Very Rev. Tait Schroeder, Vicar General, announces the following clergy appointments, effective Saturday, September 27, 2025, and announced the same day, based on the merger of St. Joseph Parish in Dodgeville, Sts. Anthony and Philip Parish in Highland, Sts. Mary and Paul Parish in Mineral Point, and St. Thomas Parish in Montfort, to become St. Pius of Pietrelcina Parish, as decreed by Most Rev. Donald Hying, Bishop of Madison:
• Rev. Tafadzwa Kushamba, to Pastor, St. Pius of Pietrelcina Parish, per canon 522, for a term of six years with the possibility of renewal, as a result of the canonical merger of St. Joseph Parish in Dodgeville, Sts. Anthony and Philip Parish in Highland, Sts. Mary and Paul Parish in Mineral Point, and St. Thomas Parish in Montfort, to form St. Pius of Pietrelcina Parish, from Parochial Administrator, St. Joseph Parish in Dodgeville, Sts. Anthony and Philip Parish in Highland, Sts. Mary and Paul Parish in Mineral Point, and St. Thomas Parish in Montfort.
• Rev. Alex Carmel, to Parochial Vicar, St. Pius of Pietrelcina Parish, per canon 545, as a result of the
canonical merger of St. Joseph Parish in Dodgeville, Sts. Anthony and Philip Parish in Highland, Sts. Mary and Paul Parish in Mineral Point, and St. Thomas Parish in Montfort, to form St. Pius of Pietrelcina Parish, from Parochial Vicar, St. Joseph Parish in Dodgeville, Sts. Anthony and Philip Parish in Highland, Sts. Mary and Paul Parish in Mineral Point, and St. Thomas Parish in Montfort.
Fr. Tait Schroeder
Vicar General