Diocese of Toledo announces clergy changes

6/23/2018
BY NICKI GORNY
BLADE STAFF WRITER
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  • Parishioners at several churches under the Diocese of Toledo are soon to see new pastoral leadership. A series of clergy appointments and transfers announced by Bishop Daniel Thomas are set to go into effect July 2.

    The diocese undergoes these types of personnel shifts each year, spokesman Kelly Donaghy said. Pastors are appointed as the heads of churches for six-year terms, which can be renewed once, meaning that the longest a pastor typically stays with a parish is 12 years.

    Parochial vicars, also known as associate pastors, typically serve a parish for three years, Ms. Donaghy said. These positions are generally held by more recently ordained priests who are gaining experience toward an eventual appointment as a pastor.

    Monsignor Michael Billian.
    Monsignor Michael Billian.

    The three men who were ordained to the priesthood at Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral on May 26 each received appointments as parochial vicars: Father Kyle Gase to Saint Michael the Archangel Parish in Findlay; Father Scott Perry to Saint John the Evangelist Parish in Delphos, Saint John the Baptist Parish in Landeck, and Saint Patrick Parish in Spencerville; and Father Andrew Wellman to Saint Paul the Apostle Parish in Norwalk.

    This year’s round of appointments and transfers also includes two retirements. Mgsr. Dennis Metzger, most recently of Saint Joseph Parish in Sylvania, and Father James Sanford, most recently of Saint Patrick of Heatherdowns Parish in Toledo, are each being granted “senior status,” according to the diocese statement released late last month.

    The Diocese of Toledo encompasses 123 parishes in 19 counties.

    ■ Mgsr. Michael Billian, pastor of Corpus Christi University Parish and Most Blessed Sacrament Parish in Toledo, will be pastor of Saint Joseph Parish in Sylvania.

    ■ Father David Bruning, pastor of Saint Caspar Parish in Wauseon, will be pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Toledo.

    Father Thomas Extejt, pastor of Saint Anthony of Padua Parish in Columbus Grove, will be pastor of Saints Adalbert and Hedwig Parish in Toledo.

    ■ Father Michael Geiger, pastor of Epiphany of the Lord Parish in Toledo, will be pastor of Most Blessed Sacrament Parish in Toledo.

    ■ Father Monte Hoyles, chancellor of the Diocese of Toledo and parochial administrator of Saints Adalbert and Hedwig Parish in Toledo, will be pastor of Holy Angels Parish, Saint Mary Parish, and Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Sandusky.

    ■ Father Manoj Mammen will be parochial vicar of Saint Joan of Arc Parish in Toledo and Saint Richard Parish in Swanton.

    ■ Father Gilbert Mascarenhas, SAC, pastor of Saint Anthony Parish in Milan and Saint Mary Mother of the Redeemer Parish in Norwalk, will be pastor of Epiphany of the Lord Parish in Toledo.

    ■ Father Francis Maridas, SAC, parochial vicar of Saint Joan of Arc Parish in Toledo and Saint Richard Parish in Swanton, will be pastor of Saint Anthony Parish in Milan, Ohio, and Saint Mary Mother of the Redeemer Parish in Norwalk.

    ■ Father Jeremy Miller, parochial vicar of Corpus Christi University Parish and Most Blessed Sacrament Parish in Toledo, will be pastor of Corpus Christi University Parish.

    ■ Father David Ritchie, pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Toledo, will be pastor of Saint Anthony of Padua Parish in Columbus Grove.

    ■ Father Paul Schreiner, parochial vicar of Saint Paul the Apostle Parish in Norwalk, will be parochial vicar of Saint Patrick of Heatherdowns Parish in Toledo.

    ■ Father Joseph Steinbauer, pastor of Holy Angels Parish, Saint Mary Parish, and Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Sandusky, will be pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Toledo.

    ■ Father Stanislaw Tabor, parochial administrator at Saint Mary Parish in Millersville and Saint Michael the Archangel Parish in Gibsonburg, will be pastor of Saint Caspar Parish in Wauseon.

    ■ Father Scott Woods, parochial vicar at Saint Michael the Archangel Parish in Findlay, will be pastor of Saint Mary Parish in Millersville and Saint Michael the Archangel Parish in Gibsonburg.

    Contact Nicki Gorny at ngorny@theblade.com or 419-724-6133.