Priest assignments
The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has announced the following changes in priestly assignments, effective June 21, 2011:
• Reverend Kevin Bauman, from Parochial Vicar, Saint Vincent de Paul Parish, Elkhart, to Pastor, Our Lady of Hungary Parish, South Bend.
• Reverend Lourdino Fernandes, from Pastor, Blessed Sacrament Parish, Albion, to Pastor, Saint Rose of Lima Parish, Monroeville.
• Reverend Polycarp Fernando, from Pastor, Saint Dominic Parish, Bremen, to Parochial Vicar, Saint Vincent de Paul Parish, Fort Wayne.
• Reverend Msgr. Bernard Galic, to Vicar Forane for Region E of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, while continuing as Pastor, Saint Aloysius Parish, Yoder, and Director of Office of Vocations.
• Reverend Mark Gurtner, JCL, from Adjutant Judicial Vicar to Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, and from Pastor, Saint Anthony de Padua Parish, South Bend, to Pastor, Our Lady of Good Hope Parish, Fort Wayne.
• Reverend Charles A. Herman, from Administrator, Holy Family Parish, South Bend, to Pastor, Holy Family Parish, South Bend. Father Herman continues as Pastor of Saint John the Baptist Parish, South Bend.
• Reverend Vincent Joseph, V.C., to Parochial Vicar, Holy Family and Saint John the Baptist Parishes, South Bend.
• Reverend John Klimczyk, from Parochial Vicar, Saint Hedwig and Saint Patrick Parishes, South Bend, to Pastor, Blessed Sacrament Parish, Albion.
• Reverend Jeffery Largent, from Pastor, Saint Monica Parish, Mishawaka, to Pastor, Little Flower Parish, South Bend.
• Reverend Bob Lengerich, from Parochial Vicar, Saint Pius X Parish, Granger, to Pastor, Saint Dominic Parish, Bremen.
• Reverend Msgr. Bruce J. Piechocki, JCL, from Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, and from Pastor, Our Lady of Good Hope Parish, Fort Wayne, to Pastor, Saint Monica Parish, Mishawaka.
• Reverend David Ruppert, from Pastor, Saint Therese Parish, Fort Wayne, to Pastor, Saint Anthony Parish, South Bend.
• Reverend Lawrence Teteh, CSSp, from Pastor, Our Lady of Hungary Parish, South Bend, to Pastor, Saint Therese Parish, Fort Wayne.