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Clergy Official | March 13, 2023

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March 13, 2023

The Most Rev. David J. Bonnar, Bishop of Youngstown, has made the following clergy assignments. They are effective as noted. Additional assignments can be found at www.doy.org/official/

Priests:

Very Rev. Monsignor Robert Siffrin, from Vicar General to Diocesan Vicar of External Affairs/Special Projects and Pastor of Holy Apostles Parish, Youngstown, effective July 1, 2023, in addition to current responsibilities as Rector of Saint Columba Cathedral and Pastor of Saint Edward Parish, Youngstown.
 
Very Rev. Michael D. Balash, from Pastor of Saint William Parish, Champion, to full-time ministry at the Central Office, remaining as Vicar for Clergy and Director of the Office of Worship, effective May 15, 2023, and remaining pro-tem Administrator of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Niles, until July 1, 2023. 
 
Rev. Ryan Furlong, as Pastor of Saint William Parish, Champion effective May 15, 2023, and Pastor of Saint Robert Bellarmine Parish, Cortland, effective July 1, 2023, in addition to current responsibilities as Pastor of Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish, Vienna, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry, and Chaplain at John F. Kennedy Catholic School, Warren (Upper Campus).   
 
Rev. Chad Johnson, from Parochial Vicar of Saint Patrick Parish, and University Parish Newman Center, Kent, to Parochial Vicar of Saint William Parish, Champion, Saint Robert Bellarmine Parish, Cortland, and Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish, Vienna, effective July 1, 2023, in addition to current responsibilities as Diocesan Vocations Director.
 
Rev. Brian Smith, from Director of Hispanic Ministry and Coordinator of Continuing Education to graduate studies in Moral Theology at the Angelicum University, Rome effective September 1, 2023.
 
Deacon Assignments:
 
Mr. William Bancroft, as Deacon at Saint William Parish, Champion effective May 15, 2023 and Saint Robert Bellarmine Parish, Cortland effective July 1, 2023, in addition to his current responsibility as Deacon at Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish, Vienna.
 
Mr. Robert Green, as Deacon at Saint William Parish, Champion and Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish, Vienna effective July 1, 2023, in addition to his current responsibility as Deacon at Saint Robert Bellarmine Parish, Cortland.
 
Mr. Robert Mintus, as Deacon at Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish, Vienna effective May 15, 2023 and Saint Robert Bellarmine Parish, Cortland effective July 1, 2023, in addition to his current responsibility as Deacon at Saint William Parish, Champion.

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