From beyond the deep: Listing of the La Crosse Diocese parish reassignments

Alert: Badger Catholic sighting! "The" Badger Catholic emailed me to post this. Sounds like he has a cell phone in one hand, fishing pole in the other, 2 kids hanging on his back and a Temple Police map by his side.

Anyway, this post is actually about the La Crosse diocese parish reassignments, effective July 1.

La Crosse Catholic Times:

On Sunday, May 22, 44 priests across the diocese announced to their parishioners that they were being transferred. The transfer was initiated by Bishop William P. Callahan of the Diocese of La Crosse.

In a letter to the priests, deacons and curia staff Father David C. Kunz, the vicar for clergy, explained that the vast number of changes has been prompted by the implementation of the Pastoral Plan. The Plan is a reflection of the continuing decrease in the number of priests we have to staff our parishes and institutions of the diocese. With five priest retirements and only one ordination this year, it is obvious that the status quo would no longer serve the people of our parishes.

He also said that the diocese’s Personal Council that has been planning these changes since January, 2011, took its mandate carefully, attempting to match the gifts of the individual priest with the needs of the individual parish.

List of priests and their new assignments [PDF here]:

Parish, City in bold Parochial Administrator

1: Colby/Abbotsford/Dorchester/Owen: Father Dan Hackel; Father Tim Oudenhoven (Assoc. & Hispanic Ministry)

2: Notre Dame, Chippewa Falls: Father Mark Pierce

3: Roncalli Newman, LX: Father Al Wierzba

4: Viroqua: Father Francis Abuah-Quansah

5: Cathedral, LX: Father Charles Stoetzel

6: Galloway/Bevent: Father Augustine Bentil

7: St. Charles, Chip Falls/Tilden: Father Ed Shuttleworth

8: Sacred Heart Hospital, EC: Father James Arthur

9: St. John, Marshfield/Spencer: Father Sam Martin

10: Bloomer/Cook’s Valley: Father John Potaczek

11: Plum City/Arkansaw: Father Paul Czerwonka

12: Richland Center: Father Roger Scheckel

13: Edgar/Poniatowski: Father Robert Streveler

14: St. James, LX: Father Robert Schaller

15: Loyal: Father William Felix

16: Durand/Lima/Mondovi: Father Al Jakubowski; Father Eric Linzmaier (Assoc.)

17: Fountain City/Alma/Waumandee: Father Brian Jazdzewski

18: OLQH, Wisc. Rapids: Father Sahayanathan Nathan

19: Arcadia/Pine Creek: Father Hingone (July 1)/Father Amalraj (Sept.1)

20: Holy Trinity, La Crosse: Father G. Richard Roberts

21: St. Vincent de Paul, Wisc. Rapids: Father John Steiner

22: Milladore/Junction City/Mill Creek: Father Andrzej Panek

23: Hewitt/Aurburndale/Blenker: Father Peter Raj

24: St. Joseph/St. Stephen, Stevens Point: Father Jerzy Rebacz

25: Hillsboro/Wonewoc/Union Center: Father Don Bauer

26: St. Joseph Ridge/St. Peter, M. Ridge/St. Mary, CV: Father Joseph Nakwah

27: Sparta/Summit: Father David Kunz (cont. Vicar for Clergy); Father John Mano (Assoc.)

28: Cashton/St. M. Ridge/Norwalk: Father Michael Klos

29: Holy Name, Wausau: Father David Rybicki

30: Cadott/Drywood/Jim Falls: Father Keith Kitzhaber

Drywood/Jim Falls: Deacon Mark Arnold (Parish Director)

31: Polonia/Rosholt/Torun: Father Greg Michaud

32: Cazenovia/Keyesville/Lone Rock: Father George Graham

33: St. Peter, St. Pt./St. Casimir, Hull: Father Arul Joseph; Father Robert Letona (Assoc.)

34: Rock Falls/Elk Mound/Boyceville: Father Joseph O’Hara

35: Holmen: Father John Parr

36: Custer/Amherst/Fancher: Father Jude Dioka

37: Fairview/Fairchild/Neillsville: Father Varkey Velickakathu

38: Alma Center/Black River Falls/Melrose: Father Emmanuel Famiyeh

39: New Lisbon/Castle Rock: Father Wesley Janowski

40: Resurrection/St. Michael, Wausau Father John Robert Alphonse (Assoc.)

The "big one" on the list is #5 -- Father Charles Stoetzel will be the priest at the La Crosse Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman.