Diocese of Youngstown rotating new pastors to many Portage Catholic parishes
The Diocese of Youngstown has announced a new round of clergy assignments for parishes throughout the six-county diocese, with changes in store for several Roman Catholic parishes in Portage County.
Bishop David J. Bonnar acknowledged that the new assignments reflect the regional model of the diocese, which has priests, deacons and diocesan pastoral associates serving multiple parishes.
The Rev. Frantisek Katrinak will serve as pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Aurora; Saint Joan of Arc Parish, Streetsboro; Saint Joseph Parish, Mantua; and Saint Ambrose Parish, Garrettsville, effective May 1. He is now pastor of Saint Mary and Saint Joseph Parish in Warren.
The Rev. Chris Luoni, pastor of Saint Joan of Arc Parish, Streetsboro, will become sacramental minister for Portage County parishes, with residence at Saint Joseph Parish, Mantua, effective May 1.
The Rev. Michael Marcelli, who is returning from service as a chaplain in the United States Navy, will serve as parochial vicar at Saint Patrick Parish and University Parish Newman Center in Kent, effective July 1.
The Rev. Shawn Conoboy will leave his position as pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Aurora; Saint Joseph Parish, Mantua; and Saint Ambrose Parish, Garrettsville, to take a ministerial assignment outside the diocese effective May 1.
The Rev. Chad Johnson, parochial vicar of Saint Patrick Parish and University Parish Newman Center in Kent, will become parochial vicar of Saint William Parish, Champion, Saint Robert Bellarmine Parish, Cortland, and Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish, Vienna, in addition to current responsibilities as diocesan vocations director.
This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Many Portage Catholic parishes will have new pastors
