WelCom February 2020
Cardinal John Dew has made the following clergy appointments for 2020.
Archdiocese of Wellington
to take effect by 23 February 2020
| Parish of St Mary and St Joseph, Ōtaki and Levin | Fr Dennis Nacorda – Parish Ministry and one-year study of te reo and tikanga |
| Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish | Fr David Dowling, parish priest |
| Catholic Parish of Wellington South | Fr Douglas Shepherd, parish priest, plus another priest to be appointed |
| Sacred Heart, Reefton | Fr John Pettit osco, administrator |
| Star of the Sea, Marlborough | Fr Giltus Matthias cp, parish priest Fr Jacob Kuman cp, assistant priest Fr Thomas Nuygen Nhu Than cp, assistant priest |
| St Mary of the Angels | Fr Kevin Mowbray, parish priest |
| Our Lady of the Bays | Seminarian Alfred Tong, one-year pastoral placement |
Personnel Changes
| Fr Cirilo Barlis | Moves to Melbourne to discern a vocation with the Society of Jesus |
| Holy Trinity Parish | The Capuchin Fathers have advised they will no longer be able to provide priests from October 2020 |
The Archdiocese will have four seminarians at various stages of formation in 2020. Please keep them in your prayers.
Diocese of Palmerston North
to take effect from the weekend of 1-2 February 2020
| Parish of Hastings | Fr Marcus Francis, parish priest Fr Anthony Zaw Tun, assistant priest |
| Parish of Whanganui | Fr Vaughan Leslie, parish priest |
| Parishes of Pahiatua and Dannevirke | Fr Vince Onesi, parish priest |
| Parish of Hawera | Fr Joseph Saw Tha Khu, assistant priest, to take effect from June 2020 |
| North Taranaki Pastoral Area | Fr Brian Carmine, residing in Waitara Fr Freddie Barte to remain as parish priest in Waitara and Inglewood |
| Parish of Hastings | Deacon Trung Nguyen, after priestly ordination, assistant priest |