RETIREMENT Rt. Rev. Adrian R. Vorderlandwehr, O.S.B. Saint Gregory’s Abbey, Shawnee
PASTOR Rev. John Peter Swaminathan Our Lady of Victory, Purcell
Rev. Brian E. Buettner St. Joseph Old Cathedral, Oklahoma City
Rev. Nerio A. Espinoza St. Catherine of Siena, Pauls Valley
Rev. John Paul Lewis Blessed Sacrament, Lawton
Rev. Luis Gerardo Belmonte, OCD Little Flower Church, Oklahoma City
Effective date to be determined mid-July
ASSOCIATE PASTOR Rev. T. Jerome Krug St. Peter, Guymon (St. Frances Cabrini, Beaver;
Good Shepherd, Boise City; Sacred Heart, Hooker)
Rev. Vic Luong St. Eugene, Oklahoma City
Rev. Rajesh Kumar Nettem St. John Nepomuk, Yukon
Rev. William Banowsky St. Charles Borromeo, Oklahoma City, temporary assignment
Effective July 1 and until return to Rome to continue studies Rev. Jesus Sancho Martín, OCD Little Flower Church, Oklahoma City
Effective date to be determined mid-July Rev. Ruben Tena-Guzman, CORC Sacred Heart, Oklahoma City
Effective Oct. 22
ADMINISTRATOR Rev. Joseph Reddy Duggempudi Sacred Heart, Konawa (St. Mary, Wanette)
Residing at St. Joseph Church, Ada
Rev. Balaswamy Bathini St. Joseph, Blackwell (St. Joseph, Tonkawa)
CHAPLAIN Rev. Alexander L. Kroll Mount St. Mary Catholic High School
Continuing as associate pastor at St. John, Edmond
Rev. John Baptist Sseruwu, A.J. Integris and Deaconess Hospital
Rev. Gabriel Emuria, A.J. Mercy Health Center
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT Rev. Brian E. Buettner Director of Vocations
Rev. Benjamin Saw Lwin Sabbatical
Rev. John Paul Lewis Associate Director of Vocations
Rev. John D. Herrera Associate Director of Vocations
DEAN Very Rev. Philip M. Seeton Southwest Deanery
SUPPLY PRIEST Rev. M. Price Oswalt Effective July 1
Rev. James M. Chamberlain In residence at St. Joseph, Norman, effective Aug. 1
SPECIAL STUDIES Rev. Zachary M. Boazman Pursuing a Master of Arts degree (Liturgical Studies) at the Liturgical Institute of the University of St. Mary of the Lake (in addition to current pastoral assignment)
REASSIGNED Rev. Raul Reyes, OCD Reassigned by Carmelite Province
Rev. John Magdalene Suenram, OCD Reassigned by Carmelite Province
Effective date to be determined mid-July
2021 Effective Feb. 18, 2021
Rev. Daniel G. Grover Pastor, Saint Matthew Church, Elk City and its mission, Queen of All Saints Church, Sayre (and continuing as Chaplain at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School for the 2020-2021 school year)
Rev. Tang “Titus” Pau Administrator, Corpus Christi Church, Oklahoma City and its mission, Saint Robert Bellarmine Church, Jones