Official - 2024 priest assignments

Friday, Jun. 21, 2024

Retirements / Departures:

Reverend Monsignor Colin F. Bircumshaw, Vicar General, Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City

Newly named Pastors/Administrators and Diocesan Assignments:

Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City

Very Reverend John S. Evans

Christ the King Catholic Church, Cedar City (LLC Series 203)

Reverend Anil Kumar Kakumanu, administrator

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Salt Lake City (LLC Series 211)

Reverend Jaya Kumar Penugonda, administrator

Saint Thomas More Catholic Church, Cottonwood Heights (LLC Series 248)

Reverend Adrian Komar, pastor

Parochial Vicars and Special Assignments:

University of Utah Medical Center, Primary Children’s Hospital and Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City; St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Draper (LLC Series 252); and Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Salt Lake City (LLC Series 201)

Reverend Ryan Jimenez, chaplain/extended ministry/temporary parochial vicar

Pastors named to a second six-year term:

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Vietnamese Catholic Church, Kearns (LLC Series 261)

Reverend Tai Nguyen, pastor

Saint Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Park City (LLC Series 238)

Very Reverend Christopher P. Gray, pastor

Newly named Deans (Vicars Forane):

Wasatch Deanery

Very Reverend Omar Ontiveros

+ Most Reverend Oscar A. Solis, D.D.

Bishop of Salt Lake City

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