Very Rev. James R. DeViese, Jr., J.C.L., J.V., has been granted a six-month sabbatical from parish ministry, effective January 25, 2021, to attend to family matters. He will continue to serve as Judicial Vicar and in all other offices to which he has been assigned.
Father Douglas Ondeck is appointed pastor of St. Patrick Parish, Weston; St. Bernard Chapel, Loveberry; and St. Bridget Chapel, Roanoke; with residence at the parish rectory in Weston, effective January 25, 2021. In addition, he is also appointed as chaplain at Sharpe Hospital in Weston.
In consultation with Bishop George Pallipparambil, S.B.D., of the Diocese of Miao, India, Father Shaji Jacob Thomas Chennathu is appointed administrator of Sacred Heart Parish, Huntington, and St. Peter Claver Parish, Huntington, with residence at the Sacred Heart Parish rectory, effective January 25, 2021.