February 25, 2011
Clergy appointments taking effect in March
By PAUL R. LEINGANG (Message editor)
Bishop Gerald A. Gettelfinger has appointed Father David Fleck as pastor of a third parish — adding Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Petersburg while continuing as pastor of St. John the Baptist and St. Vincent de Paul churches in Vincennes. Father Fleck will also continue as Dean of the Vincennes Deanery.
Father Ryan Hilderbrand, who was appointed as associate pastor of the two parishes in Vincennes, effective Jan. 5, has also been appointed as associate pastor of the parish in Petersburg.
The new responsibilities for Father Fleck and Father Hilderbrand are effective Wednes-day, March 2.
In Washington, Father Gordon Mann returned from his health leave to Our Lady of Hope Church, effective Feb. 14. Father James Koressel had served as temporary administrator of Our Lady of Hope until Father Mann’s return.
With the new appointments to Petersburg, Father Koressel is relieved of pastoral duties at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, effective March 2.
Father Koressel continues as pastor of St. Peter Church, Montgomery, and of All Saints Church, Cannelburg. He also continues as Dean of the Washington Deanery.
Father James Sauer, who has been associate pastor of St. Joseph Church in Jasper, has been named associate pastor of three parishes in Posey County, with Father Thomas Kessler as pastor. The churches are St. Matthew, Mount Vernon, St. Philip, Posey County, and Holy Angels, New Harm-ony.
Father William Traylor follows Father Sauer as associate pastor of St. Joseph Church in Jasper, where Father Ray Brenner is the pastor.
Both the Jasper and Posey County appointments are effective March 2.
All of the recent appointments have already been announced in the parishes affected by the changes.
Vincennes and Petersburg
St. John the Baptist Church was founded in 1847. It has 714 families and 1,755 total parishioners. Flaget Elementary and Rivet High School serve the Vincennes parishes.
St. Vincent de Paul Church was founded in an area known as Highland in 1847. It was the site of a seminary in the early years of the Diocese of Vincennes, and of the St. Vincent Orphanage, which closed in 1972. The parish has 132 families, or 366 total parishioners.
Sts. Peter and Paul Church, the only Catholic parish in Pike County, was founded in 1847, and now has 120 families, or 227 total parishioners.
Montgomery and Cannelburg
St. Peter Church, established in 1818, has 245 families or 625 total parishioners. The parish has responsibility for St. Pat-rick Chapel at Corning and for facilities at the former St. Mi-chael Church, Daviess County.
All Saints Church, established in 1891, has 51 families, or 109 total parishioners.
Jasper
St. Joseph Church, Jasper, was established in 1837, and currently has 1,825 families, or 4,524 total parishioners, accor-ding to the 2011 Yearbook and Directory of the Diocese of Evansville.
Posey County
St. Matthew Church, Mount Vernon, was established in 1857, and currently has 395 families, or 978 total parishioners. The pre-K-5 school has nine lay teachers and 94 students.
Holy Angels, founded as a mission in 1898, was established as a parish in 1948. It has 61 families, or 140 total parishioners.
Formally established in 1847 as St. Philip the Apostle, the parish now has 710 families, or 2,215 total parishioners. The pre-K-8 school has one religious teacher, 18 lay teachers and 232 students.