Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki, in consultation with the Priest Placement Board of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, has appointed the following priests for ministry in the archdiocese. All appointments effective June 19, 2012, unless otherwise noted.
DIOCESAN PRIESTS
Administrators
Fr. Peter Berger, from director of the vocations office, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, to administrator, St. Mary Visitation Parish, Elm Grove, effective July 1, 2012.
Fr. Mark Brandl, from associate pastor, St. Alphonsus Parish, Greendale, to administrator, St. Agnes Parish, Butler.
Fr. Sean Granger, from associate pastor St. Joseph Parish, Racine and St. Lucy Parish, Racine, to administrator, St. Elizabeth Parish, Kenosha.
Fr. Daniel Janasik, from associate pastor, St. Francis Borgia Parish, Cedarburg, to administrator, St. Leonard Parish, Muskego.
Fr. Michael Lightner, from director of campus ministry (UW-Milwaukee), to administrator, St. Margaret Mary Parish, Milwaukee.
Fr. Ricardo Martin Pinillos, from studies at Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., to administrator (part-time), Sacred Heart Parish, Racine, while also serving as vice chancellor and defender of the bond (Metropolitan Tribunal) of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, effective July 1, 2012.
Fr. Michael Merkt, from administrator, St. Mary Parish, Menomonee Falls, to administrator, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Greenfield.
Fr. Sean O’Connell, from associate pastor, St. Dominic Parish, Brookfield, to administrator of Queen of Apostles Parish, Pewaukee.
Fr. Oriol Regales, from associate pastor, St. Patrick Parish, Elkhorn, and St. Andrew Parish, Delavan, to administrator, St. Patrick Parish, Elkhorn.
Fr. Michael Savio, from administrator, St. James Parish, Mukwonago, to shared administrator, St. James Parish, Mukwonago, and St. Theresa Parish, Eagle.
Fr. William Stanfield, from vice-rector and director of pastoral formation, Saint Francis de Sales Seminary, St. Francis, to administrator of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish, North Lake.
Pastors
Fr. Timothy Bickel, from pastor St. Agnes Parish, Butler, to pastor, St. Mary Parish, Menomonee Falls.
Fr. Stephen Forrest, from pastor, St. Mark Parish, Kenosha, to pastor, St. Patrick Parish, Whitewater.
Fr. Vincent Kobida, from pastor, St. Margaret Mary Parish, Milwaukee, to pastor, St. Mark Parish, Kenosha.
Fr. Nathan Reesman, from administrator, St. Frances Cabrini, West Bend, to pastor, St. Frances Cabrini Parish, West Bend.
Fr. James Schuerman, from shared pastor, St. Andrew Parish, Delavan, and St. Patrick Parish, Elkhorn, to shared pastor, St. Andrew Parish, Delavan, and St. Francis de Sales Parish, Lake Geneva.
Fr. Roman Stikel, from pastor, St. Elizabeth Parish, Kenosha, and temporary administrator, St. Therese Parish, Kenosha, to pastor St. Mary Parish, Kenosha.
Fr. Daniel Volkert, from pastor, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Greenfield, to shared pastor, St. John the Baptist Parish, Plymouth, and St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Elkhart Lake.
In Solidum Team
Fr. Dwight Campbell (Diocese of Peoria), from moderator of the In Solidum team, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Kenosha, to moderator of the In Solidum team for Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Kenosha, and St. Therese Parish, Kenosha.
Fr. Benjamin Reese (Diocese of Peoria), from In Solidum team member, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Kenosha, to team member of the In Solidum team for Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Kenosha, and St. Therese Parish, Kenosha.
Associate Pastors
Fr. Aaron Esch, from associate pastor, Lumen Christi Parish, Mequon, to associate pastor, St. Alphonsus Parish, Greendale.
Fr. Gary Nowicki, from temporary administrator, St. Patrick Parish, Whitewater, to shared associate pastor, St. Andrew Parish, Delavan and St. Francis de Sales Parish, Lake Geneva.
Special Ministry
Fr. Glenn Powers, from pastor Immaculate Concep-tion and SS. Cyril and Methodius parishes, Sheboy-gan, to Director of Pastoral Formation, Saint Francis de Sales Seminary, St. Francis, effective July 1, 2012.
Fr. Luke Strand, from In Solidum team member, Holy Family Parish, Fond du Lac, to Director of Vocations, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, effective July 1, 2012.
RELIGIOUS ORDER PRIESTS
In Solidum Team
Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Fr. Joseph Pradeep Sebastian, from associate pastor, St. Elizabeth and St. Therese parishes, Kenosha, to In Solidum team member, Divine Mercy Parish, South Milwaukee.