Msgr. Paul A. Hudock has been granted a sabbatical beginning on May 31, 2021, and ending on August 18, 2021.
Father Carlos Melocoton, Jr., has been granted a sabbatical beginning on May 31, 2021, and ending on August 18, 2021.
Father Phillip R. Szabo is appointed parochial vicar of St. John University Parish in Morgantown with residence at the parish rectory, effective June 22, 2021.
Father John Rice is reappointed as chaplain of the West Virginia State Council of the Knights of Columbus for the Fraternal Years 2021-2023, effective immediately. This is in addition to his current assignment as pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Parkersburg and St. Monica Mission in Lubeck.
Father Paul D. Yuenger is retiring from active ministry, effective July 14, 2021.
In consultation with Very Rev. Joseph Thottankara, M.C.B.S., provincial superior of the Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, Zion Province in Kerala, India, Father Tijo George, M.C.B.S., is appointed pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Huntington and St. Stephen Parish in Ona with residence at the parish rectory in Huntington, effective July 14, 2021.
In consultation with Bishop Remigiose Inchananiyil of Thamarasserry (Syro-Malabarese), Father Thomas K. Kalapurackal is appointed pastor of St. Anthony Parish in Charleston and Our Lady of the Hills Parish in Elkview with residence at the parish rectory in Charleston, effective July 14, 2021.