Official Priest Appointments: July 2026

Archdiocesan priests concelebrate the Installation Mass of Archbishop James R. Golka as the sixth Archbishop of Denver. (Photo by Grant Whitty/Denver Catholic)

Here’s a list of all the new priest assignments for the Archdiocese of Denver, including new pastor and parochial vicar assignments and priest departures. These appointments are effective July 1, 2026, unless noted otherwise.

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

Father James Baird, St. Mark Parish, Westminster

Father Jonathan Dellinger, Sacred Heart of Mary Parish and St. Martin de Porres Parish, Boulder

Father Shaun Galvin, Immaculate Conception Parish, Lafayette

Father Francisco Garcia, Holy Rosary Parish, Denver

Father Gerardo Garcia-Jimenez, St. Mary Parish, Rifle, and Sacred Heart Parish, Silt

Msgr. Peter Quang Nguyen, All Saints Parish, Denver

Father Joseph Toledo, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Fort Collins

Father Felix Zermeño-Martin, Our Lady of Grace Parish, Denver

Pastors Changing Parishes and New Pastor and Parochial Administrator Assignments for Six Years:

Father Jorge Agüera, Sacred Heart Parish, Denver

Father Sean Conroy, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Denver, and St. Louis Parish, Englewood

Father Geronimo Gonzalez, St. Bernadette Parish, Lakewood, and St. Mary Magdalene Parish, Denver

Father Brian Larkin, St. Joseph Parish and Holy Family Parish, Fort Collins

Father Daniel Leonard, St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Denver

Father Maurice Uchenna Okeke, Parochial Administrator, Our Lady of the Pines Parish, Conifer

Father Boguslaw Rebacz, St. Mary Parish, Aspen

Father Eric Zegeer, St. Pius X Parish, Aurora

Parochial Vicars (ad nutum archiepiscopi)

Father A. Arokiaraj Adaikaladoss, HGN, St. Joseph Parish, Akron, St. Mary Parish, Brush, and St. John the Evangelist Parish, Stoneham

Father Charles Berni, HGN, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Loveland

Father Phuoc Joseph Bui, St. Gianna Beretta Molla Parish, Denver, and to ministry at the Denver International Airport Interfaith Chapel, Denver

Father Vincent Thuan Van Bui, Light of the World Parish, Littleton

Father Ekene Samuel Ezennia, Blessed Sacrament Parish, Denver

Father Micah Flores, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Boulder

Father Michael Freihofer, Sacred Heart of Mary Parish and St. Martin de Porres Parish, Boulder

Father Cristobal Reynaldo Gadea Velasquez, Immaculate Conception Parish, Lafayette

Father Joseph Grady, Notre Dame Parish, Denver

Father Juan Adrian Hernandez Dominguez, St. Therese Parish, Aurora

Father Kevin Kasel, Spirit of Christ Parish, Arvada

Father Andrew Krische, St. Bernadette Parish, Lakewood, and St. Mary Magdalene Parish, Denver

Father Christian Mast, St. Joan of Arc Parish, Arvada

Father Joseph McLagan, St. Thomas More Parish, Centennial

Father Paolo Mori, Queen of Peace Parish, Aurora

Father Samuel Munson, St. John XXIII Parish, Fort Collins

Father John Nepil, Our Lady of Loreto Parish, Foxfield

Father Nailon Joshua Nyoni, Most Precious Blood Parish, Denver

Father Ryan O'Neill, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Longmont, effective May 4, 2026.

Father Anthony Duc Huan Phan, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Denver, and St. Louis Parish, Englewood

Father Esteban Adolfo Robles Garbanzo, Our Lady of Peace Parish, Greeley

Father Tomasz Surma, St. Mary Parish, Breckenridge, and Our Lady of Peace Parish, Silverthorne

Father Daniel Viana Pereira, Holy Cross Parish, Thornton, and Chaplain at Frassati Catholic Academy, Thornton

Other Assignments/Departures

Father Daniel Eusterman, Vice Rector, St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, Denver, ad nutum archiepiscopi

Father Timothy Hjelstrom is released to serve in the Archdiocese of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Father Martin Latiff will be transferring to the Diocese of San Diego, California, effective May 4, 2026.

Father Jacob Machado, Chaplain, Annunciation Heights Camp and Retreat Center and Camp St. Malo Shrine, ad nutum archiepiscopi, effective May 4, 2026.

Father Karl Millis returns to the service of the Diocese of Cheyenne, Wyoming, after his assignment at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Longmont, ended, effective March 9, 2026.

Father Peter Srsich, Chaplain, John Paul the Great Catholic High School, Denver, ad nutum archiepiscopi.

Father Timothy Wysocki is transferring to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Retirements

Father Timothy Gaines

Father John Hilton

Father Simon Kalonga