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Clergy appointments as announced Sept. 11 by Bishop Koenig in the Diocese of Wilmington

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Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
 

Most Rev. William E. Koenig, D.D., Bishop of Wilmington, announces the following appointments, effective Sept. 11, 2024, unless otherwise noted:

Concluding Diocesan Ministry

Rev. Adam Slominski, S.Chr., concluded his service as Associate Pastor of St. Hedwig, Wilmington, effective June 30, 2024 and continues his ministry with the Society of Christ as directed by his Provincial Superior, the Very Rev. Jacek Walkiewicz, S.Chr.

Rev. Yong Kook Silvio Woo concludes his service to the St. Stephen Korean Catholic Community and returns to ministry in his home Archdiocese of Seoul, South Korea.

Pastor

Rev. Jones Kukatla is appointed Pastor of Sacred Heart, Chestertown.

Chaplain

Rev. Metodio Jin-Ha Kim is appointed Chaplain of the St. Stephen Korean Catholic Community of the Diocese of Wilmington and diocesan Coordinator of Korean Ministry, with the consent of the Most Rev. Peter Soon-Taick Chung, O.C.D., Archbishop of Seoul, South Korea.

Associate Pastors

Rev. Francis Ifeanyichkwu Okorie, C.M.F. was appointed Associate Pastor of both Holy Family, Newark, and Resurrection, Wilmington, effective June 26, 2024 with the consent of the Very Rev. Nathaniel Eke, C.M.F., Provincial Superior of the Claretian Missionaries of the East Nigeria Province, Nigeria.

Rev. Sylvester Obinna Obumneme was appointed Associate Pastor of St. Luke, Ocean City, effective July 31, 2024, with the consent of the Most Rev. Jonas Benson Okoye, Bishop of the Diocese of Nnewi, Nigeria.

Rev. Janusz Jozef Brembor was appointed Associate Pastor of St. Hedwig, Wilmington, effective Aug. 2, 2024, with the consent of the Most Rev. Tadeusz Lityński, Bishop of of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland.

Rev. Prabhakar Vangala, M.F. was appointed Associate Pastor of St. John the Apostle, Milford, effective Aug. 7, 2024 with the consent of the Very Rev. Jesus Dajac, M.F., Superior General of the Missionaries of Faith, India.

Rev. Emmanuel Kwesi Dolphyne was appointed Associate Pastor of St. Edmond, Rehoboth Beach, effective Aug. 14, 2024, with the consent of the Most Rev. John Baptist Attakruh, Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana.

Rev.  Pedro Manuel Chalacán Guerrero is appointed as Associate Pastor of Saints Peter and Paul, Easton, and Pastoral Minister to the Hispanic Communities of St. Dennis, Galena, and St. Mary Refuge of Sinners, Cambridge, effective Sept. 20, 2024, with the consent of the Most Rev. Segundo René Coba Galarza, Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador.