His Excellency, the Most Reverend Bernard Hebda, has announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis:

Effective July 1, 2015

• Reverend Michael Malain, FSSP, granted faculties of the Archdiocese and assigned as parochial vicar of the Church of All Saints in Minneapolis. He succeeds Reverend Simon Harkins, FSSP, who has been reassigned outside the Archdiocese by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter.
• Reverend Thomas O’Brien, appointed parochial administrator of the Church of Our Lady of Peace in Minneapolis. This is a transfer from his appointment at Saint Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights.

Effective July 11, 2015

• Reverend Vincent Thanh Au, CMC, granted faculties of the Archdiocese and assigned as parochial administrator of the Church of Saint Anne-Saint Joseph Hien in Minneapolis. He succeeds Reverend Ignatius M. Kinh Dai Nguyen, CMC, who has been assigned outside the Archdiocese by the Congregation of the Mother Co-Redemptrix.

Effective July 13, 2015

• Reverend James Devorak, granted faculties of the Archdiocese and assigned as parochial administrator of the Church of Saint Bernard in Saint Paul. Father Devorak is a priest in residence from the Diocese of New Ulm.
• Reverend Vaughn Treco, appointed chaplain to Providence Academy in Plymouth. Father Treco is a priest of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter.

Effective July 25, 2015

• Reverend Augustine M. Ky Truong, CMC, granted faculties of the Archdiocese and assigned as parochial vicar of the Church of Saint Anne-Saint Joseph Hien in Minneapolis. He succeeds Reverend Peter Chrysologus Tuyen Quang Dinh, CMC, who has been assigned outside the Archdiocese by the Congregation of the Mother Co-Redemptrix.