Bishop Gerardo J. Colacicco, Vicar for Clergy for the Archdiocese of New York, has announced the following priest assignments and retirements for the archdiocese.

NEW ASSIGNMENTS 2026

Newly Ordained

Rev. Joseph Haas, Parochial Vicar, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Lagrangeville, and Assistant Chaplain Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Poughkeepsie

Rev. John Ippolito, Parochial Vicar, St. Patrick, Yorktown Heights

Pastors: effective July 1, 2026

Rev. George Hafemann, Sts. John and Paul and St. Augustine, Larchmont

Rev. Matthew Breslin, St. John the Evangelist, Goshen

Rev. Ricardo Garcia, Holy Cross-St. John the Baptist, Manhattan

Rev. Edwin Bonifacio, St. Teresa, Manhattan

Rev. Fernando Hernandez, St. Patrick, St. Mary, Our Lady of the Lake, Newburgh

Rev. Michael Omachi, Sacred Heart-St. Francis, Newburgh

Very Rev. Joseph McLafferty, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Lagrangeville and St. Denis, Hopewell Junction, and Dean of Dutchess and Putnam

Administrators: effective July 1, 2026

Rev. Kevin Panameno, St. Joachim-St. John the Evangelist, Beacon

Rev. Joseph Tyrell, Our Lady of Fatima, Plattekill

Rev. Thomas DeSimone, St. George, St. Francis, St. Mary, Holy Cross, Sullivan County

Rev. Andrew Carrozza, Regina Coeli, Hyde Park

Pastors: effective August 1, 2026

Rev. Matthew MacDonald, St. Mary, St. Joseph, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Poughkeepsie

Rev. Ivan Lovric, Holy Name of Mary-Assumption, Montgomery

Rev. Charles Achi, St. Catherine Laboure-St. Colman, Lake Katrine

Rev. Nelson Pichardo, St. Teresa of Avila, Sleepy Hollow

Rev. Reynor Santiago, Holy Rosary, Greenwood Lake

Rev. Jean-Pierre Seon, St. Michael the Archangel, Bronx

Rev. Wesbee Victor, St. Joseph-St. Mary Immaculate, Staten Island

Rev. Adaly Rosado, St. Joan of Arc, Bronx

Administrators: effective August 1, 2026

Rev. Patrick McCarthy, St. Joseph-Immaculate Conception, Millbrook

Rev. Ronald Perez, Blessed Sacrament, Staten Island

Pastors: effective September 1, 2026

Rev. Christopher Monturo, Resurrection, Rye

Rev. Richard Smith, Sacred Heart – Our Lady of Pompeii, Dobbs Ferry, and part time faculty, St. Joseph’s Seminary

Parochial Vicars: effective July 1, 2026

Rev. Zachary Alspaugh, St. James, Carmel

Rev. John Tran, St. John the Evangelist, Mahopac

Rev. George Baker, Holy Cross-St. John the Baptist, Manhattan

Rev. Cyprien Emile, St. Joseph, Middletown

Rev. Raul Miguez, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Manhattan

Rev. Juan Estaban Llanes, St. Peter, Liberty

Rev. Peter Yebobh, St. John the Evangelist, Mahopac

Rev. Thomas Mestruparampil, Holy Cross, Callicoon, St. Francis-St. George, Jeffersonville, St. Mary, Obernburgh

Parochial Vicar: effective August 1, 2026

Rev. Jean Paul Devalcin, Holy Name of Jesus, Manhattan

Rev. Felix Davordzi, St. Joan of Arc, Bronx

Parochial Vicar: effective September 1, 2026

Rev. Rayappa Thumma, St. Paul, Yonkers

Special Assignments:

Rev. Richard Smith, Director of the Permanent Diaconate

Rev. Steven Gonzalez, Vocation Director

Rev. Eric Opoku, Faculty, St. Joseph by the Sea High School, Staten Island

Rev. Kevin Noyola, part-time Chaplain, Cardinal Hayes High School, Bronx while remaining Parochial Vicar at St. Brendan-St. Ann, Bronx

Rev. John Antony, Chaplain, Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan (Archcare)

Administrators 75+ Renewed for one year:

Rev. Msgr. William Belford, St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus, Staten Island

Rev. William Cosgrove, St. Augustine, New City

Rev. Joseph Deponai, St. Anthony, Nanuet

Rev. Msgr. Thomas Derivan, St. Theresa of the Infant Jesus, Bronx

Rev. Msgr. John Graham, St. Francis de Chantel, Bronx

Rev. Robert Grippo, Annunciation-Our Lady of Fatima, Crestwood

Rev. John Lauri, St. Peter and Paul, St. Ursula, Mount Vernon

Rev. Kevin Madigan, Our Lady of Good Counsel, St. Thomas More, Manhattan

Rev. Msgr. Kevin Nelan, Immaculate Conception, St. Brigid-St. Emeric, Most Holy Redeemer-Nativity, Manhattan

Rev. Msgr. Emmet Nevin, St. Aedan, Pearl River

Rev. Edward O’Halloran, St. John and St. Mary, Chappaqua

Rev. Jose Rivas, St. Athanasius, Bronx

Rev. Francis Samoylo, St. Columbanus, Cortlandt Manor

Rev. Msgr. Thomas Sandi, Holy Trinity, Manhattan

Rev. Austin Titus, Epiphany, Manhattan

Rev. Leonard Villa, St. Paul the Apostle, Yonkers

Retirement:

Rev. Msgr. Donald Dwyer, Resurrection, Rye

Rev. Francisco Lanzaderas, Blessed Sacrament, Staten Island

Rev. Francis Naccarato, Faculty, St. Joseph by the Sea High School, Staten Island

Rev. Bernal Stainwall, Holy Family, Manhattan

Religious Appointments:

 Effective June 1, 2026:

Rev. John Thomas Lane, SSS, Pastor, St. Jean Baptiste, Manhattan

Rev. Philip Florio, SJ, Pastor, St. Francis Xavier, Manhattan

Rev. Jonah Teller, OP, Pastor, St. Joseph, Greenwich Village

Rev. Edward Basil Burroughs, OP, Parochial Vicar, St. Joseph, Greenwich Village

Rev. Damian Gonsalves, IVE, Parochial Vicar, St. Paul-Holy Rosary, Manhattan

Effective July 1, 2026:

Rev. Emmanuel Okon, MSP, Pastor, St. Bartholomew, Yonkers

Rev. Maurico Guajardo Canales, LC, Parochial Vicar, St. Peter-St. Denis, Yonkers

Rev. William Pius Henry, OP, Chaplain Dominican Health, St. Catherine of Siena Priory, Manhattan

Effective July 6, 2026:

Rev. Francis Sunday Akpomedaye, MSP, Parochial Vicar, Holy Family, New Rochelle

Effective July 15, 2026:

Rev. Evaristus Ndi Akem, Sch.P., Pastor, St. Helena, Bronx

Effective August 1, 2026:

Rev. Mark Zittle, O.Carm, reappointed Pastor, Holy Cross, South Centerville

Rev. Peter Gnanashekar Philominraj, SDB, Parochial Vicar, Sacred Heart-Our Lady of Pompeii, Dobbs Ferry

Effective August 15, 2026:

Rev. John Kennady, MMI, Parochial Vicar, Blessed Sacrament, New Rochelle

Effective September 1, 2026:

Rev. Richard Crawley, OFM,Cap., Pastor, St. Joseph, New Paltz

Rev. Biju Peter Naranathu, CMI, Parochial Vicar, Holy Family, Manhattan