Here’s a list of all the new priest assignments for the Archdiocese of Denver, including pastor and parochial vicar reassignments, parish administrators and chaplains. These appointments are effective July 1, 2020, unless noted otherwise.
Pastors renewed for an additional six years at the same parish:
St. Pius X, Aurora- Rev. Jorge Aguera
St. Stephen, Glenwood Springs- Very Rev. Bert Chilson
St. Thomas More, Centennial- Rev. Msgr. Tom Fryar
St. Paul, Idaho Springs; St. Mary of the Assumption, Central City; Our Lady of Lourdes, Georgetown- Rev. Tadeusz Kopczynski
Our Lady of Lourdes, Denver- Rev. Brian Larkin
All Saints, Denver- Rev. Msgr. Peter Quang
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Ft. Collins- Rev. Joseph Toledo
Our Lady of Grace, Denver- Rev. Felix Zermeno-Martin
Guardian Angels, Denver- Rev. Dan Zimmerschied
Newly Appointed Pastors:
Immaculate Conception, Lafayette- Rev. Shaun Galvin
St. Bernadette, Lakewood- Rev. Joseph McLagan
St. Francis de Sales, Denver- Rev. James Thermos
St. Mark, Westminster- Rev. James Baird
St. Martin de Porres, Boulder; Sacred Heart of Mary, Boulder- Rev. Jonathan Dellinger
Holy Rosary, Denver- Rev. Frank Garcia
Parish Administrators:
Guardian Angels, Mead- Rev. Michael Freihofer (1 year)
St. Rose of Lima, Denver- Rev. Martín Frias (6 years)
Chaplains:
Holy Family High School- Rev. Joseph Grady
Bishop Machebeuf High School- Rev. Julio Amezcua
Augustine Institute- Rev. James Claver (effective August 1)
Fellowship of Catholic University Students- Rev. Doug Grandon (effective April 1)
Parochial Vicars:
Our Lady of Loreto, Foxfield- Rev. José Anibal Chicas
St. Augustine, Brighton- Rev. Matthew Hartley
St. John XXIII, Ft. Collins- Rev. Mason Fraley
St. Mary, Breckenridge; Our Lady of Peace, Silverthorne- Rev. Boguslaw Rebacz
Queen of Peace, Aurora- Rev. Mateusz Ratajczak
St. Cajetan, Denver- Rev. Israel Perez
St. Elizabeth Anne Seton, Ft. Collins- Rev. Michael Philen
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Northglenn- Rev. Andrew Kemberling
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Boulder- Rev. Tomislav Tomic
Light of the World, Littleton- Rev. Isidore Orjikwe
Holy Trinity, Westminster- Rev. David Gomez Limon
Holy Name, Steamboat; St. Martin of Tours, Oak Creek- Rev. Miguel Soubrier
Our Lady of Fatima, Lakewood- Rev. Edison Chinnappan
St. Martin de Porres, Boulder; Sacred Heart of Mary, Boulder- Rev. Emmanuel Osigwe
Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Denver- Rev. Michael Rapp
St. Therese, Aurora- Rev. Xavier Espinoza
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