; St. Michael, Brights Grove)
 
Rev. Joseph Oghenejabor                              
Avon-Thames Catholic Family of Parishes
(St. Joseph, Immaculate Conception, Stratford; Holy Name of Mary, St. Mary’s)
 
Designated Ministry
 
Rev. Patrick Beneteau                                   
Vice-Chancellor and assisting as a priest in residence at the London North Central Catholic
Family of Parishes, effective 1 September 2025
 
Rev. Tery Runstedler                                    
Ministry to the retired and elderly priests
 
Rev. Chistopher Gillespie 
Part-Time Faculty Member of St. Peter’s Seminary in addition to his role at Christ the King University Parish, London
 
Rev. Stephen Marsh                                        
Hospital Chaplaincy Ministry at Windsor Regional Hospital and Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital.
 
Mentorship Phase
 
Rev. Anthony Lobo                                         
Lake Huron Catholic Family of Parishes
(Immaculate Heart of Mary, Grand Bend; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mt. Carmel; Precious Blood, Exeter; St. Boniface, Zurich; St. Peter, St. Joseph; St. Peter, Goderich)
 
Rev. Andrew Ankamah, C.S.Sp.                   
Sarnia Bluewater Catholic Family of Parishes
(Our Lady of Mercy, St. Joseph, St. Benedict, Sacred Heart, St. Thomas d’Aquin, Queen of Peace, Sarnia; St. Michael, Brights Grove)
 
Rev. Gabriel Eneke, S.D.V.                           
North Central Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes
(arrival to be determined) (Our Lady of Guadalupe, Most Precious Blood, St. Theresa, St. Cyril and Methodius, San Juan Diego Catholic Hispanic Catholic Community, Windsor)
 
Departures from the Diocese
 
Rev. Bernard Akum, S.D.V.                           
Re-assignment by his Religious Community.
 
Rev. Ivica Majstorovic, O.F.M.                      
Re-assignment by his Religious Community.
 
Rev. Felix Odobi, C.S.Sp.                      
Re-assignment by his Religious Community.
 
Rev. Pedro Zuniga, F.M.M.                         
Re-assignment by his Religious Community.
 
 
We offer our prayers and support of our priests, parish teams, and parish families who will be affected by these pastoral changes. May God continue to bless our ministry to the people of our Diocese.
 
Most Rev. Ronald P. Fabbro, CSB
Bishop of London