Pastors:
Rev. Bill Cao
from Administrator, St. Anthony Claret Church, Anaheim
to Pastor, St. Anthony Claret Church, Anaheim
Rev. Msgr. Douglas Cook
from Rector, Holy Family Cathedral, Orange
to Pastor, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Newport Beach
Rev. Paw Lwin
from Administrator, St. Pius V Church, Buena Park
to Pastor, St. Pius V Church, Buena Park
Rev. Patrick Moses
from Pastor, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress
to Rector, Holy Family Cathedral, Orange
Rev. John Neneman
from Administrator, San Antonio de Padua del Cañon Church, Anaheim Hills
to Pastor, San Antonio de Padua del Cañon Church, Anaheim Hills
Rev. Msgr. Tuan J. Pham
from Pastor, Holy Spirit Church, Fountain Valley
to Pastor, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove
Rev. Edward Poettgen
from Pastor, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Santa Ana
to Pastor, St. Boniface Church, Anaheim
Rev. Bao Thai
from Administrator, St. Cecilia Church, Tustin
to Pastor, St. Cecilia Church, Tustin
Pastors renewed/extended:
Rev. Reynold Furrell
from Pastor, Holy Trinity Church, Ladera Ranch
to Pastor Extended, Holy Trinity Church, Ladera Ranch
Rev. Msgr. Mike Heher
from Pastor, St. Anne Church, Seal Beach
to Pastor Renewed, St. Anne Church, Seal Beach
Rev. David Vuelvas-Arias
from Pastor, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church-Delhi, Santa Ana
to Pastor Renewed, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church-Delhi, Santa Ana
Retired:
Rev. Msgr. Lawrence Baird
from Pastor, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Newport Beach & Administrator of St. John Vianney Chapel, Balboa Island
to Pastor Emeritus, OLMC Church, Newport Beach and remaining as Administrator of St. John Vianney Chapel, Balboa Island
Rev. Msgr. Arthur Holquin
from Rector Emeritus, Mission Basilica, San Juan Capistrano and Episcopal Vicar to the Office for Divine Worship
to Retired Priest Status and remaining as Rector Emeritus/Episcopal Vicar to the Office for Divine Worship
Rev. Richard Kennedy
from Senior Priest, St. Bonaventure Church, Huntington Beach
to Retired Priest Status
Rev. Jack Sewell
from Pastor, St. Joseph Church, Placentia
to Retired Priest Status
Administrators:
Rev. Jeffrey Droessler
from Parochial Vicar, St. Martin de Porres Church, Yorba Linda
to Administrator, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine
Rev. Miguel Hernández
from Administrator Pro Tempore, St. Joseph Church, Placentia
to Administrator, St. Joseph Church, Placentia
Rev. David Klunk
from Parochial Vicar, San Antonio de Padua del Cañon Church, Anaheim Hills
to Administrator, St. Angela Merici Church, Brea
Rev. Greg Marqúez
from Parochial Vicar, Santiago de Compostela Church, Lake Forest
to Administrator, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Santa Ana
Rev. Binh Nguyen
from Parochial Vicar, St. Thomas More Church, Irvine
to Administrator, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress
Rev. Angelos Sebastian
from Parochial Vicar, Blessed Sacrament Church, Westminster
to Administrator, St. Kilian Church, Mission Viejo
Rev. Joseph Thuong Tran
from Parochial Vicar, St. Polycarp Church, Stanton
to Administrator, Holy Spirit Church, Fountain Valley
Parochial Vicars:
Rev. Wayne Adajar
from Parochial Vicar, St. Cecilia Church, Tustin
to PV, San Antonio de Padua del Cañon Church, Anaheim Hills
Rev. Rudolph Alumam
from In-Residence, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress
to PV, Holy Family Cathedral, Orange
Rev. Martin Bui
from Parochial Vicar, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine
to PV, St. Joseph Church, Placentia
Rev. Christian (Ian) Bustonera, a.m.
from Extern, Philippines
to PV, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress
Rev. Jaime Hernández Díaz, ofm
from Extern, Mexico
to PV, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church-Delhi, Santa Ana
Rev. William Goldin
from Further Studies, Rome
to PV, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress
Rev. Francis Ng
from Chaplain, Detention Ministry
to PV, St. Angela Merici Church, Brea
Rev. Raphael Xuan Nguyen
from PV, St. Nicholas Church, Laguna Woods
No current assignment
Rev. Tuan John Nguyen
From Parochial Vicar, St. Hedwig Church, Los Alamitos
to PV, St. Polycarp Church, Stanton
Rev. Mauro Tinoco Trujillo Nolasco
from Extern, Peru
to PV, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Santa Ana
Rev. Vincent Pham
from Further Studies, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
to PV, St. Timothy Church, Laguna Niguel
Rev. Domingo Romero, ofm cap.
from Administrator Pro Tempore, St. Boniface Church, Anaheim
to PV, Mission Basilica, San Juan Capistrano
Rev. Ismael Silva
from Parochial Vicar, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Santa Ana
to PV, St. Cecilia Church, Tustin
Rev. Nicolaus Duy Thai
from Further Studies, PNAC, Rome
to PV, St. Cecilia Church, Tustin
Rev. Paul Thai Trinh
from Parochial Vicar, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove
to PV, St. Thomas More Church, Irvine
Rev. Paul Vu
from Parochial Vicar, St. Kilian Church, Mission Viejo
to PV, Christ Our Savior Church, Santa Ana and Adjutant Judicial Vicar, Office of Canonical Services, Garden Grove
Chaplaincy:
Rev. Frederick Atentar, a.m.
from Chaplain, Santa Margarita Catholic High School, RSM
to Chaplain, Part-time Rosary High School, Fullerton & CHOC Hospital, Orange
Rev. Mark Jon Cruz, a.m.
from Director of Campus Ministry, CSUF Newman Center, Fullerton
to Chaplain, Santa Margarita Catholic High School, RSM
Rev. Michael Dwight Galinada
from Pastor, St. Angela Merici Church, Brea
to Hospital Chaplaincy
With residence at St. Edward the Confessor Church, Dana Point
Rev. Mark Aaron Riomalos, a.m.
from PV, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress
to Director of Campus Ministry, CSUF Newman Center, Fullerton
Rev. Loc Tran
from Parochial Vicar, St. Angela Merici Church, Brea
to Chaplain, Detention Ministry
With residence at St. Barbara Church, Santa Ana
Further studies:
Rev. Viet-Peter Ho
from Adjutant Judicial Vicar, Office of Canonical Services, Garden Grove & Administrator Pro Tempore, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine
to Further Studies at Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome
With residence at the Casa Santa Maria dell’Umiltà of the North American College
Incardination:
Rev. Sergio Ramos
from Diocese of Rome, Italy
Diocese of Orange, July 1, 2017
Rev. Philip Smith
from Parochial Vicar, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove
Diocese of Orange, July 1, 2017
Newly ordained:
Rev. Tim Donovan
to PV, St. Bonaventure Church, Huntington Beach
Rev. Michael Khong
to PV, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine
Rev. Phuong Nguyen
to PV, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove
Rev. Tony Park
to PV, St. Edward the Confessor Church, Dana Point
Rev. Tuan Pham
to PV, St. Kilian Church, Mission Viejo
Rev. Hoa Tran
to PV, St. Martin de Porres Church, Yorba Linda
Senior Priest:
Rev. David Gruver
from Senior Priest, St. Edward the Confessor Church, Dana Point
to Senior Priest, St. Hedwig Church, Los Alamitos
Special assignments:
Rev. Al Baca
from Pastor, St. Columban Church, Garden Grove
Outside the Diocese: Executive Director of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Ecumenical and Interreligious
Affairs Department, Washington, D.C.
Rev. Robert Capone
from Parochial Vicar, Mission Basilica, San Juan Capistrano
to Campus Ministry, University of San Diego
Rev. Domenico Di Raimondo, msps
from Director of Formation, House of Study for the MSpS, Mt. Angel, OR
to Director, House of Prayer for Priests, Orange
Rev. Patrick Rudolph
from Pastor, St. Kilian Church, Mission Viejo
to Episcopal Vicar for Priests, Pastoral Center, Garden Grove
Leave of absence:
Rev. Gilberto Escobedo
from Pastor, St. Boniface Church, Anaheim
Resigned from the Pastorate of St. Boniface Church on Feb. 9, 2017 and continues on Leave of Absence.
Rev. Alex Kim
from Pastor, St. John Neumann Church, Irvine
Resigned from the Pastorate of St. John Neumann Church on March 13, 2017 and appointed to Leave of Absence on March 14, 2017
Rev. Troy Schneider
from PV, Holy Family Cathedral, Orange
to Personal Leave of Absence, effective May 14, 2017
Religious orders:
Rev. John Gordon Moreland, s.j.
from Director, House of Prayer for Priests, Orange
to Retired Priest Status
With residence at Bishop Tod Brown’s home
Rev. Vincent Nguyen, ofm
Newly Ordained
to PV, Ss. Simon & Jude Church, Huntington Beach
Rev. William (Rusty) Shaughnessy, ofm
from PV, Ss. Simon & Jude Church, Huntington Beach
to San Damiano Retreat, Danville, CA