Most Reverend Gregory Parkes, Bishop of St. Petersburg, announces the following clergy changes, effective July 1, 2018, unless otherwise indicated:

APPOINTMENTS

Pastors
Reverend Anthony Coppola, from Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Pinellas Park to Pastor of Most Holy Redeemer Parish, Tampa.
Reverend Arthur J. Proulx, from Faculty of St. Vincent De Paul Regional Seminary, Boynton Beach to Rector of the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle, St. Petersburg.
Reverend Allan Tupa, from Pastor of Most Holy Redeemer Parish, Tampa to Pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Zephyrhills.
Reverend Erwin Belgica, from Parochial Administrator to Pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish, Beverly Hills.
Reverend Hugh Chikawe, from Parochial Administrator to Pastor of St. Peter Claver Parish, Tampa.
Very Reverend C. Timothy Corcoran, V.F., from Parochial Administrator to Pastor of St. Mary Parish, Tampa.
Reverend Gerald Hendry, from Parochial Administrator to Pastor of St. Justin, Martyr Parish, Seminole.
Reverend Emery N. Longanga, from Parochial Administrator to Pastor of Holy Cross Parish, St. Petersburg.
Reverend Dayan Machado, from Parochial Administrator to Pastor of St. Rita Parish, Dade City.
Reverend Nelson Restrepo, from Parochial Administrator to Pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Tampa.
Reverend Garry Welsh, from Parochial Administrator to Pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, San Antonio.
Reverend Bill D. Wilson, from Parochial Administrator to Pastor of Light of Christ Parish, Clearwater.
Reverend Justin Paskert, from Parochial Vicar of Corpus Christi Parish, Temple Terrace to Director of the Catholic Student Center at U.S.F., Tampa.

Parochial Administrators
Reverend Jose Glenn Diaz, from Parochial Vicar of St. Anne Parish, Ruskin to Parochial Administrator of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Homosassa.
Reverend Francis M. Lubowa, from Parochial Vicar of Espiritu Santo Parish, Safety Harbor to Parochial Administrator of Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Gulfport.
Reverend Carlos Rojas, from Parochial Vicar of Holy Cross Parish, St. Petersburg to Parochial Administrator of Transfiguration Parish, St. Petersburg.
Reverend Kevin Yarnell, from Parochial Vicar of St. Timothy Parish, Lutz to Parochial Administrator of Sacred Heart Parish, Pinellas Park.

Parochial Vicars
Newly ordained Reverend Kyle Bell, to Parochial Vicar of St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish, Tarpon Springs, effective May 19, 2018.
Newly ordained Reverend Louis Turcotte, to Parochial Vicar of St. Timothy Parish, Lutz, effective May 19, 2018.
Newly ordained Reverend Timothy Williford, to Parochial Vicar of St. Stephen Parish, Riverview, effective May 19, 2018.
Reverend Mathew Abraham, A.L.C.P., from Parochial Administrator to Parochial Vicar of St. Joseph Parish, Zephyrhills.
Reverend Victor Amorose, upon completion of graduate studies to Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Dunedin.
Reverend Curtis Carro, from Parochial Vicar of St. Stephen Parish, Riverview to Parochial Vicar of Christ the King Parish, Tampa.
Reverend Brian Fabiszewski, from Parochial Vicar of St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish, Tarpon Springs to Parochial Vicar of Incarnation Parish, Tampa.
Reverend Vijaya B. Polamarasetty, O.C.D., from Parochial Vicar of St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish, Tarpon Springs to Parochial Vicar of St. Luke Parish, Palm Harbor.
Reverend William Santhouse, from Parochial Vicar of Christ the King Parish, Tampa to Parochial Vicar of St. Anne Parish, Ruskin.
Reverend Jacinto Vera Mejia, C.Ss.R., to Parochial Vicar of St. Cecelia Parish, Clearwater. 

Other Diocesan Appointments
Reverend Joseph L. Waters, J.C.L., from Rector of the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle, St. Petersburg and appointed as Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of St. Petersburg.  Father Waters will also continue his duties as Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of Venice.

RELIEVING
Reverend Ronald Marecki from Pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Homosassa.  Father Marecki has been granted disability status.
Reverend Edward Wal from Pastor of Transfiguration Parish, St. Petersburg.  Father Wal has been granted disability status.
Reverend Victor Bartolotta [Rochester, N.Y.] from Parochial Vicar of St. Paul Parish, Tampa.  Father Bartolotta has requested retirement status from the Diocese of Rochester.
Reverend Jorge Gonzalez Bonilla [San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.] from Parochial Vicar of St. Cecelia Parish, Clearwater.  Father Gonzalez will be returning to his home diocese.
Reverend George Iregi [Eldoret, Kenya] from Parochial Administrator of Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Gulfport.  Father Iregi will be pursuing graduate studies in Texas.
Reverend Robert F. Smith [Fargo, N.D.] from Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Dunedin.  Father Smith will be returning to his home diocese.
Reverend Michael Smith from Director of the Catholic Student Center at U.S.F., Tampa, while continuing all other assignments.
Reverend Ronald B. Aubin, J.C.L. from Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, while continuing all other assignments.