The Most Reverend William Patrick Callahan, D.D., Bishop of La Crosse, makes the following announcements:
The Reverend James P. McNamee, Pastor of St. Joseph Parish at Adams and St. Ann Parish at Brooks, has requested the status of senior priest and it has been granted, effective July 1, 2016. He will continue to serve as Chaplain at the Oxford Federal Prison.
The Very Reverend Woodrow H. Pace, Director of the Mission Office, vicar forane of the Arcadia Deanery and Pastor of SS. Peter and Paul Parish in Independence, Saint John the Apostle Parish in Whitehall, and Saint Ansgar Parish in Blair, is released from his responsibilities as Pastor of Saint Ansgar Parish in Blair, effective April 12, 2016. He retains all other appointments.
The Reverend Antony Joseph, Parochial Administrator of Saint Bartholomew Parish in Trempealeau, Saint Mary Parish in Galesville and Saint Bridget Parish in Ettrick, is released from his responsibilities as Parochial Administrator of Saint Bridget Parish in Ettrick, effective April 12, 2016. He remains Parochial Administrator of Saint Bartholomew Parish in Trempealeau and Saint Mary in Galesville.
The Reverend Amalanathan Malaiyappan, with the permission of the Most Reverend Dr. P. Soundaraju, SDB, Bishop of Vellore, is appointed Parochial Administrator of Saint Bridget Parish in Ettrick and Saint Ansgar Parish in Blair, with residence at the Saint Bridget Parish rectory in Ettrick, effective April 12, 2016.