BISHOP VANN IS PLEASED to announce the following appointments, effective July 1, 2024.
PASTORS
REV. BRUCE ALAN PATTERSON
From Episcopal Vicar of Priests, Pastoral Center, Garden Grove To Pastor, St. Martin de Porres, Yorba Linda effective February 5
ADMINISTRATORS/DIRECTORS
REV. CHEEYOON TIMOTHY CHUN
From Parochial Vicar, Holy Family Church, Orange and Associate Director of Vocations, Garden Grove To Director of Vocations, Pastoral Center, Garden Grove. In residence at Cypress residence, Anaheim
REV. BRANDON LONG DANG
From Director of Vocations, Pastoral Center, Garden Grove To Parochial Administrator, Corpus Christi Church, Aliso Viejo
REV. MICHAEL DUC NGUYEN
From Parochial Administrator Pro-Tempore, Santa Clara de Asís Church, Yorba Linda To Parochial Administrator, Santa Clara de Asís Church, Yorba Linda, effective March 11, 2024 and Episcopal Vicar of Canonical Affairs
REV. TONY KEY PARK
From Director Pro-Tempore, St. Thomas Korean Catholic Center, Anaheim To Director, St. Thomas Korean Catholic Center, Anaheim
REV. MICHAEL JOHN RIZZO
From Parochial Administrator Pro-Tem, Corpus Christi Church, Aliso Viejo To Parochial Administrator, St. Edward the Confessor Church,Dana Point
REV. TUAN VAN PHAM From Parochial Vicar, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove To Parochial Administrator, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Irvine
REV. RUBEN RUIZ
From Parochial Vicar, St. Bonaventure Church, Huntington Beach To Parochial Administrator, St. Joseph Church, Santa Ana
REV. QUYEN VAN TRUONG From Parochial Vicar, Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove To Parochial Administrator, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine
REV. MARTIN DUC ANH VU From Parochial Vicar, St. Cecilia Church, Tustin To Parochial Administrator, St. Joseph Church, Placentia
REV. ANTHONY HIEN VU From Parochial Vicar, Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, Newport Beach To Parochial Administrator, Blessed Sacrament Church, Westminster
REV. JOHN SHIMOTSU From Pastor, St. Anne Church, Seal Beach To Vicar for Priests while remaining Pastor of St. Anne’s, Seal Beach
PAROCHIAL VICARS
REV. GASTON MENDIOLA ARROYO From Parochial Vicar, La Purisima, Church, Orange To Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Gaudalupe Church, La Habra
REV. IAN MICHAEL GASTON From Parochial Vicar, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress To Parochial Vicar, Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove
REV. ALEX HA
From Director of St. Thomas Korean Catholic Center, Anaheim To Parochial Vicar, St. Joseph Church, Placentia
REV. MICHAEL PATRICK HANIFIN From Senior Priest, St. Joachim Church, Costa Mesa, and Chaplain for Neo-Catechumenal Way To Senior Priest, Holy Family Church, Orange; remaining Chaplain for Neo-Catechumenal Way
REV. MARCO HERNANDEZ From Parochial Vicar, Santiago de Compostela Church, Lake Forrest To Parochial Vicar, St. Anne Church, Santa Ana
REV. ALEJANDRO NICOLAT HERRERA
From Parochial Vicar, St. Justin Martyr Church, Anaheim To Parochial Vicar, St. Boniface Church, Anaheim
REV. SAL LANDA From Parochial Vicar, St. Boniface Church, Anaheim To Parochial Vicar, Blessed Sacrament Church, Westminster
REV. CARLOS LUY
From Parochial Administrator Pro-Tem, St. Joseph Church, Placentia To Parochial Vicar, La Purisima Church, Orange
REV. JAKUB MACKOWICZ
From Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, La Habra To Parochial Vicar, St. Martin de Porres Church, Yorba Linda
REV. GUILLERMO MARTINEZ
From Diocese of Texcoco, Mexico To Parochial Vicar, St. Justin Martyr Church, Anaheim
REV. BENJAMIN MINH NGUYEN
From Parochial Vicar, St. Kilian Church, Mission Viejo To Parochial Vicar, Holy Family Church, Orange
REV. JOHN DUY NGUYEN
From Parochial Vicar, Holy Spirit Church, Fountain Valley To Parochial Vicar, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove
REV. NICOLAS TOAN NGUYEN From Parochial Vicar, St. Polycarp Church, Stanton To Parochial Vicar, St. Boniface Church, Anaheim
REV. JESÚS DAVID MORENO-NORIEGA From Parochial Vicar, Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove To Parochial Vicar, St. Cecilia Church, Tustin
REV. LUÍS GERARDO SEGURA
From Parochial Administrator, St. Joseph Church, Santa Ana To Parochial Vicar, St. Polycarp Church, Stanton
REV. JOSE SUAREZ To Parochial Vicar, Part-time, St. Anne Church, Santa Ana To Parochial Vicar Full-time, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church (Delhi), Santa Ana
REV. NICOLAUS DUY THAI From Parochial Vicar, St. Martin de Porres Church, Yorba Linda To Parochial Vicar, St. Polycarp Church, Stanton
REV. CHARLES TRAN From Parochial Vicar, Holy Family Church, Orange To Parochial Vicar, Holy Spirit Church, Fountain Valley
REV. PAUL THAI TRINH From Pastor, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Irvine To Parochial Vicar, Our Lady Queen of Angels, Newport Beach
REV. JOSEPH NGU TRUONG To Parochial Vicar, St. Boniface Church, Anaheim To Parochial Vicar, St. Joachim Church, Costa Mesa
REV. BALA SHOWRY REDDY UDUMALA From Diocese of Vijayawada To Parochial Vicar, Holy Trinity Church, Ladera Ranch
REV. LEONEL VARGAS From Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Habra To Parochial Vicar, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress
REV. SAUL ALBA INFANTE From Parochial Vicar, St. Polycarp Church, Stanton To Parochial Vicar, St. Bonaventure Church, Huntington Beach
NEWLY ORDAINED
REV. COLE BUZON From St. John Seminary, Camarillo, CA To Parochial Vicar, San Francisco Solano Church, Rancho Santa Margarita
REV. GREGORY WALGENBACH From Director, Life, Peace & Justice and Director, Mission Office To Supply Priest for St. Bonaventure Church, Huntington Beach, remaining Director, Life, Peace, & Justice and Director, Mission Office
RETIRED
REV. FRED KEVIN BAILEY
From Pastor, Santa Clara de Asís Church, Yorba Linda To Retired Priest Status in private residence, Effective March 11, 2024
REV. WILLIAM DOUGLAS BARMAN From Director Special Projects To Retired Priest Status in private residence, Effective December 11, 2024
REV. JEFFREY ALAN DROESSLER From Pastor, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine To Retired Priest Status in private residence, Effective June 30, 2024
REV. JOSEPH BARCLAY KNERR From Pastor, St. Bonaventure Church, Huntington Beach To Retired Priest Status at St. Kilian Church, Mission Viejo, Effective August 1, 2024
REV. TUYEN NGUYEN
From Pastor, Blessed Sacrament Church, Westminster To Retired Priest Status at Blessed Sacrament Church, Westminster Effective June 30, 2024
REV. TIMOTHY LEE RAMAEKERS From Pastor, Corpus Christi Church, Aliso Viejo To Retired Priest Status in private residence Effective December 1, 2024
REV. JOHN BERNARD WELING From Administrative Leave To Retired Priest Status in private residence, Effective June 30, 2024
IN RESIDENCE
REV. EDWARD GERARD BECKER From Parochial Vicar, Holy Trinity Church, Ladera Ranch To Our Lady of Fatima Church, San Clemente
REV. DIEGO MENNITI From Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace To St. Kilian Church, Mission Viejo
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT
REV. MICHAEL TUAN KHONG From Chancellor, Director of Priests’ Personnel Board, Priest Secretary to the Bishop & Master of Ceremonies To Catholic University of America, Washington DC, Licentiate Canon Law Summer 2024-2028, remaining Chancellor, Priest Secretary to the Bishop & Master of Ceremonies
REV. KEVIN J. SWEENEY From Pastor, St. Vincent de Paul Church, Huntington Beach To Pastor, St. Vincent de Paul Church, Huntington Beach & Director of Priests’ Personnel
REV. JOHN FRANCIS NENEMAN From Ecclesiastical Coordinator, Knights of Columbus To Ministry outside of the Diocese
RETIRED
REV. FLORANTE M. MOREN, AM From Chaplain, Santa Margarita Catholic High School, Rancho Santa Margarita To Alagad ni Maria Religious Community, Philippines