June 18, 2025

Since the original list of priest assignment changes was published, changes have been made. The following is the current complete list of assignment changes.
• Father Douglas A. Decker, pastor of the Catholic Community of St. Peter and St. Mary and St. Hedwig in Lowville, retires.

• Father Robert L. Decker, pastor of St. Cecilia’s Church in Adams and Queen of Heaven Church in Henderson, retires.

• Father Donald A. Robinson, VF, pastor of The Roman Catholic Community of Brownville and Dexter and St. Andrew’s Church in Sackets Harbor, retires. He will continue serving as dean of the Jefferson-Lewis Deanery.

• Father Sony G. Pulickal, pastor of St. James Major Church in Lake Pleasant and St. Ann’s Church in Wells, becomes pastor of the Catholic Community of St. Peter and St. Mary and St. Hedwig in Lowville, effective July 2, 2025.

• Father James V. Teti, pastor of St. Alphonsus-Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Tupper Lake, St. Henry’s Church in Long Lake, and St. Therese Church in Newcomb, becomes pastor of St. James Major Church in Lake Pleasant and St. Ann’s Church in Wells, effective July 2, 2025.

• Father Albert J. Hauser, pastor of the Catholic Community of Moriah in Port Henry and Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Crown Point, becomes Senior Parochial Vicar of The Roman Catholic Community of Brownville and Dexter in Brownville, St. Andrew’s Church in Sackets Harbor, St. Cecilia’s Church in Adams, and Queen of Heaven Church in Henderson, effective July 2, 2025.

• Father Joseph W. Giroux, pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Potsdam and St. Patrick’s Church in Colton, becomes pastor of the Catholic Community of Moriah in Port Henry, St. Elizabeth Church in Elizabethtown and St. Philip of Neri Church in Westport, effective July 1, 2025.

• Father Severinus Torwoe, administrator of Holy Angels Church in Altona and St. Ann’s Church in Mooers Forks, becomes pastor of St. Alphonsus-Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Tupper Lake, St. Henry’s Church in Long Lake, and St. Therese Church in Newcomb, effective July 2, 2025.

• Father Bryan D. Stitt, pastor of The Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary’s in Canton, will assume additional duties as pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Potsdam and St. Patrick’s Church in Colton, effective July 2, 2025.

• Father Shane M. Lynch, currently studying Canon Law, will become pastor of The Roman Catholic Community of Brownville and Dexter in Brownville, St. Andrew’s Church in Sackets Harbor, St. Cecilia’s Church in Adams, and Queen of Heaven Church in Henderson, effective July 2, 2025.

• Father Medenel Angrand, pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Ticonderoga and Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Schroon Lake, will assume additional duties as pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Crown Point, effective July 1, 2025.

• Father Clement Rimonds, HGN, pastor of the Catholic Community of Holy Name and St. Mathew in Au Sable Forks, The Roman Catholic Community of Keeseville and St. Margaret’s Church in Wilmington, will assume additional duties as pastor of The Catholic Community of St. Philip of Jesus and St. Joseph in Willsboro, effective July 1, 2025.

• Father Matthew S. Conger, parochial vicar of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Watertown, will become parochial vicar of St. André Bessette Parish in Malone. He will remain diocesan associate director of Vocations, effective July 2, 2025.

• Father Jude Nnadibuagha, parochial vicar of Holy Cross Parish in Plattsburgh, will become parochial vicar of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Watertown, effective July 2, 2025.

• Father Jose Kanyiankunnel John, HGN, parochial vicar at St. André Bessette Parish in Malone, will become parochial vicar of Holy Cross Parish in Plattsburgh, effective July 2, 2025.

• Father Scott A. Belina, parochial vicar in The Roman Catholic Community of Brownville and Dexter, St. Andrew’s Church in Sackets Harbor, St. Cecilia’s Church in Adams, and Queen of Heaven Church in Henderson, will become parochial vicar of St. Mary’s Church in Potsdam, St. Patrick’s Church in Colton and The Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary’s in Canton, effective July 2, 2025.

• Deacon Paul White in addition to The Catholic Community of Moriah in Port Henry will be assigned to St. Elizabeth Church in Elizabethtown and St. Philip Neri Church in Westport. Deacon White is no longer assigned to the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Crown Point, effective July 1, 2025.

• Deacon James M. Snell in addition to The Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary in Canton, will be assigned to St. Mary’s Church in Potsdam and St. Patrick’s Church in Colton, effective July 2, 2025.

• Deacon Richard L. Burns in addition to St. Mary’s Church in Potsdam and St. Patrick’s Church in Colton, will be assigned to The Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary in Canton, effective July 2, 2025.

• Deacon Lawrence R. Ambeau in addition to St. Cecilia’s Church in Adams and Queen of Heaven Church in Henderson will be assigned to The Roman Catholic Community of Brownville and Dexter in Brownville and St. Andrew’s Church in Sackets Harbor, effective July 2, 2025.

• Deacon Gerald F. Bouchard in addition to The Roman Catholic Community of Brownville and Dexter in Brownville and St. Andrew’s Church in Sackets Harbor, will be assigned to St. Cecilia’s Church in Adams and Queen of Heaven Church in Henderson, effective July 2, 2025.