Official Appointments
Effective July 5, 2018
Being Ordained on June 2, 2018
Rev. Jeffrey Dufresne, associate pastor, St. Monica Parish, Indianapolis, and chaplain coordinator, Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. High School, also in Indianapolis.
Retirements
Rev. J. Daniel Atkins, retiring as pastor, Holy Family Parish, New Albany, and beginning as senior associate pastor, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, New Albany.
Rev. Joseph F. Rautenberg, retiring as associate pastor, St. Barnabas Parish, Indianapolis, and continuing as archdiocesan consultant on ethics/bioethics.
Rev. James R. Wilmoth, pastor, St. Roch Parish, Indianapolis, retiring from active ministry.
Pastors
Rev. Jeremy M. Gries, pastor, St. Mary (Immaculate Conception) Parish, Rushville, to pastor, Holy Family Parish, New Albany.
Rev. Sean Danda, pastor, St. Michael Parish, Brookville, and St. Peter Parish, Franklin County, to pastor, St. Malachy Parish, Brownsburg.
Rev. Vincent Lampert, pastor, St. Malachy Parish, Brownsburg, to pastor, St. Michael Parish, Brookville, and St. Peter Parish, Franklin County, and continuing as archdiocesan exorcist.
Administrators
Rev. James M. Brockmeier, associate pastor, St. Bartholomew Parish, Columbus, to administrator, St. Mary (Immaculate Conception) Parish, Rushville.
Rev. Douglas A. Hunter, associate pastor, St. Malachy Parish, Brownsburg, and chaplain coordinator of Bishop Chatard High School, Indianapolis, to administrator, St. Roch Parish, Indianapolis.
Rev. Wilfred E. Day, administrator, St. John the Baptist Parish, Starlight, reappointed administrator.
Associate Pastors
Rev. Kyle G. Rodden, associate pastor, St. Monica Parish, Indianapolis, to associate pastor, St. Bartholomew Parish, Columbus.
Rev. Matthew H. Tucci, associate pastor, St. Christopher Parish, Indianapolis, and chaplain coordinator of Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. High School, Indianapolis, to associate pastor, St. Barnabas Parish, Indianapolis, and Catholic chaplain, University of Indianapolis.
Rev. Jude Meril Christopher Sahayam, educated at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology for the Diocese of Palayamkottai, India, beginning to serve a five-year commitment to the Archdiocese of Indianapolis as associate pastor, St. Christopher Parish, Indianapolis.
Rev. Xavier Raj, associate pastor, St. Luke the Evangelist Parish, Indianapolis, to associate pastor, St. Malachy Parish, Brownsburg.
Rev. Joby Abraham Puthussery, Archdiocese of Imphal, India, to associate pastor, St. Luke the Evangelist Parish, Indianapolis.
Pastor Second-Term Appointments
Rev. Robert T. Hausladen, reappointed pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Indianapolis, and St. Ann Parish, Indianapolis.
Rev. Kevin Morris, reappointed pastor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Richmond.
Rev. Eric “Rick” Nagel, reappointed pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish, Indianapolis, and continuing as Catholic chaplain for Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis.
Rev. Glenn L. O’Connor, reappointed pastor of St. Susanna Parish, Plainfield, and continuing as Catholic chaplain for Indianapolis International Airport.
Rev. Clement T. Davis, reappointed pastor of St. Bartholomew Parish, Columbus, for a one-year term, and continuing as priest moderator, Holy Trinity Parish, Edinburgh.
Other appointments
Very Reverend Joseph L. Newton, J.C.L., Vicar Judicial, Metropolitan Tribunal, appointed sacramental minister at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish, Indianapolis, while continuing as Vicar Judicial.
(These appointments are from the office of the Most Rev. Charles C. Thompson, Archbishop of Indianapolis.) †