The Most Reverend William Patrick Callahan, D.D., Bishop of La Crosse, makes the following announcement:
In accord with the norm of canon 553, §2, the following priests are named vicars forane (deans) for a three-year term, effective October 15, 2020:
The Very Rev. Sebastian J. Kolodzieczyk for the Arcadia Deanery;
The Very Rev. Jesse D. Burish for the Chippewa Falls Deanery;
The Very Rev. Joseph Okine-Quartey for the Durand Deanery;
The Very Rev. James R. Kurzynski for the Eau Claire Deanery;
The Rev. Msgr. Steven J. Kachel for the La Crosse Deanery;
The Very Rev. Douglas C. Robertson for the Marshfield Deanery;
The Very Rev. John A. Potaczek for the Tomah Deanery;
The Very Rev. Rajendran Anandan for the Prairie du Chien Deanery;
The Very Rev. Irudayanathan Thainase for the Richland Center Deanery;
The Very Rev. Edward J. Shuttleworth for the Stevens Point Deanery;
The Very Rev. Leo Johnson Stanislaus for the Thorp Deanery;
The Rev. Msgr. Mark R. Pierce for the Wausau Deanery;
The Very Rev. Valentine Joseph Gasparraj for the Wisconsin Rapids Deanery.