Most Reverend Gregory L. Parkes, Bishop of St. Petersburg, announces the following clergy changes, effective July 1, 2017, unless otherwise indicated:

RETIREMENT STATUS
Rev. John D’Antonio, from Pastor of Holy Cross, St. Petersburg, granted retirement status.
Rev. Michael Lydon, from Pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas, New Port Richey, granted retirement status.
Upon notification by Very Rev. Joseph O’Reilly, I.C., Provincial Superior,
– Rev. Michael O’Neill, I.C., from Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi, Seffner.
– Rev. James Gordon, I.C., from Pastor of Blessed Sacrament, Seminole.

APPOINTMENTS:
Pastors
Rev. Dermot Dunne from Pastor of St. Cecelia, Clearwater, to Pastor of St. Stephen, Valrico.
Rev. John Gerth from Pastor, St. Joseph, St. Petersburg, to Pastor, St. Joseph, Zephyrhills.
Rev. Eric Peters from  Pastor of St. Joseph, Zephyrhills, to Pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas, New Port Richey.
Rev. Robert Schneider from Pastor of St. Stephen, Valrico, to Pastor of St. Cecelia, Clearwater.
Upon presentation by Very Rev. Timothy Zak, S.D.B., Provincial of the Salesians of Don Bosco:
Rev. Steven Dumais, S.D.B., as Pastor, Mary Help of Christians Parish, Tampa, effective August 1, 2017.
Upon presentation by Very Rev. Joseph O’Reilly, I.C., Provincial Superior:
– Rev. Edison Bernavas, I.C., from Parochial Vicar of St. Theresa, Spring Hill, to Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi, Seffner.
– Rev. Richard Pilger, I.C., from Parochial Vicar of Blessed Sacrament, Seminole, to Pastor of Blessed Sacrament, Seminole.

Parochial Administrators
Rev. Stephan  Brown, S.V.D., from Parochial Vicar of St. Paul, Tampa, to Parochial Administrator, St. Joseph, St. Petersburg.
Rev. Emery Longanga [Tshumbe, Congo] from Parochial Vicar of St. John Vianney, St. Pete Beach, to Parochial Administrator, Holy Cross, St. Petersburg.
Rev. Dayan Machado from Parochial Vicar of St. Clement, Plant City, to Parochial Administrator, St. Rita, Dade City.
Rev. Nelson Restrepo from Parochial Vicar of Nativity, Brandon, to Parochial Administrator, St. Joseph, Tampa.

Parochial Vicars
Newly Ordained, Rev. Elixavier Castro as Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of the Rosary, Land O’Lakes, effective May 20, 2017.
Rev. Victor W. Bartolotta [Rochester, NY] from Chaplain, St. Joseph Hospital, Tampa, to Parochial Vicar, St. Paul, Tampa.
Rev. Carlos Borgos [La Habana, Cuba] as Parochial Vicar, St. Rita, Dade City.
Rev. Joy Colina from Parochial Vicar of Corpus Christi, Temple Terrace, to Parochial Vicar of St. John Vianney, St. Pete Beach.
Rev. Jonathan Emery from Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of the Rosary, Land O’Lakes, to Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick, Largo.
Rev. Alex Padilla from graduate studies to Parochial Vicar of the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle, St. Petersburg.
Rev. Belisario Riveros [Engativá, Colombia] as Parochial Vicar of Nativity, Brandon.
Rev. Carlos Rojas from Parochial Administrator, St. Joseph, Tampa, to Parochial Vicar, Holy Cross, St. Petersburg.
Rev. Anthony Ustick from Parochial Vicar of the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle, St. Petersburg, to Chaplain of St. Petersburg Catholic High School, St. Petersburg.
Rev. Pedro Zapata [Orlando, FL] to Parochial Vicar of St. Clement, Plant City.
Upon notification by Very Rev. Anthony Schueller, Provincial Superior, Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, Rev. Dominic Long, S.S.S., as Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul, Holiday,  effective March 10, 2017.
Upon presentation by Very Rev. Joseph O’Reilly, I.C., Provincial Superior:
Rev. Christopher J. Fuse, I.C., from Parochial Vicar, St. Theresa, Spring Hill, to Parochial Vicar, Blessed Sacrament, Seminole.
Rev. Paul Stiene, I.C. as Parochial Vicar, St. Theresa, Spring Hill.

Other Appointments
Deans:  All deans have been reappointed for another year, with the following exception,
Rev. Krzysztof Gazdowicz, Pastor, Sacred Heart, Dade City, appointed as Dean of the East Central Deanery , replacing Very Rev. Daniel Kayajan, C.S.C., V.F.

RELIEVE
Rev. Joseph A. Musco from Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick, Largo, to leave of absence, effective March 17, 2017.
Rev. Msgr. Michael Muhr as Parochial Administrator, St. Joseph, Tampa, continuing with other assignments.
Rev. Diego Ossa [Medellin, Colombia] from Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of the Rosary, Land O’Lakes.
Upon notification by Very Rev. Timothy Zak, S.D.B., Provincial of the Salesians of Don Bosco:
Rev. Stephen C. Ryan, S.D.B., as Pastor, Mary Help of Christians Parish, Tampa, effective August 1, 2017.
Father Ryan will continue as Director of the Mary Help of Christians Center, Tampa.
Upon notification by Very Rev. Thomas J. O’Hara, C.S.C., Provincial Superior:
– Very Reverend Daniel Kayajan, C.S.C., V.F., from Pastor of St. Rita, Dade City, and as Dean of the East Central Deanery.
– Rev. James T. Preskenis, C.S.C. from Parochial Vicar, St. Rita, Dade City.
Upon notification by Very Rev. Timothy Zak, S.D.B., Provincial Superior (effective June 30, 2017)
– Rev. Richard Rosin, S.D.B., as Principal of St. Petersburg Catholic High School, St. Petersburg.
– Rev. Joseph Hannon, S.D.B., as Faculty of St. Petersburg Catholic High School, St. Petersburg.

Updated as of June 30, 2017