DEAN (VICAR FORANE)
Reverend Charles R. Grondin, to Dean (Vicar Forane), Deanery 5, effective September 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026
PASTORS
Reverend Przemyslaw Lepak, from providing sacramental assistance at St. Thomas More Parish, Narragansett, to Pastor, St. Thomas Parish, Providence, effective July 1, 2025
Reverend Mauricio Romero Viquez, OFM Cap, from part time Parochial Vicar, Holy Ghost Parish, Providence, to Pastor, St. John the Baptist Parish, Pawtucket, while continuing to offer pastoral assistance to the Hispanic community at St. Joseph Parish, Newport, effective July 1, 2025
Very Reverend John P. Soares, from Pastor, St. Thomas Parish, Providence, to Pastor, St. John Vianney Parish, Cumberland, effective July 1, 2025
PAROCHIAL ADMINISTRATOR
Reverend Monsignor Raymond B. Bastia, to Temporary Parochial Administrator, Mary, Mother of Mankind Parish, North Providence, beginning July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025
Reverend Brian M. Sistare, from Pastor, St. John the Baptist Parish, Pawtucket, to Parochial Administrator, St. Clare Parish, Misquamicut, and St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Bradford, effective July 1, 2025
PAROCHIAL VICAR
Reverend Joseph M. Brodeur, to Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Mercy Parish, East Greenwich, effective July 1, 2025
SPECIAL APOSTOLATE
Reverend Monsignor Albert A. Kenney has been re-appointed as Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, Diocese of Providence, effective immediately
Reverend Michael J. Najim has been re-appointed as Vicar for Priests, Diocese of Providence, while continuing as Pastor, St. Philip Parish, Greenville, effective immediately
Reverend Patrick F. O’Connor, a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, has been appointed as Formation Advisor, Our Lady of Providence Seminary, Providence, and part-time Chaplain, La Salle Academy, Providence, effective July 1, 2025
Reverend Jairon G. Olmos, to Assistant Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Providence, while continuing as Parochial Vicar, St. Charles Borromeo and St. Michael Parishes, Providence, effective July 1, 2025
Reverend TJ Varghese, to serve on active-duty military service as Catholic Chaplain at the Clear Space Force Station in Clear, Alaska, beginning July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025
