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56 JUNE-JULY 2024 | DENVER CATHOLIC OFFICIAL PRIEST APPOINTMENTS ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024 UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE PASTORS RENEWED FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIX YEARS (OR ONE YEAR) AT THE SAME PARISH Father Faustinus Anyamele, Our Lady of the Mountains, Estes Park Father Scott Bailey, Risen Christ Parish, Denver Father Joseph Cao, Curé d'Ars Parish, Denver Father James E. Fox, Good Shepherd Parish, Denver (one year) Father Felicien Mbala, St. Andrew Parish, Wray and St. John the Evangelist Parish, Yuma Father Michael O'Brien, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Julesburg and St. Peter Mission Church, Crook Father Mario Ramirez, Our Lady of Peace Parish, Greeley Father James Spahn, St. John Paul II Parish, Thornton Father Jason Wunsch, St. Gianna Beretta Molla Parish, Denver and DIA Interfaith Chapel, Denver PASTORS CHANGING PARISHES AND NEW PASTOR ASSIGNMENTS FOR SIX YEARS Father Felipe Colombo, St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Aurora Father Chris Considine, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Boulder Father John Croghan, St. Michael Parish, Craig; Holy Family Parish, Meeker; and St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish, Rangely Father Peter Mussett, Notre Dame Parish, Denver Father Herman Nsubuga, Parochial Administrator of St. Joseph Parish, Akron; St. Mary Parish, Brush; and St. John the Evangelist Mission Church, Stoneham Father Stephen Siebert, St. Helena Parish, Fort Morgan; St. Francis of Assisi Mission Church, Weldona; Our Lady of Lourdes Mission Church, Wiggins Father Eric Vigil, St. Mary Parish, Breckenridge; Our Lady of Peace Mission Church, Silverthorne; and Copper Mountain Interfaith Chapel PAROCHIAL VICARS Father Guillermo Bustillos, Our Lady Mother of the Church, Commerce City Monsignor Emile Dibongue, St. Cajetan Parish, Denver Father Cristóbal Reynaldo Gadea Velásquez, St. Andrew Parish, Wray and St. John the Evangelist Parish, Yuma Father Geronimo Gonzalez, St. Bernadette Parish, Lakewood and St. Mary Magdalene Parish, Denver Father Juan Adrian Hernandez, Holy Cross Parish, Thornton and Chaplain, Frassati Catholic Academy, Thornton Father Witold Kaczmarzyk, St. Thomas More Parish, Centennial Father David Kuzenza, Queen of Peace Parish, Aurora Father Cyrille Mbemba, St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Aurora Father Jesus Murillo-Ferro, L.C., St. Theresa Parish, Frederick Father Jessfyr Alexander Picado Fuentes, Holy Trinity Parish, Westminster and Our Lady of the Visitation Mission Church, Denver Father Gerardo Puga, St. Mary Parish, Rifle and Sacred Heart Mission Church, Silt Father Michael Rapp, St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Littleton Father Reinaldo Rojas, St. Michael Parish, Craig; Holy Family Parish, Meeker; and St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish, Rangely Father Frederick Sserugga, St. Clare of Assisi Parish, Edwards; St. Patrick Parish, Minturn; St. Mary Mission Church, Eagle; Vail Interfaith Chapel, Vail; and Beaver Creek Interfaith Chapel, Beaver Creek Father Michael Tran, St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Littleton Father John Paul Almeida, Part-time Parochial Vicar at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Boulder; St. Rita Mission Church, Nederland; and to the Missio Ad Gentes of the Neocatechumenal Way, Denver OTHER ASSIGNMENTS/ DEPARTURES Father Edward Bentley, L.C., prison ministry. He is assigned residence at All Souls Parish, Englewood Father José A. Caballero is assigned residence at St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Aurora. Father Nathan Cromly is assigned residence at Blessed Sacrament Parish, Denver and is serving as President of the St. John Institute, Englewood Father John Ezratty, M.C., Formator, St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, Denver Father Anthony Davis departs St. Stephen the Protomartyr Parish, Glenwood Springs for the Archdiocese of the Military Services as a Navy Chaplain Father Juan Madrid departs Holy Cross Parish, Thornton and Frassati Catholic Academy, Thornton for Itinerancy with the Neocatechumenal Way Father Tomislav Tomic departs Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Boulder and St. Rita Mission Church, Nederland for Itinerancy with the Neocatechumenal Way Father David Nix is reassigned as Diocesan Hermit Father Jeevan D'Almeida, O.C.D. departs St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Littleton Father Israel Gonsalves, O.C.D. departs St. Thomas More Parish, Centennial Father Rohan Miranda, O.C.D. departs St. Thomas More Parish, Centennial Father Ivan Monteiro, O.C.D. departs St. Thomas More Parish, Centennial Father Ronald Sequeira, O.C.D. departs St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Littleton RETIREMENTS Monsignor Edward Buelt Father Marek Ciesla, S.Chr. 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