The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix cut jobs, reduced priest pay and discontinuedthe print production of its newspaper on May 1in anticipation of the financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. From Vicar General/Moderator of the Curia, Garden Grove, To Pastor, Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, Newport Beach, From Pastor, Santa Clara de Asis Church, Yorba Linda, To Pastor Renewed, Santa Clara de Asis Church, Yorba Linda, From Pastor, Our Lady of La Vang Church, Santa Ana, To Pastor Renewed, Our Lady of La Vang Church, Santa Ana, From Pastor, Corpus Christi Church, Aliso Viejo, To Pastor Renewed, Corpus Christi Church, Aliso Viejo, From Pastor, Holy Trinity Church, Ladera Ranch, To Pastor Extended, Holy Trinity Church, Ladera Ranch, From Pastor, Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, Newport Beach, To Retired Priest Status, In-residence at St. Justin Martyr Church, Anaheim (effective date August 5, 2018), From Pastor, San Francisco Solano Church, Rancho Santa Margarita, To Retired Priest Status in private residence, From Parochial Vicar, San Francisco Solano Church, Rancho, To Administrator, San Francisco Solano Church, Rancho Santa Margarita, From Chaplain, Rosary Academy, Fullerton/CHOC Hospital, From Parochial Vicar, La Purisima Church, Orange, To PV, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, La Habra, From Parochial Vicar, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Santa Ana, To PV, St. Edward the Confessor Church, Dana Point, From Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, La Habra, From Parochial Vicar, St. Mary Church, Fullerton, From Parochial Vicar, St. Norbert Church, Orange, From Parochial Vicar, St. Pius V Church, Buena Park, From Parochial Vicar, St. Joseph Church, Santa Ana, From Parochial Vicar, St. Vincent de Paul Church, Huntington Beach, From Parochial Vicar, Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, Newport Beach, From Parochial Vicar, St. Edward the Confessor Church, Dana Point, To PV, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Santa Ana, From Parochial Vicar, St. Barbara Church, Santa Ana, To PV, Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, Newport Beach, From Chaplain, Santa Margarita Catholic High School, RSM, To Chaplain Renewed, Santa Margarita High School, RSM, To Chaplain, CSUF Newman Center, Fullerton, From Parochial Vicar, St. Irenaeus Church, Cypress, To Local Superior of Alagad ni Maria (A.M.), Anaheim, To Director of Vocations-Extended, Garden Grove. Augustinian Recollects Religious Order A native of the Philippines, he once served at St. Elizabeth Seton Parish in Sun City. Bishop Dolan has been the pastor of six very diverse parishes within the Diocese of San Diego, and to each he has brought leadership, prayerfulness, collaboration, creativity and unity, McElroy added. Dolan, 60, succeeds Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, whose resignation was accepted on June 10, after turning 75, the usual age of retirement for bishops. She credited him for inspiring her to attend Mass and restoring her faith. Some parishioners believe Arango was forced to quit the post. JOSEPH SON NGUYEN To Parochial Vicar, St. Justin Martyr Church, Anaheim, REV. In a statement, the diocese acknowledged that Arangos reassignment had upset people. Fr. 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A chance at academic glory will be on the line later this month as Arizona's top qualifiers compete in the state spelling bee. Parishioners arrive at St. Gregory Catholic Church, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Phoenix for a baptism do-over. At the end of his final Sunday Mass at St. Gregory, Arango received a standing ovation and was carried down the aisle by parishioners who thanked him for his contributions. The diocese reduced overall spending in the current fiscal year, which ends June 30, and will reduce spending next fiscal year by reducing staff and restructuring offices, the diocese said. From Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Fatima Church, San Clemente The Diocese of Phoenix estimates that thousands of baptisms are invalid by the incorrect phrasing used by the Rev. PHILIP SMITH The diocese declined to say whether Arango resigned as pastor, as the priest said in a note posted on the dioceses site. JOSEPH NGU TRUONG Ritche S. Bueza - Pastor, Holy Spirit Parish, San Jose (concurrent as Director of Vocations and Seminarians) Rev, Msgr. The diocese declined to say whether it planned on holding such a meeting. John Honiotes at St. Francis H.S. TONY PARK AZ International Auto Show & New Car Buyer's Guide 2020 Model Year, On his 75th birthday, submits resignation as head of Phoenix diocese, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Died in 1985. Alyssons mother, Eliana Najera, said she doesnt hold it against Arango that her daughters first baptism was invalidated. Arango told the families in the church Thursday that the do-over was a chance for the faithful to renew their commitment to God. REV. Muir said, about not sitting back and waiting for people to come to church or come to me as a priest, but getting out there mixing it up., Anthem, he said, was recently voted one of the best places in the country in which to raise a family. Msgr. For more stories that matter,subscribe to azcentral.com. The Diocese of Phoenix is comprised of Mohave, Coconino (except Navajo Indian Reservation), Yavapai, and Maricopa Counties, and the Gila Indian Reservation in the State of Arizona for a total of 43,967 square miles. From St. Johns Seminary, Camarillo To Parochial Vicar, St. Boniface Church, Anaheim, REV. He said that while hes sad to leave the Newman Center, hes excited about his new assignment. Like others, she then again received Communion and was confirmed this time as valid sacraments in the eyes of the church, which require recipients first to be baptized. The placement board makes recommendations to Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, who then prayerfully considers them. May God bless them and those they will serve. The pastoral center is funded through weekly church collections, which have taken a hit after public Masses were suspended indefinitely on March 18 to help mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus, diocese spokesman Rob DeFrancesco said. 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