Bishop Walkowiak announces the following appointments, effective July 1, 2022:
Reverend Aaron R. Ferris, Pastor of St. Mary Parish in Lowell and St. Anthony Parish in Saranac has requested and has been granted a leave from diocesan pastoral ministry to serve as a Chaplain Officer in the U.S. Air Force. Father Ferris will receive his orders regarding his first assignment and his schedule for Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama this month.
Reverend Michael J. Goodwin, Parochial Vicar of St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Grand Rapids is appointed Administrator of St. Mary Parish in Lowell and St. Anthony Parish in Saranac.
Reverend Michael G. Hodges, pastor of St. Philip Neri Parish in Reed City is appointed Pastor of St. Mary Parish in Marne and St. Michael Parish in Coopersville.
Reverend Ayub Francis Nasar, Pastor of St. Mary Parish in Marne and St. Michael Parish in Coopersville is appointed Pastor of St. Jude Parish in Grand Rapids.
Reverend Thomas P. Page, Pastor of St. Jude Parish in Grand Rapids, is granted Senior Priest status, effective June 30, 2022. Bishop Walkowiak expresses his sincere gratitude to Father Page for 43 years of faithful priestly ministry including 26 years as Vicar for Priests.
Reverend Loc Q. Trinh, is appointed Administrator of St. Philip Neri Parish in Reed City. This appointment is in addition to his current assignment as Administrator of Sacred Heart Parish in Evart and St. Agnes Parish in Marion.
Reverend Leonard A. Sudlik, is appointed as Bishop’s Delegate for Senior Priests. As delegate to senior priests, Father Sudlik will attend to the extraordinary needs and concerns of priests of our diocese over the age of 65.
Reverend Lam T. Le, is appointed Director of Continuing Formation for Priests. This appointment is in addition to his present appointment as Pastor of St. John Paul II Parish in Cedar Springs and Mary, Queen of Apostles Parish in Sand Lake.
Please continue to pray for our retired priests, and for our priests transitioning to new appointments and leading the parish communities entrusted to their care.
View previously announced pastoral appointments.
Contact:
Annalise Laumeyer, director of communications
alaumeyer@grdiocese.org | 616-551-5629
