Bishop Walkowiak announces the following pastoral appointments:
Reverend Wayne B. Wheeler Jr.
I have accepted the resignation of Father Wheeler as pastor of St. Simon Parish, Ludington, effective June 30, 2026. I wish to express my sincere gratitude to Father Wheeler for his 47 years of priestly ministry, and for his 20 years as pastor of St. Simon Parish.
Reverend Matthew J. Barnum
Is appointed pastor of St. John Cantius Parish, Free Soil, effective July 1, 2026. This appointment is in addition to his assignments as pastor of St. Ann-St. Ignatius Parish, Baldwin, and St. Bernard Parish, Irons.
Reverend Jacob M. Zemaitis
Presently canonical administrator of St. Mary-St. Jerome Parish, Custer, and St. John Cantius Parish, Free Soil, is appointed pastor of St. Simon Parish, Ludington, and St. Mary-St. Jerome Parish, Custer, effective July 1, 2026. His appointment as canonical administrator of St. John Cantius Parish, Free Soil, will conclude on June 30, 2026.