Clergy Assignment Updates & Parochial Vicar Changes
PASTORS/DIRECTORS RENEWED REV. ALEX HA from Director, Our Lady of Peace Korean Center, Irvine to Director Renewed, Our Lady of Peace Korean Center, Irvine REV. EUGENE LEE from Administrator, Korean Martyrs Catholic Center, Westminster to Director, Korean Martyrs Catholic Center, Westminster REV. TUYEN NGUYEN from Vice-Rector, Christ Cathedral Parish, Garden Grove to Vice-Rector Extended, Christ Cathedral Parish, Garden Grove REV. PATRICK RUDOLPH from Pastor, St. Norbert Church, Orange to Pastor Renewed, St. Norbert Church, Orange
PASTOR EMERITUS REV. JAMES HARTNETT from Pastor, Holy Family Church, Seal Beach to Pastor Emeritus, Holy Family Church, Seal Beach REV. MSGR. DON ROMITO from Pastor, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine to Pastor Emeritus, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine
ADMINISTRATORS REV. PAW LWIN from PV, St. Mary Church, Fullerton to Administrator, St. Pius V Church, Buena Park REV. BAO THAI from PV, Our Lady of La Vang Church, Santa Ana to Administrator, St. Cecilia Church, Tustin REV. THOMAS TRAN, SVD from Administrator, St. Barbara Church, Santa Ana Continuing as Administrator, St. Barbara Church, Santa Ana
DIRECTOR REV. BENEDICT YANG from PV, OL Guadalupe, La Habra to Director, St. Thomas Korean Catholic Center, Anaheim
COORDINATOR REV. KIEM VAN TRAN from PV, St. Barbara Church, Santa Ana to Coordinator, Vietnamese Ministries, Vietnamese Catholic Center Effective July 1, 2015, the position of Secretary to the Bishop and Director of Clergy Personnel will be divided into the two positions below.
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS REV. BINH NGUYEN from Secretary to the Bishop and Director of Clergy Personnel to Secretary to the Bishop and Master of Ceremonies REV. DANIEL READER from PV, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress to Director of Priests’ Personnel / In-Residence at Christ Cathedral Parish REV. CRAIG BUTTERS from Pastor, San Francisco Solano Church, RSM to Faculty – Santa Margarita Catholic High School; Supply Priest at St. Timothy Church, Laguna Niguel
RELIGIOUS REV. MATTHIAS KIM, LC from Canada to PV, St. Mary Church, Fullerton REV. JORGE MATEOS, OAR from Mexico to PV, OL of Guadalupe – (3rd & Grand), Santa Ana Effective March 27, 2015 REV. VIBLANC STEEPHEN, OSM from India to Chaplain, Servite High School, Anaheim
IN-RESIDENCE REV. RUDOLPH ALUMAM from Ghana to In-Residence, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress (on sabbatical) REV. JOSEPH DROESSLER from PV, St. Pius V Church, Buena Park to In-Residence, St. Hedwig Church, Los Alamitos
PAROCHIAL VICARS REV. MARTIN BUI from PV, St. Joachim Church, Costa Mesa to PV, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine REV. RAMON CISNEROS from PV, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Santa Ana to PV, St. Barbara Church, Santa Ana REV. AGUSTIN ESCOBAR from PV, St. Norbert Church, Orange to PV, St. Cecilia Church, Tustin REV. PAUL FLYNN, OSA from PV, St. Justin Martyr Church, Anaheim to PV, OL of Guadalupe Church, Delhi, Santa Ana REV. MIGUEL HERNANDEZ from Education Study to PV, St. Joseph Church, Placentia REV. SAL LANDA from PV, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove to PV, OL of Fatima Church, San Clemente REV. DUY LE from PV, St. Anne Church, Seal Beach to PV, San Francisco Solano Church, Rancho SM REV. JOHN LEVECKE from Chaplain, St. Jude Hospital, Fullerton to PV, OL of Mt. Carmel Church, Newport Beach REV. FREDY MANCILLA from PV, St. Polycarp Church, Stanton to PV, St. Norbert Church, Orange REV. JOSEPH THAI NGUYEN from Coordinator, Vietnamese Ministries, Vietnamese Catholic Center to PV, St. Barbara Church, Santa Ana REV. NICOLAS TOAN NGUYEN from PV, St. Boniface Church, Anaheim to PV, OL of La Vang Church, Santa Ana REV. THOMAS DE NGUYEN from PV, St. Barbara Church, Santa Ana to PV, Holy Spirit Church, Fountain Valley REV. TUAN JOHN NGUYEN from PV, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove to PV, St. Hedwig Church, Los Alamitos REV. TIMOTHY NGUYEN from PV, La Purisima Church, Orange to PV, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove REV. CHRISTOPHER PHAM from PV, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine to PV, St. Barbara Church, Santa Ana REV. KHOI PHAN from PV, St. Hedwig Church, Los Alamitos to PV, St. Joachim Church, Costa Mesa REV. MARCO HERNANDEZ QUINTANILLA, OFM from Jalisco, Mexico to PV, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Santa Ana REV. DOMINGO ROMERO, OFM from PV, St. Boniface Church, Anaheim to PV, St. Justin Martyr Church, Anaheim REV. MARCOS SANCHEZ from Administrator, St. Rita Church, Idaho to PV, St. Polycarp Church, Stanton REV. JUDE SERFINO from PV, Immaculate Conception Church, Philippines to PV, St. Pius V Church, Buena Park REV. PHILIP SMITH from PV, St. Joseph Church, Santa Ana to PV, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove REV. BENJAMIN TRAN from PV, Christ Cathedral Parish, Garden Grove to PV, St. Anne Church, Seal Beach REV. JOHN DUY TRAN, SVD from PV, St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church, Banning, CA to PV, St. Joseph Church, Santa Ana REV. LOC TRAN from PV, St. Timothy Church, Laguna Niguel to PV, La Purisima Church, Orange REV. QUAN TRAN from PV, OL of Mt. Carmel Church, Newport Beach to PV, Christ Cathedral Parish, Garden Grove REV. DANH TRINH from PV, St. Cecilia Church, Tustin to PV, St. Boniface Church, Anaheim
LEAVE OF ABSENCE REV. WILLIAM HUBBARD from PV, Our Lady of Fatima Church, San Clemente to Leave of Absence July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016
RETIRED REV. MARITO REBAMONTAN from Senior Priest, St. Catherine of Siena Church, Laguna Beach to Retired
