I, The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, hereby announce the pastoral assignments for the Year Two thousand and Fifteen for the Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana:
Effective July 1, 2015:
Rev. William Miller - Pastor, St. Lawrence, Raymond and St. Joseph, Elton
Rev. V. Wayne LeBleu - Pastor, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Lake Charles
Very Rev. Marcus Johnson - Pastor, St. Margaret of Scotland, Lake Charles and Continues as Dean of the Central Deanery and Completes his service as Rector of St. Louis High School
Rev. Jeffrey Starkovich - Senior Parochial Vicar, Our Lady Queen of Heaven, Lake Charles and Continues as Chaplain of St. Louis High School and Vocations Recruiter
Rev. Joby Mathew - Parochial Vicar, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Lake Charles and Chaplain to nursing home facilities in St. Martin De Porres, St. Margaret of Scotland, and Our Lady Queen of Heaven
Rev. Msgr. Harry D. Greig - Continues as Chief Financial Officer and Completes his service as Secretary for Ministry of Administration
Rev. Deacon Edward Lavine - Completes his service as Interim Secretary for Pastoral Services
Very Rev. Anthony Fontenot - Rector of St. Louis High School and Continues as Dean of the South Deanery, Chair of the Presbyteral Council and Pastor of Christ the King
Rev. Nathan Long - Completes his service as Secretary for Christian Formation and Begins his service as Director of Continuing Education and Continues as Director of Vianney House of Discernment and Formation and Pastor of Our Lady Good Counsel
Rev. Ruben Buller - Moderator of the Curia, Vice-Chancellor, and Secretary for Ministry of Administration and In Residence at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and Continues as Director of Liturgy and Master of Ceremony for the Bishop
Sr. Mary Vianney Walsh, RSM - Secretary for Ministry of Pastoral Services and Continues as Director of Catholic Charities
Mr. Rickard Newman - Secretary for Ministry of Christian Formation and Continues as Director of Family Life and Pro-Life, and Child and Youth Protection
We would like to offer our gratitude to Msgr. Greig, Father Long, and Deacon Lavine for their service as secretaries of curial offices.
Signed by our hand and that of our Chancellor, given on this 30th day of the month of April in the Year of our Lord, 2015.
The Most Reverend Glen John Provost
Bishop of Lake Charles
Reverend Deacon George Stearns
Chancellor