Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis:
Effective August 10, 2018
Reverend Mario Castagnola, PES, appointed parochial vicar of the Church of Saint Mark in Saint Paul. Father Mario is a priest of Pro Ecclesia Sancta.
Reverend Miguel Jose Velez Nieves SEMV, appointed parochial vicar of the Church of Saint Francis de Sales in Saint Paul. Father Velez Nieves is a priest of the Servants of the Holy Eucharist and of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Reverend Alex Stewart, FSSP, appointed parochial vicar of the Church of All Saints in Minneapolis. Father Stewart is a priest of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter.
Effective August 15, 2018
Reverend Monsignor Aloysius Callaghan, appointed Vicar for Retired Priests for the Archdiocese and Archdiocesan Minister to Clergy. Monsignor Callaghan is Rector Emeritus of The St. Paul Seminary in Saint Paul and will continue to serve The St. Paul Seminary part time, and also provide weekend sacramental assistance at the Church of Saint Timothy in Maple Lake.
Reverend Gerard Saguto, FSSP, appointed pastor of the Church of All Saints in Minneapolis. Father Saguto is a priest of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. The previous pastor, Reverend Peter Bauknecht, FSSP, has been reassigned outside of the Archdiocese by his religious superior.
Effective August 16, 2018
At his voluntary request, James H. Lannan has been released by Pope Francis from all priestly obligations.
