Bishop Walkowiak announces the following pastoral appointments, effective on the dates listed within each.
Reverend Nick Baker has been appointed associate director of priestly vocations, effective March 17, 2026. This appointment is in addition to his assignment as parochial vicar of Holy Spirit Parish, Grand Rapids, and chaplain at West Catholic High School.
Monsignor William H. Duncan has been appointed Promotor of Justice for the Tribunal, effective February 13, 2026. This appointment is in addition to his assignment as pastor of St. Sebastian Parish, Byron Center.
Reverend James Wyse, pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Greenville, and St. Mary-St. Joseph Parish, Belding, has been granted senior priest status effective June 30, 2026. I wish to express my sincere gratitude to Father Wyse for his 39 years of faithful priestly ministry.