Official Appointments
Bishop John Noonan has accepted the retirement request for Monsignor John Caulfield as of January 31, 2012.
Bishop John Noonan has appointed the following priests:
Fr. Francisco Aquino as Parochial Administrator of Our Lady of the Lakes, Deltona Beach, effective October 1, 2011.
Fr. Peter Cordeno as Parochial Vicar of Holy Family Catholic Church, Orlando, effective October 1, 2011.
Fr. John Bosco Maison as Parochial Administrator of Church of the Epiphany, Port Orange, effective September 22, 2011.
Fr. John Kudiyiruppil as Parochial Vicar of Nativity Catholic Church effective September 1, 2011.
Fr. German Vargas as Associate Pastor at Resurrection effective September 1.
Fr. Augusto Cadavid as Parochial Vicar of Blessed Sacrament in Clermont, effective September 1, 2011.
Fr. Jean Aland as Parochial Vicar of St. Teresa, Titusville, effective September 1, 2011.
Fr. Thomas Barrett as Pastor of St. Brendan Catholic Church effective September 1, 2011.
Fr. Ralph DuWell as Parochial Administrator of Church of the Nativity effective September 1, 2011.
Very Reverend Richard Walsh, St. Margaret Mary pastor, as vicar general of the Diocese of Orlando, effective January 21, 2011.
Deans to the Diocese of Orlando effective December 23, 2010.
Central Deanery North (Seminole and Orange Counties)
Dean: Very Rev. Stephen Parkes, pastor, Most Precious Blood Catholic Church
Central Deanery South (Orange and Osceola Counties)
Dean: Very Rev. Esaú Garcia, pastor, Holy Cross Catholic Church
Eastern Deanery (Volusia County)
Dean: Very Rev. Stan Murray, pastor, Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Northern Deanery (Marion, Lake and Sumter Counties)
Dean: Very Rev. John Giel, pastor, Saint Paul Catholic Church
Southern Deanery (Brevard County)
Dean: Very Rev. Sean Heslin, pastor, Church of Our Saviour
Western Deanery (Polk County)
Dean: Very Rev. Peter Puntal. pastor, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Winter Haven
Priest Directory
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Presbyteral Council for 2011 - 2014
Download a pdf list of the current Presbyteral Council for the year 2011 - 2014 by clicking here.
Priest Necrology
A Record of the Deaths of Priests Who Have Served the Diocese of Orlando 1968—Present
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| January | ||
| 1 | Rev. John Cavanaugh, C.SS.R | 2007 |
| 8 | Rev. Hugh J. Flynn | 1975 |
| 8 | Rev. Cyril Donnelly, S.M.A. | 1994 |
| 13 | Rev. William Holmes | 1982 |
| 13 | Rev. Joseph Buzek | 1999 |
| 16 | Rev. Michael Flynn | 1988 |
| 16 | Rev. Michael J. Flannery | 2000 |
| 18 | Rev. Leo Culliton | 2000 |
| 23 | Rev. Michael M. Reynolds | 1972 |
| 27 | Rev. James F. Edwards | 2007 |
| February | ||
| 1 | Rev. Brendan Donnelly | 2006 |
| 2 | Rev. Thomas Buyers | 1984 |
| 2 | Rev. Anthony Palmese | 2012 |
| 3 | Rev. Albert LeMieux, O. Praem. | 1985 |
| 4 | Rev. Michael Hanrahan | 1999 |
| 9 | Rev. Edward Condren | 1981 |
| 15 | Rev. Antonio Pons | 1999 |
| 20 | Rev. Patrick J. Malone | 1969 |
| 21 | Msgr. John E. Gremillion | 1997 |
| 25 | Rev. Fred Thomas | 1997 |
| 26 | Rev. Carlos Aizpun | 1989 |
| March | ||
| 10 | Rev. Columba J. Enright, T.O.R. | 2006 |
| 18 | Rev. Paul Kajdan | 1991 |
| 20 | Rev. Thomas Gross | 1982 |
| 22 | Msgr. Martin B. Power | 1972 |
| 25 | Rev. John P. Molloy | 1978 |
| 30 | Rev. Ramond Schlitzer, C.SS.R. | 1982 |
| April | ||
| 2 | Rev. Stanislaus Morawaski, C.SS.R. | 1985 |
| 8 | Rev. William A. Gunther | 2008 |
| 12 | Rev. Jose Luis Meza | 2005 |
| 19 | †Most Rev. William D. Borders | 2010 |
| 19 | Rev. Louis J. Gonter | 2002 |
| 21 | †Most Rev. Thomas Grady | 2002 |
| 28 | Rev. Colin Kidd, O.F.M. | 2001 |
| 28 | Msgr. Luis Maria Padilla | 1985 |
| May | ||
| 1 | Rev. John W. Garvy | 2005 |
| 9 | Rev. Patrick Jordan | 2000 |
| 14 | Rev. Robert McDonnell, C.S.C. | 2006 |
| 17 | Rev Edwin Pawlak | 2005 |
| 20 | Rev. James MacLoughlin | 2010 |
| 25 | Rev. William Foley. S.M. | 2005 |
| 29 | Rev. Dominick Gullay | 1981 |
| June | ||
| 1 | Rev. Albert J. Fornace | 2001 |
| 2 | Rev. Richard Lyons | 1969 |
| 3 | Rev. Declan Jordan | 1991 |
| 5 | Rev. Stephen Noel Nicholas | 2011 |
| 10 | Rev.Paul Woodyard | 1976 |
| 19 | Rev. Luke Lindon | 1986 |
| 22 | Msgr. Michael Beerhalter | 1990 |
| 22 | Rev. Joseph Grill | 1994 |
| 26 | Rev. Joseph Majewski, C.SS.R. | 2003 |
| 26 | Rev. Sante J. Reale, C.PP.S. | 2009 |
| 27 | Rev. William Corry | 1995 |
| 28 | Rev. Patrick O'Brien | 1969 |
| 28 | Rev. Mariano Coba | 1993 |
| 30 | Rev. Michael Dillon | 2003 |
| July | ||
| 6 | Rev. Paul T. Gillen, C.SS.R. | 2000 |
| 7 | Rev. Frederick Connolly, C.S.C. | 1978 |
| 7 | Rev. Arthur Dunnigan | 1988 |
| 13 | Rev. Joseph A. Nolin | 2005 |
| 18 | Rev. Paul Couming | 1992 |
| 20 | Rev. William Gallagher | 1999 |
| 29 | Msgr. Thomas Cannon | 2001 |
| 30 | Rev. Camillo Avitabile, M.S. | 2001 |
| August | ||
| 8 | Rev. Sean Shine | 2008 |
| 10 | Rev. Richard Gaffney | 1983 |
| 12 | Rev. Patrick Grogan | 1997 |
| 21 | Rev. Edward O'Shea | 1977 |
| 22 | Rev. John Denehy | 2003 |
| 23 | Rev. Edward W. Hughes | 1992 |
| 24 | Rev. John J. Martin, O.S.M. | 1999 |
| 26 | Rev. Bronis Benesevich | 1993 |
| 27 | Rev. Patrick Murphy | 1982 |
| September | ||
| 6 | Rev. James Sheehan, C.S.C. | 1977 |
| 19 | Rev. Jon Oliver | 2003 |
| 20 | Msgr. Patrick Nolan | 1970 |
| 23 | Rev. Louis Bamundo | 1986 |
| 27 | Rev. Charles Schneider | 1995 |
| October | ||
| 3 | Rev. Philip Stegeman | 1988 |
| 4 | Rev. Neil Sager | 1978 |
| 9 | Rev. Eamonn Gill | 2000 |
| 11 | Msgr. Paul Kamide | 2010 |
| 13 | Rev. Martin Collins, S.S.C. | 1976 |
| 13 | Rev. Louis Dunleavy | 1993 |
| 13 | Rev. Bernard L. Hickey | 1985 |
| 26 | Msgr. Matthew Connolly | 2008 |
| 27 | Rev. Patrick O'Reilly | 2002 |
| 30 | Msgr. Charles A. Bartok | 2008 |
| November | ||
| 3 | Rev. David Sharrock, C.SS.R. | 2003 |
| 3 | Rev. Lyle Danen | 2011 |
| 9 | Rev. Charles Anderson | 1994 |
| 10 | Rev. Emile Gentile, T.O.R. | 2011 |
| 15 | Rev. James Fahey | 1995 |
| 17 | Rev. Thomas Bergin | 2004 |
| 19 | Rev. Kelly J. Cosgrove | 2001 |
| 20 | Rev. George Moreau | 2000 |
| 24 | Rev. Stephen Lambour, C.S.C. | 2004 |
| 29 | Rev. Gerard Lutyens | 1974 |
| 30 | Rev. William Killion | 1994 |
| December | ||
| 2 | Rev. Francis Letourneau | 1997 |
| 3 | Rev. Armand Gregoire | 1979 |
| 4 | Rev. Con Shine | 1996 |
| 5 | Rev. Stephen Phillips | 2008 |
| 13 | Msgr. William Mullally | 1971 |
| 20 | Rev. John Fiala | 1990 |
| 20 | Rev. Walter Franczek | 1999 |
| 21 | Rev. William O'Farrell | 1997 |
| 22 | Rev. Vincent E. Smith | 1981 |
| 22 | Rev. Gerry Granahan | 2010 |
| 29 | Rev. Charles J. Moser, S.M.A. | 1999 |
| 30 | Rev. Claude Laquerre | 1985 |
| A | ||
| Aizpun, Carlos Rev. | February 26, | 1989 |
| Anderson, Charles Rev. | November 9, | 1994 |
| Avitabile, M.S., Camillo Rev. | July 30, | 2001 |
| B | ||
| Bamundo, Louis Rev. | September 23, | 1986 |
| Bartok, Msgr., Charles A. | October 30, | 2008 |
| Beerhalter, Michael, Msgr. | June 22, | 1990 |
| Benesevich, Bronis Rev. | August 26, | 1993 |
| Bergin, Thomas Rev. | November 17, | 2004 |
| Buyers, Thomas Rev. | February 2, | 1984 |
| Buzek, Joseph Rev. | January 13, | 1999 |
| C | ||
| Cannon, Thomas Msgr. | July 29, | 2001 |
| Cavanaugh, C.SS.R., John Rev. | January 1, | 2007 |
| Coba, Mariano Rev. | June 28, | 1993 |
| Collins, S.S.C., Martin Rev. | October 13, | 1976 |
| Condren, Edward Rev. | February 9, | 1981 |
| Connolly, C.S.C., Frederick Rev. | July 7, | 1978 |
| Connolly, Matthew Msgr. | October 26, | 2008 |
| Corry, William Rev. | June 27, | 1995 |
| Cosgrove, Kelly J. Rev. | November 19, | 2001 |
| Couming, Paul Rev. | July 18, | 1992 |
| Culliton, Leo Rev. | January 18, | 2000 |
| D | ||
| Danen, Lyle Rev. | November 3, | 2012 |
| Denehy, John Rev. | August 22, | 2003 |
| Dillon, Michael Rev. | June 30, | 2003 |
| Donnelly, Brendan Rev. | February 1, | 2006 |
| Donnelly, S.M.A., Cyril Rev. | January 8, | 1994 |
| Dunleavy, Louis Rev. | October 13, | 1993 |
| Dunnigan, Arthur Rev. | July 7, | 1988 |
| E | ||
| Edwards, James Rev. | January 27, | 2007 |
| Enright, T.O.R., Columba J. Rev. | March 10, | 2006 |
| F | ||
| Fahey, James Rev. | November 15, | 1995 |
| Fiala, John Rev. | December 20, | 1990 |
| Flannery, Michael Rev. | January 16, | 2000 |
| Flynn, Hugh J. Rev. | January 8, | 1975 |
| Flynn, Michael Rev. | January 16, | 1988 |
| Foley, S.M., William Rev. | May 25, | 2005 |
| Fornace, Albert Rev. | June 1, | 2001 |
| Franczek, Walter Rev. | December 20, | 1999 |
| Gaffney, Richard Rev. | August 10, | 1983 |
| Gallagher, William Rev. | July 20, | 1999 |
| Garvy, John Rev. | May 1, | 2005 |
| Gentile, T.O.R. Emile Rev. | November 10, | 2011 |
| Gill, Eamonn Rev. | October 9, | 2000 |
| Gillen, C.SS.R., Paul T. Rev. | July 6, | 2000 |
| Gonter, Louis J. Rev. | April 19, | 2002 |
| Grady, Thomas †Most Rev. | April 21, | 2002 |
| Granahan, Gerry Rev. | December 22, | 2010 |
| Gregoire, Armand Rev. | December 3, | 1979 |
| Gremillion, John Msgr. | February 21, | 1997 |
| Grill, Joseph Rev. | June 22, | 1994 |
| Grogan, Patrick Rev. | August 12, | 1997 |
| Gross, Thomas Rev. | March 20, | 1982 |
| Gullay, Dominick Rev. | May 29, | 1981 |
| Gunther, William A. Rev. | April 8, | 2008 |
| H | ||
| Hanrahan, Michael Rev. | February 4, | 1999 |
| Hickey, Bernard Rev. | October 13, | 1985 |
| Holmes, William Rev. | January 13, | 1982 |
| Hughes, Edward Rev. | August 23, | 1992 |
| J | ||
| Jordan, Declan Rev. | June 3, | 1991 |
| Jordan, Patrick Rev. | May 9, | 2000 |
| K | ||
| Kajdan, Paul Rev. | March 18, | 1991 |
| Kamide, Paul Msgr. | October 11, | 2010 |
| Kidd, O.F.M., Colin Rev. | April 28, | 2001 |
| Killion, William Rev. | November 30, | 1994 |
| L | ||
| Laquerre, Claude Rev. | December 30, | 1985 |
| Lambour, C.S.C., Stephen Rev. | November 24, | 2004 |
| LeMieux, O. Praem. Albert Rev. | February 3, | 1985 |
| Letourneau, Francis Rev. | December 02, | 1997 |
| Lindon, Luke Rev. | June 19, | 1986 |
| Lutyens, Gerard Rev. | November 29, | 1974 |
| Lyons, Richard Rev. | June 2, | 1969 |
| M | ||
| Majewski, C.SS.R., Joseph Rev. | June 26, | 2003 |
| Malone, Patrick Rev. | February 20, | 1969 |
| Martin, O.S.M., John Rev. | August 24, | 1999 |
| McDonnell, C.S.C., Robert Rev. | May 14, | 2006 |
| McNicholas, Stephen Noel Rev. | June 5, | 2011 |
| Meza, Jose Luis Rev. | April 12, | 2005 |
| Molloy, John Rev. | March 25, | 1978 |
| Moreau, George Rev. | November 20, | 2000 |
| Morawaski, C.SS.R., Stanislaus Rev. | April 2, | 1985 |
| Moser, S.M.A., Charles Rev. | December 29, | 1999 |
| Mullally, William Msgr. | December 13, | 1971 |
| Murphy, Patrick Rev. | August 27, | 1982 |
| N | ||
| Nolan, Patrick Msgr. | September 20, | 1970 |
| Nolin, Joseph A. Rev. | July 13, | 2005 |
| O | ||
| O'Brien, Patrick Rev. | June 28, | 1969 |
| O'Farrell, William Rev. | December 21, | 1997 |
| Oliver, Jon Rev. | September 19, | 2003 |
| O'Reilly, Patrick Rev. | October 27, | 2002 |
| O'Shea, Edward Rev. | August 21, | 1977 |
| P | ||
| Padilla, Luis Maria | April 28, | 1985 |
| Palmese, Anthony Rev. | February 2, | 2012 |
| Pawlak, Edwin Rev. | May 17, | 2005 |
| Phillips, Stephen | December 5, | 2008 |
| Pons, Antonio Rev. | February 15, | 1999 |
| Power, Martin Msgr. | March 22, | 1972 |
| R | ||
| Reale, C.PP.S., Sante J. | June 26, | 2009 |
| Reynolds, Michael Rev. | January 23, | 1972 |
| S | ||
| Sager, Neil Rev. | October 4, | 1978 |
| Schlitzer, C.SS.R. Raymond Rev. | March 30, | 1982 |
| Schneider, Charles Rev. | September 27, | 1995 |
| Sharrock, C.SS.R., David Rev. | November 3, | 2003 |
| Sheehan, C.S.C., James Rev. | September 6, | 1977 |
| Shine, Con Rev. | December 4, | 1996 |
| Shine, Sean Rev. | August 8, | 2008 |
| Smith, Vincent Rev. | December 22, | 1981 |
| Stegeman, Philip Rev. | October 3, | 1988 |
| T | ||
| Thomas, Fred Rev. | February 25, | 1997 |
| W | ||
| Woodyard, Paul Rev. | June 10, | 1976 |
