Bishop Schlert has announced new clergy assignments in the Diocese of Allentown.
Every year Bishop Schlert works with the Priest Personnel Board to make decisions on new assignments. The Board is an advisory body made up of experienced priests who are representative of the Diocese and its many regions and ministries.
New assignments are designed to meet the needs of the faithful in the Diocese’s 78 parishes, as well as fulfilling pastoral needs at college campuses, at hospitals, at diocesan high schools, and at prisons and nursing homes.
Priests can be reassigned for a number of reasons, including openings due to retirements, professional development of priests, requests from clergy members, and the need for a specific skill or talent that is a good match for a certain ministry.
The following assignments are effective Tuesday, June 17, 2025, unless otherwise noted:
Pastors Emeriti
Honorary title granted by the Bishop to a Pastor for exemplary service to the local Church.
Reverend Monsignor Nevin J. Klinger, Pastor, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Bethlehem to Pastor Emeritus, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Bethlehem.
Reverend Dr. John A. Krivak, Pastor, Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish, Hellertown to Pastor Emeritus, Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish, Hellertown.
Reverend Jonas Tandayu, M.S.C., Pastor, Holy Family Parish, Nazareth to Pastor Emeritus, Holy Family Parish, Nazareth.
Pastors
Exercises the pastoral care of the local community committed to him under the authority of the diocesan bishop in whose ministry of Christ he has been called to share.
Reverend Monsignor Andrew R. Baker, service outside the Diocese of Allentown as Rector, Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary and Vice President, Mount Saint Mary’s University, Emmitsburg to Pastor, Saint Thomas More Parish, Allentown.
Reverend Richard C. Brensinger, Parochial Vicar, Saint Ignatius Loyola Parish, Sinking Spring to Pastor, Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Allentown.
Reverend Richard Clement, Pastor, Saint Columbkill Parish, Boyertown to Pastor, Saint Patrick Parish, Pottsville.
Reverend Giuseppe C. Esposito, Pastor, Saint Charles Borromeo Parish, Ashland and Pastor, Saint Joseph the Worker Parish, Frackville to Pastor, Saint Anne Parish, Bethlehem.
Reverend John A. Frink, Parochial Administrator, Saint Francis de Sales Parish, Robesonia to Pastor, Saint Francis de Sales Parish, Robesonia.
Reverend Robert J. George, Pastor, Saint Joseph Parish, Summit Hill and Chaplain, Marian Catholic High School, Tamaqua to Pastor, Saint Columbkill Parish, Boyertown.
Reverend Eric J. Gruber, Pastor, Saint John Fisher Parish, Catasauqua to Pastor, Saint Joseph Parish, Summit Hill.
Reverend Monsignor John B. McCann, Pastor, Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Douglassville to Pastor, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Bethlehem.
Very Reverend Anthony P. Mongiello, V.F., Pastor, Saint Anne Parish, Bethlehem to Pastor, Saint Rocco Parish, Martins Creek; while remaining, Vicar Forane, Northampton Deanery.
Reverend Philip F. Rodgers, Pastor, Saint Patrick Parish, Pottsville to Pastor, Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Parish, Easton.
Reverend Juan E. Rodriguez, Parochial Administrator, Saint Margaret of Scotland Parish, Reading to Pastor, Saint Margaret of Scotland Parish, Reading.
Reverend Adam C. Sedar, Pastor, Saint Nicholas Parish, Walnutport to Pastor, Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Douglassville.
Reverend Barnabas Shayo, A.J., Parochial Administrator, All Saints Parish, McAdoo to Pastor, All Saints Parish, McAdoo.
Reverend Jason F. Stokes, Pastor, Holy Family Parish, Minersville to Pastor, Holy Family Parish, Nazareth.
Reverend Eric N. Tolentino, Pastor, Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Catasauqua also to Pastor, Saint John Fisher Parish, Catasauqua.
Parochial Administrators
Diocesan policy states that a priest being entrusted with the pastoral care of a parish for the first time be appointed a parochial administrator for at least one year.
Reverend Jojappa Adagatla, M.S.C., Parochial Vicar, Saint Thomas More Parish, Allentown to Parochial Administrator, Holy Family Parish, Minersville.
Reverend Abraham Ha, Parochial Vicar, Saint Ann Parish, Emmaus, to Parochial Administrator, Saint Nicholas Parish, Walnutport.
Reverend John A. Hutta, Parochial Vicar, Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish, Hellertown, to Parochial Administrator, Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish, Hellertown.
Reverend Guency Isaac, Chaplain, Notre Dame High School, Easton and Sacramental Ministry, Lafayette College, Easton, to Parochial Administrator, Saint Charles Borromeo Parish, Ashland and Parochial Administrator, Saint Joseph the Worker Parish, Frackville.
Parochial Vicars
Assists the pastor in the entire parochial ministry by reason of his office. A Parochial Vicar is commonly referred to as an Assistant Pastor.
Reverend Monsignor Edward R. Domin, Pastor, Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Parish, Easton to Parochial Vicar, Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Parish, Easton.
Reverend Simon Kimaryo, A.J., Chaplain, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, Allentown to Parochial Vicar, Saint Ann Parish, Emmaus.
Reverend William Kyere, Parochial Vicar, Holy Guardian Angels Parish, Reading returning to service in the Diocese of Suyani, Republic of Ghana.
Reverend John S. Pendzick, Pastor, Saint Thomas More Parish, Allentown to Parochial Vicar, Saint Ignatius Loyola Parish, Sinking Spring.
Specialized Ministry
A priest to whom is entrusted in a stable manner the pastoral care, at least in part, of some community or particular group of the Christian faithful.
Reverend Alexander T. Brown, Parochial Vicar, Saint Anne Parish, Bethlehem to Chaplain, Notre Dame High School, Easton and Chaplain, Lafayette College, Easton with Residence, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Rectory, Bethlehem.
Reverend Robert T. Finlan, Pastor, Saint Richard Parish, Barnesville and Saint John XXIII Parish, Tamaqua also to Chaplain, Marian Catholic High School, Tamaqua.
Reverend Joseph S. Ganser, Pastor, Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Allentown to Chaplain, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, Allentown with residence at Saint Thomas More Rectory, Allentown.
Reverend Kevin M. Gualano, Resident, Saint Francis of Assisi Rectory, Allentown to Resident, Saint Anne Rectory, Bethlehem; while remaining Chaplain, School Sisters of Saint Francis, Bethlehem.
Reverend Francis Iroot, A.J., Chaplain, Health Care Facilities served by the Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena Parish, Allentown with residence at Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena Parish, Allentown to service with the Apostles of Jesus Community.
Reverend Matthew J. Kuna, Chaplain, Berks Catholic High School, Reading and Chaplain, Saint Christopher Catholic Newman Center, Kutztown University, Kutztown also to part-time Graduate Studies, School of Canon Law, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
Reverend Herman Pongantung, M.S.C., from service within the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart to Chaplain, Health Care Facilities served by the Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena Parish, Allentown with residence at Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena Parish, Allentown.
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