BISHOP VANN IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2017
Pastors
- Rev. Bill Cao
- From: Administrator, St. Anthony Claret Church, Anaheim
- To: Pastor, St. Anthony Claret Church, Anaheim
- Rev. Msgr. Douglas Cook
- From: Rector, Holy Family Cathedral, Orange
- To: Pastor, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Newport Beach
- Rev. Paw Lwin
- From: Administrator, St. Pius V Church, Buena Park
- To: Pastor, St. Pius V Church, Buena Park
- Rev. Patrick Moses
- From: Pastor, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress
- To: Rector, Holy Family Cathedral, Orange
- Rev. John Neneman
- From: Administrator, San Antonio de Padua del Cañon Church, Anaheim Hills
- To: Pastor, San Antonio de Padua del Cañon Church, Anaheim Hills
- Rev. Msgr. Tuan J. Pham
- From: Pastor, Holy Spirit Church, Fountain Valley
- To: Pastor, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove
- Rev. Edward Poettgen
- From: Pastor, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Santa Ana
- To: Pastor, St. Boniface Church, Anaheim
- Rev. Bao Thai
- From: Administrator, St. Cecilia Church, Tustin
- To: Pastor, St. Cecilia Church, Tustin
Pastors renewed/extended
- Rev. Reynold Furrell
- From: Pastor, Holy Trinity Church, Ladera Ranch
- To: Pastor Extended, Holy Trinity Church, Ladera Ranch
- Rev. Msgr. Mike Heher
- From: Pastor, St. Anne Church, Seal Beach
- To: Pastor Renewed, St. Anne Church, Seal Beach
- Rev. David Vuelvas-Arias
- From: Pastor, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church-Delhi, Santa Ana
- To: Pastor Renewed, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church-Delhi, Santa Ana
Retired
- Rev. Msgr. Lawrence Baird
- From: Pastor, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Newport Beach & Administrator of St. John Vianney Chapel, Balboa Island
- To: Pastor Emeritus, OLMC Church, Newport Beach and remaining as Administrator of St. John Vianney Chapel, Balboa Island
- Rev. Msgr. Arthur Holquin
- From: Rector Emeritus, Mission Basilica, San Juan Capistrano and Episcopal Vicar to the Office for Divine Worship1
- To: Retired Priest Status and remaining as Rector Emeritus/Episcopal Vicar to the Office for Divine Worshi2p
- Rev. Richard Kennedy
- From: Senior Priest, St. Bonaventure Church, Huntington Beach
- To: Retired Priest Status
- Rev. Jack Sewell
- From: Pastor, St. Joseph Church, Placentia
- To: Retired Priest Status
Administrators
- Rev. Jeffrey Droessler
- From: Parochial Vicar, St. Martin de Porres Church, Yorba Linda
- To: Administrator, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine
- Rev. Miguel Hernández
- From: Administrator Pro Tempore, St. Joseph Church, Placentia
- To: Administrator, St. Joseph Church, Placentia
- Rev. David Klunk
- From: Parochial Vicar, San Antonio de Padua del Cañon Church, Anaheim Hills
- To: Administrator, St. Angela Merici Church, Brea
- Rev. Greg Marqúez
- From: Parochial Vicar, Santiago de Compostela Church, Lake Forest
- To: Administrator, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Santa Ana
- Rev. Binh Nguyen
- From: Parochial Vicar, St. Thomas More Church, Irvine
- To: Administrator, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress
- Rev. Angelos Sebastian
- From: Parochial Vicar, Blessed Sacrament Church, Westminster
- To: Administrator, St. Kilian Church, Mission Viejo
- Rev. Joseph Thuong Tran
- From: Parochial Vicar, St. Polycarp Church, Stanton
- To: Administrator, Holy Spirit Church, Fountain Valley
Parochial Vicars
- Rev. Wayne Adajar
- From: Parochial Vicar, St. Cecilia Church, Tustin
- To: PV, San Antonio de Padua del Cañon Church, Anaheim Hills
- Rev. Rudolph Alumam
- From: In-Residence, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress
- To: PV, Holy Family Cathedral, Orange
- Rev. Martin Bui
- From: Parochial Vicar, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine
- To: PV, St. Joseph Church, Placentia
- Rev. Christian (Ian) Bustonera, a.m.
- From: Extern, Philippines
- To: PV, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress
- Rev. Jaime Hernández Díaz, ofm
- From: Extern, Mexico
- To: PV, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church-Delhi, Santa Ana
- Rev. William Goldin
- From: Further Studies, Rome
- To: PV, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress
- Rev. Francis Ng
- From: Chaplain, Detention Ministry
- To: PV, St. Angela Merici Church, Brea
- Rev. Raphael Xuan Nguyen
- From: PV, St. Nicholas Church, Laguna Woods
- To: No current assignment
- Rev. Tuan John Nguyen
- From: Parochial Vicar, St. Hedwig Church, Los Alamitos
- To: PV, St. Polycarp Church, Stanton
- Rev. Mauro Tinoco Trujillo Nolasco
- From: Extern, Peru
- To: PV, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Santa Ana
- Rev. Vincent Pham
- From: Further Studies, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
- To: PV, St. Timothy Church, Laguna Niguel
- Rev. Domingo Romero, ofm cap.
- From: Administrator Pro Tempore, St. Boniface Church, Anaheim
- To: PV, Mission Basilica, San Juan Capistrano
- Rev. Ismael Silva
- From: Parochial Vicar, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Santa Ana
- To: PV, St. Cecilia Church, Tustin
- Rev. Nicolaus Duy Thai
- From: Further Studies, PNAC, Rome
- To: PV, St. Cecilia Church, Tustin
- Rev. Paul Thai Trinh
- From: Parochial Vicar, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove
- To: PV, St. Thomas More Church, Irvine
- Rev. Paul Vu
- From: Parochial Vicar, St. Kilian Church, Mission Viejo
- To: PV, Christ Our Savior Church, Santa Ana and Adjutant Judicial Vicar, Office of Canonical Services, Garden Grove
Chaplaincy
- Rev. Frederick Atentar, a.m.
- From: Chaplain, Santa Margarita Catholic High School, RSM
- To: Chaplain, Part-time Rosary High School, Fullerton & CHOC Hospital, Orange
- Rev. Mark Jon Cruz, a.m.
- From: Director of Campus Ministry, CSUF Newman Center, Fullerton
- To: Chaplain, Santa Margarita Catholic High School, RSM
- Rev. Michael Dwight Galinada
- From: Pastor, St. Angela Merici Church, Brea
- To: Hospital Chaplaincy with residence at St. Edward the Confessor Church, Dana Point
- Rev. Mark Aaron Riomalos, a.m.
- From: PV, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress
- To: Director of Campus Ministry, CSUF Newman Center, Fullerton
- Rev. Loc Tran
- From: Parochial Vicar, St. Angela Merici Church, Brea
- To: Chaplain, Detention Ministry with residence at St. Barbara Church, Santa Ana
Further studies
- Rev. Viet-Peter Ho
- From: Adjutant Judicial Vicar, Office of Canonical Services, Garden Grove & Administrator Pro Tempore, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine
- To: Further Studies at Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome With residence at the Casa Santa Maria dell’Umiltà of the North American College
Incardination
- Rev. Sergio Ramos
- From: Diocese of Rome, Italy
- To: Diocese of Orange, July 1, 2017
- Rev. Philip Smith
- From: Parochial Vicar, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove
- To: Diocese of Orange, July 1, 2017
Newly ordained
- Rev. Tim Donovan
- To: PV, St. Bonaventure Church, Huntington Beach
- Rev. Michael Khong
- To: PV, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine
- Rev. Phuong Nguyen
- To: PV, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove
- Rev. Tony Park
- To: PV, St. Edward the Confessor Church, Dana Point
- Rev. Tuan Pham
- To: PV, St. Kilian Church, Mission Viejo
- Rev. Hoa Tran
- To: PV, St. Martin de Porres Church, Yorba Linda
Senior Priest
- Rev. David Gruver
- From: Senior Priest, St. Edward the Confessor Church, Dana Point
- To: Senior Priest, St. Hedwig Church, Los Alamitos
Special assignments
- Rev. Al Baca
- From: Pastor, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove
- To: Outside the Diocese: Executive Director of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs Department, Washington, D.C.
- Rev. Robert Capone
- From: Parochial Vicar, Mission Basilica, San Juan Capistrano
- To: Campus Ministry, University of San Diego
- Rev. Domenico Di Raimondo, msps
- From: Director of Formation, House of Study for the MSpS, Mt. Angel, OR
- To: Director, House of Prayer for Priests, Orange
- Rev. Patrick Rudolph
- From: Pastor, St. Kilian Church, Mission Viejo
- To: Episcopal Vicar for Priests, Pastoral Center, Garden Grove
Leave of absence
- Rev. Gilberto Escobedo
- From: Pastor, St. Boniface Church, Anaheim
- Note: Resigned from the Pastorate of St. Boniface Church on Feb. 9, 2017 and continues on Leave of Absence.
- Rev. Alex Kim
- From: Pastor, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine
- Note: Resigned from the Pastorate of St. John Neumann Church on March 13, 2017 and appointed to Leave of Absence on March 14, 2017.
- Rev. Troy Schneider
- From: PV, Holy Family Cathedral, Orange
- To: Personal Leave of Absence, effective May 14, 2017
Religious orders
- Rev. John Gordon Moreland, s.j.
- From: Director, House of Prayer for Priests, Orange
- To: Retired Priest Status With residence at Bishop Tod Brown’s home
- Rev. Vincent Nguyen, ofm
- From: Newly Ordained
- To: PV, Ss. Simon & Jude Church, Huntington Beach
- Rev. William (Rusty) Shaughnessy, ofm
- From: PV, Ss. Simon & Jude Church, Huntington Beach
- To: San Damiano Retreat, Danville, CA