Archdiocese announces clergy appointments

Priests of the archdiocese gathered for the annual chrism Mass, April 11, 2019, at St. Mary's Cathedral. (Photo by Dennis Callahan/Catholic San Francisco)

May 8, 2019
Catholic San Francisco

The Archdiocese of San Francisco announced a new round of clergy appointments May 6, effective July 1 unless otherwise noted.

New pastors

Father David A. Ghiorso: St. Matthias Parish, as well as pastor of St. Charles Parish, San Carlos

Father Ngoan V. Phan: St. Cecilia Parish, Lagunitas, including its mission, St. Mary, Nicasio

Administrator

Father Arsenio G. Cirera: St. Patrick Parish, San Francisco, through Dec. 31, 2019, while Father Roberto Andrey is on sabbatical

Parochial vicars

Father Messias Albuquerque: St. Raphael Parish, part-time, and St. Thomas More Parish, part-time, with residence at St. Raphael Parish (see chaplains, below)

Father Paul B. Arnoult: St. Cecilia Parish, San Francisco

Father Fredereck “Paolo” Del Carmen, FFI: St. Peter Parish, San Francisco

Father Elpidio M. Geneta, JCL: St. Andrew Parish, effective Feb. 1, 2019

Father Mr. Kyle J. Faller: St. Pius Parish, following his ordination to the priesthood

Father Rufino J.O. Gepiga: Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish

Father Mr. Ernesto Jandonero: St. Hilary Parish, following his ordination to the priesthood

Father Michael D. Liliedahl: St. Catherine Parish

Father Teodoro P. Magpayo: St. Bartholomew Parish

Father Samuel Musiimenta: St. Charles Parish, San Carlos

Father Mr. Michael P. Rocha: Church of the Epiphany, following his ordination to the priesthood

Father Ephrem R. Tillya: St. Isabella Parish, part-time (see Chaplains, below), effective Sept. 15, 2019

Father Tony Vallecillo: Our Lady of Loretto Parish, part-time, and St. Isabella Parish, part-time, with residence at Our Lady of Loretto Parish
 
Continued as pastor

Father Patrick T. Michaels: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Mill Valley   

Sabbatical 

Father Roberto A. Andrey, through Dec. 31, 2019

Chancery assignments

Father Andrew P. Spyrow: Associate vicar for clergy, part-time; ministry as pastor of St. Raphael Parish will continue

Father Cameron M. Faller: Priest-secretary to the archbishop, and director of vocations, with residence at Star of the Sea Parish, San Francisco

Chaplains

Father Messias Albuquerque: Brazilian ministry, part-time, with residence at St. Raphael Parish

Father Andrew W. Ginter: Marin Catholic High School, with residence at St. Patrick Parish, Larkspur

Father Malachy U. Theophilus: OSA Kaiser and Sequoia hospitals, Redwood City, with residence at St. Charles Parish, effective Sept. 1, 2019

Father Ephrem R. Tillya: Kaiser and Novato Community hospitals, part-time, with residence at St. Isabella Parish, effective Sept. 15, 2019

Outside the archdiocese

Father Patrick J. Summerhays: Canon law studies at Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., residence at Theological College, effective May 26, 2019; residence at Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, effective Aug. 15, 2019, through May 30, 2020

Religious order assignment

Father John Beckley, SM: In residence, Notre Dame des Victoires, June 28-Aug. 6, 2019

Retirements

Father Rafael A. De Avila: Retiring to Mexico

Father Nicasio G. Paloso: Retiring to Salinas, in the Diocese of Monterey

Change of address

Father Anthony E. McGuire: Serra Clergy House, effective May 1, 2019

Departures from the archdiocese

Father Franklin Fong, OFM: Residence as arranged by the Franciscan Province of Santa Barbara

Father Msgr. Robert T. Sheeran: Returning to the Archdiocese of Newark

Father Lawrence Vadakkan, SDB: Returning to his order in India