Official Priest Appointments: July 2025

(Photo by Daniel Petty/Denver Catholic)

Here’s a list of all the new priest assignments for the Archdiocese of Denver, including pastor and parochial vicar reassignments, parish administrators, chaplains and retirements. These appointments are effective July 1, 2025, unless noted otherwise.

Pastors Renewing for an Additional Six Years (or one year) at the Same Parish

Father James Crisman, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Longmont, and Lyons Community Church, Lyons

Father James R. Fox, Christ the King Parish, Evergreen

Father Timothy Gaines, Our Lady of the Pines Parish, Conifer, and St. Elizabeth Mission Church, Buffalo Creek (one year)

Father John Hilton, St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Denver (one year)

Father Nicholas Larkin, IV, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Denver

Father Felix Medina-Algaba, Queen of Peace Parish, Aurora

Father Tomasz Strzebonski, St. Peter Parish, Greeley

New Parochial Administrator and Pastor Assignments for Six Years (unless otherwise noted)

Father Matthias Bayiha, Parochial Administrator, St. Anne Parish, Grand Lake, St. Ignatius Parish, Walden, St. Peter Parish, Kremmling, Our Lady of the Snow Mission Church, Granby, and St. Bernard Mission Church, Fraser (ad nutum archiepiscopi)

Father Michael Bodzioch, Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Denver, and St. Elizabeth of Hungary Mission Church, Denver (ad nutum archiepiscopi)

Father Daniel Cardó, Holy Trinity Parish, Westminster, and Our Lady of Visitation Mission Church, Denver

Father Michael Carvill, F.S.C.B., Parochial Administrator, St. Louis Parish, Louisville (ad nutum archiepiscopi)

Father Hector Chiapa-Villareal, Guardian Angels Parish, Denver

Father Luis Guilherme da Silva Mendes, St. John the Baptist Parish, Johnstown, and St. Nicholas Parish, Platteville

Monsignor Emile Dibongue, Parochial Administrator, St. Rose of Lima Parish, Denver (ad nutum archiepiscopi)

Father Timothy Hjelstrom, St. Anthony Parish, Sterling, Sacred Heart Parish, Peetz, and St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Iliff

Father Christopher Marbury, Good Shepherd Parish, Denver

Father Miguel Nahu Mendoza, Presentation of Our Lady Parish, Denver

Father Samuel Morehead, Our Lady of the Valley Parish, Windsor, and St. Mary Parish, Ault

Father Gregg Pedersen, Light of the World Parish, Littleton

Father Angel Perez-Brown, St. James Parish, Denver

Father Michael Rapp, St. Joseph Parish, Denver

Father Enrique Salazar, St. Patrick Parish, Holyoke, St. Peter the Apostle Mission Church, Fleming, and Christ the King Mission Church, Haxtun

Father Juan Fernando Sardi Soto, Holy Name Parish, Sheridan

Father Jaime A. Valdez-Vargas, Parochial Administrator, St. Therese Parish, Aurora (ad nutum archiepiscopi)

Father Peter Wojda, Shrine of St. Anne, Arvada

Parochial Vicars

Father Anthony Arniello, C.B., St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Littleton

Father Gustavo A. Becerra Mendez, St. Cajetan Parish, Denver

Father Carlos Wilson Bello-Ayala, Queen of Peace Parish, Aurora

Father Clemence Buberwa, St. Anne Parish, Grand Lake, St. Ignatius Parish, Walden, St. Peter Parish, Kremmling, Our Lady of the Snow Mission Church, Granby, and St. Bernard Mission Church, Fraser

Father Martin Frias-Guardado, St. Anthony Parish, Sterling, Sacred Heart Parish, Peetz, and St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Iliff

Father Martin Latiff, M.C., Spirit of Christ Parish, Arvada

Father Julius Lule, Christ the King Parish, Denver, and Formation Advisor, St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, Denver

Father Andre Mayack, Immaculate Conception Parish, Lafayette

Father John Nepil, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Denver, and St. Louis Parish, Englewood

Father A. Antony Raj (Arumugam), H.G.N., St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Fort Collins

Father Reinaldo Rojas Fernandez, Ascension Parish, Montbello

Father Gonzalo Stephen Sanguinetti, M.C., St. John the Evangelist Parish, Loveland

Father Thomas J. Scherer, St. Thomas More Parish, Centennial

Father Juan Sebastian Splawinski, St. Michael Parish, Craig, Holy Family Parish, Meeker, and St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish, Rangely

Father Bernard Ssubi, Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Denver, and St. Elizabeth of Hungary Mission Church, Denver

Other Assignments/Departures

Father Jose de Jesus Garcia, Itinerancy with the Neocatechumenal Way

Father Geronimo Gonzalez, Chaplain, Spiritual Motherhood for Priests Apostolate, while remaining Parochial Vicar, St. Bernadette Parish, Lakewood, and St. Mary Magdalene Parish, Denver.

Father David M. Hall, Priest Secretary to the Archbishop and Vice-Chancellor

Father Trevor Lontine, further studies

Father Christian James Mast, Chaplain, St. John Paul the Great High School, Denver, with residence at St. Louis Parish, Englewood

Father John W. Stapleton, IV, residence, Immaculate Conception Parish, Lafayette, while remaining Chaplain at Holy Family High School, Broomfield

Father Daniel Zimmerschied, Medical Leave, with residence at St. Jude Parish, Lakewood

Retirements

Father James E. Fox

Father Sean McGrath

Father Jerome Rohr