After due consultation and prayerful reflection, and to provide for the proper care of souls entrusted to him, Bishop Joseph E. Strickland is pleased to announce the following pastoral assignments and appointments for the Diocese of Tyler. All assignments are effective July 1, 2023, unless otherwise indicated.
PASTOR
Rev. Nelson Munoz appointed pastor of St. Michael Parish in Mt. Pleasant (from pastor of St. Therese Parish in Center and St. Mary of the Epiphany Mission in Timpson).
Rev. Juan Carlos Rivera appointed pastor of Most Holy Trinity Parish in Trinity (from pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Pittsburg).
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
Rev. Cesar Betancourt appointed parish administrator of Holy Cross Parish in Pittsburg (from administrator of Most Holy Trinity Parish in Trinity).
Rev. Carlos Piedrahita appointed parish administrator of St. Therese Parish in Center and St. Mary of the Epiphany Mission in Timpson (from diocesan prison ministry).
PAROCHIAL VICAR
Dcn. Steven Chabarria appointed parochial vicar of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler, upon priestly ordination.
Rev. Jose Marin appointed parochial vicar of St. Andrew Parish and St. Patrick Parish in Lufkin (from parochial vicar of Sacred Heart Parish in Nacogdoches).
Rev. Selvan Melkias appointed parochial vicar of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler (from parochial vicar of St. Joseph Parish in Marshall and Immaculate Conception Parish in Jefferson).
Rev. Nicholas Nappier appointed parochial vicar of Sacred Heart Parish in Nacogdoches (from parochial vicar of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler).
Rev. Gabriel Uzondu appointed parochial vicar of St. Joseph Parish in Marshall and Immaculate Conception Parish in Jefferson, with responsibility for St. Lawrence Mission in Waskom (from parochial vicar of Our Lady of Sorrows in Jacksonville).
OTHER
Rev. Ariel Cortes granted medical leave (from pastor of St. Michael Parish in Mt. Pleasant).
Rev. Fabian Eibl, MHC appointed to pastoral assistance at St. Joseph the Worker FSSP Parish in Tyler and to assist with the celebration of Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler (new to the diocese).
Rev. Albert J. Motte appointed to academic studies in Rome (from parochial vicar of St. Boniface Parish in Chandler).
Rev. R.B. Williams, OP appointed by the Dominican Order as Chaplain of the Monastery of the Infant Jesus in Lufkin, replacing Fr. Ian Bordenave, OP.
