Father Albeenreddy Vati is appointed Parish Administrator of Madison St. Francis Parish.

Father Matthew Simmons is appointed pastor of Meridian St. Patrick and St. Joseph Parishes.

Father Arokia Stanislaus Savio is appointed pastor of Grenada St. Peter Parish and Sacramental Minister of Charleston St. John Parish.

Father Alphonse Arulanandu is appointed pastor of Leland St. James Parish and the missions of Anguilla Our Mother of Mercy and Hollandale Immaculate Conception.

Father Joe Tonos is appointed Canonical Pastor of Bruce St. Luke Parish, but will remain pastor of Oxford St. John Parish.

Father Tim Murphy is appointed Sacramental Minister of Bruce St. Luke Parish.

Father Henry Shelton is appointed pastor of Brookhaven St. Francis Parish.

Father Juan Chavajay is appointed pastor of Yazoo City St. Mary Parish and Belzoni All Saints Parish.

Father Brian Kaskie is appointed Seminarian Director, while remaining pastor of McComb St. Alphonsus Parish.

Father Brian Kaskie is appointed Seminarian Director, while remaining pastor of McComb St. Alphonsus Parish.

Father José de Jesús Sánchez is appointed Promoter of Vocations, while remaining associate pastor of Meridian St. Patrick and Meridian St. Joseph.

We welcome two new priests from India, Father Panneer Sevam Arckiam and Father Xavier Jesutaj. They have not yet been assigned to parishes.
All appointments
are effective Feb. 1
+Joseph Kopacz.
Bishop of Jackson