Westminster Diocese Clergy Moves - 2024

Westminster Cathedral - ICN/JS

Mgr Martin Hayes, Vicar General of the Diocese of Westminster has issued the following information today, about forthcoming retirements, priests' appointments and deacons' placements.

RETIREMENTS

Fr John Deehan - from Kentish Town, summer 2024
Fr Dennis Touw - from Fulham 1, summer 2024

PARISH PRIESTS

Fr Bernard Akoeso OSB - Holy Cross, Parsons Green from sabbatical
Fr Allan Alvarado Gil - Our Lady Help of Christians, Kentish Town from Assistant Priest, Willesden Green and Kensal Rise
Fr John Byrne - Corpus Christi, Tring from Parish Priest, Feltham
Fr Saviour Grech - Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Fulham 2, Stephendale Road from sabbatical
Fr Mike Maguire - St Lawrence, Feltham from Precentor, Westminster Cathedral
Fr James Neal - St Thomas of Canterbury, Fulham from sabbatical
Fr Pascal Sullivan CCN - Christ the King, Cockfosters from Assistant Priest at Cockfosters, in succession to Fr Christophe Brunet CCN from 1 August 2024
Fr Nigel Woollen - Our Lady of Victories, Kensington 1 from Assistant Priest, Stevenage parishes

PAROCHIAL ADMINISTRATOR

Fr Tom O'Brien AA - Our Lady Immaculate and St Andrew, Hitchin from 1 June 2024

ASSISTANT PRIESTS, FIRST APPOINTMENTS FOLLOWING ORDINATION ON 29 JUNE 2024

Fr Thomas Blackburn - Our Lady of Lourdes, New Southgate
Fr Domagoj Matokovic - Our Lady Help of Christians, Rickmansworth, St John Fisher, Chorleywood and St John the Evangelist, Mill End
Fr Robert Smialek - St Joseph, Transfiguration, St Hilda, Stevenage Parishes

ASSISTANT PRIESTS

Fr Matteo Di Giuseppe - St Mary Magdalen, Willesden Green and Church of the Transfiguration, Kensal Rise. Resident at Kensal Rise from Assistant Priest, Rickmansworth, Chorleywood and Mill End
Fr Axcel Soriano - Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St George, Enfield from Assistant Priest, Harrow North
Fr Patrick van der Vorst - Precentor, Westminster Cathedral from Assistant Priest, Enfield

DEACONS IN FORMATION FOR PRIESTHOOD, ORDAINED ON 15 JUNE 2024

Rev James Boyle - Holy Trinity, Brook Green
Rev Sean Power - Our Lady and St Vincent, Potters Bar

Appointments are taken up at the beginning of September, by local agreement. Costs associated with moving are met by the parish of departure.

SABBATICAL

Fr Andrew O'Connell - from Assistant Priest, New Southgate
Fr John McKenna - from Parish Priest, Barnet

Mary Immaculate and St Gregory the Great, Barnet will be entrusted to the care of the Consolata Missionary Fathers (IMC), Province of the Generalate, from the beginning of September 2024

CATHOLIC CHILDRENS SOCIETY

Fr David Reilly - Chair from 11 June 2024 in succession to Fr Michael Daley RIP

PERMANENT DEACONS TO BE ORDAINED ON 6 JULY 2024

Paul Hewitt, Our Lady of Victories, Kensington 1
James Sin, St John Fisher, Harrow North
Eze Ugoala, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Holloway

Mgr Martin writes: "The Cardinal is grateful to the priests who are taking up new appointments and he thanks them for their service in their current appointments. Gratitude is expressed to Fr John Deehan and Fr Dennis Touw as they prepare for retirement, with the prayers and best wishes of us all for a long and happy retirement.

"We pray for those to be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday and to the permanent diaconate on Saturday week.

With all good wishes,

Martin
Mgr Martin Hayes, Vicar General , Diocese of Westminster"