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Updated list of pastorates, priest assignments in the Diocese of Madison

On March 8, 2023October 18, 2023
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The following is a list of pastorates and priest assignments in the Diocese of Madison that will take effect on July 1.

Included in each pastorate listing are its churches, schools, and priests. More information on Into the Deep can be found at intothedeepmadison.org

Pastorate 1

Parishes:

  • Bloomington — St. Mary
  • Cassville — St. Charles Borromeo
  • Glen Haven — St. Mary Help of Christians
  • Lancaster — St. Clement
  • Patch Grove — St. John
  • Tennyson/Potosi — Ss. Andrew & Thomas

Schools:

  • Bloomington — St. Mary
  • Cassville — St. Charles Borromeo
  • Lancaster — St. Clement
  • Potosi — Ss. Andrew & Thomas

Priests:

  • Fr. Stephen Brunner — parochial administrator
  • Fr. Sudhakar Devarapu — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Mark Miller — parochial vicar

Pastorate 2

Parishes:

  • Benton — St. Patrick
  • Cuba City — St. Rose of Lima
  • Dickeyville — Holy Ghost
  • Hazel Green — St. Francis de Sales
  • Kieler — Immaculate Conception
  • Platteville — St. Mary
  • Sinsinawa — St. Joseph

Schools:

  • Cuba City — St. Rose of Lima
  • Dickeyville/Kieler — Holy Ghost Immaculate Conception (two campuses)
  • Sinsinawa — St. Joseph

Priests:

  • Fr. Greg Ihm — parochial administrator
  • Fr. Peter Auer — parochial vicar
  • Fr. David Flanagan — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Bernie Rott — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Cristian Valenzuela, SJS — Hispanic ministry

Pastorate 3

Parishes:

  • Belmont — St. Philomena
  • Darlington/Calamine/Elk Grove/Seymour/Truman — Our Lady of Fatima (Churches: Holy Rosary, Darlington; St. Michael, Calamine; St. Peter, Elk Grove; Our Lady of Hope, Seymour; Immaculate Conception, Truman)
  • Gratiot — St. Joseph
  • Shullsburg — St. Matthew
  • South Wayne — St. John

School:

  • Darlington — Holy Rosary

Priests:

  • Fr. Chris Gernetzke — parochial administrator
  • Fr. Peter Lee — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Cristian Valenzuela, SJS — parochial vicar (Spanish language proficiency)

Pastorate 4

Parishes:

  • Boscobel/Avoca/Clyde/Muscoda — Corpus Christi (Churches: Immaculate Conception, Boscobel; St. Joseph, Avoca; St. Malachy, Clyde; St. John the Baptist, Muscoda)
  • Fennimore/Castle Rock/Mt. Hope — Queen of All Saints (Churches: St. Mary, Fennimore; St. John Nepomuc, Castle Rock; St. Lawrence O’Toole, Mt. Hope)
  • St. Mary, Fennimore, is a proposed Traditional Latin Mass site pending Vatican approval.

Priests:

  • Fr. Carlos Reinoso, SJS — parochial administrator (Spanish language proficiency)
  • Fr. Cristobal Padilla, SJS — parochial vicar (Spanish language proficiency)

Pastorate 5

Parishes:

  • Dodgeville — St. Joseph
  • Highland — Ss. Anthony & Philip
  • Mineral Point — Ss. Mary & Paul
  • Montfort — St. Thomas

School:

  • Dodgeville — St. Joseph

Priests:

  • Fr. Tafadzwa Kushamba — parochial administrator
  • Fr. Alex Carmel — parochial vicar

Pastorate 6

Parishes:

  • Plain — St. Luke
  • Spring Green — St. John the Evangelist
  • Mill Creek — Holy Cross (Church: St. John the Baptist)
  • Lime Ridge/Loreto — Holy
  • Angels (Churches: St. Boniface, Lime Ridge; St. Patrick, Loreto)

Schools:

  • Plain — St. Luke
  • Spring Green — St. John the Evangelist

Priests:

  • Fr. Luke Syse — parochial administrator
  • Fr. Kumud Nayak — parochial vicar

Pastorate 7

Parishes:

  • Baraboo — St. Joseph
  • Reedsburg — Sacred Heart
  • Wisconsin Dells — St. Cecilia
  • La Valle — Holy Angels (Church: Holy Family)
  • St. Cecilia, Wisconsin Dells, is a proposed Traditional Latin Mass site pending Vatican approval.

Schools:

  • Baraboo — St. Joseph
  • Reedsburg — Sacred Heart

Priests:

  • Fr. Paul Arinze — parochial administrator
  • Fr. John Blewett, SJS — parochial vicar (Spanish language proficiency)
  • Fr. Garrett Kau — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Luke Powers — parochial vicar, Camp Gray chaplain

Pastorate 8

Parishes:

  • Roxbury — St. Norbert
  • Sauk City/Merrimac — Divine Mercy (Churches: St. Aloysius, Sauk City, St. Mary Health of the Sick, Merrimac)
  • Mazomanie — Holy Cross

Schools:

  • Sauk City — St. Aloysius

Priests:

  • Fr. Miguel Galvez, SJS — parochial administrator (Spanish language proficiency)
  • Fr. Osvaldo Briones, SJS — parochial vicar (Spanish language proficiency)
  • Fr. Pedro Escribano, SJS — parochial vicar (Spanish language proficiency)
  • Fr. James Kotch, SJS — parochial vicar (Spanish language proficiency)
  • Fr. Faustino Ruiz, SJS — priest in residence, SJS superior (Spanish language proficiency)

Pastorate 9

Parishes:

  • Briggsville — St. Mary Help of Christians
  • Montello — St. John the Baptist
  • Pardeeville/Buffalo — St. Faustina (Churches: St. Mary of the Most Holy Rosary, Pardeeville; St. Andrew, Buffalo)
  • Portage — St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
  • Westfield — Good Shepherd

School:

  • Portage — St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception

Priests:

  • Fr. Randy Timmerman — parochial administrator
  • Fr. Joji Thirumalareddy — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Savio Yerasani — parochial vicar

Pastorate 10

Parishes:

  • Berlin — All Saints
  • Green Lake — Our Lady of the Lake
  • Markesan/Kingston — Holy Family (Churches: St. Joseph, Markesan; St. Mary, Kingston)
  • Neshkoro — St. James
  • Princeton — St. John the Baptist

School:

  • Berlin — All Saints

Priests:

  • Fr. John Silva — parochial administrator
  • Fr. John Bosco — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Anthony Thirumalareddy — parochial vicar

Pastorate 11

Parishes:

  • Belleville/Albany — St. Francis of Assisi
  • (Churches: St. Francis of Assisi, Belleville; St. Patrick, Albany)
  • Monroe/Brodhead — St. Clare of Assisi (Churches: St. Victor, Monroe; St. Rose of Lima, Brodhead)
  • Argyle — St. Isidore (Church: St. Joseph)

School:

  • Monroe — St. Victor

Priests:

  • Fr. David Carrano — parochial administrator (Spanish language proficiency)
  • Fr. Joseph Bellamkonda — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Chahm Gahng — parochial vicar

Pastorate 12

Parishes:

  • Beloit — Our Lady of the Assumption
  • Beloit — St. Jude
  • Beloit — St. Thomas the Apostle
  • Clinton — St. Stephen

School:

  • Beloit — Our Lady of the Assumption

Priests:

  • Fr. Bart Timmerman — parochial administrator (Spanish language proficiency)
  • Fr. James Murphy — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Lawrence Oparaji — parochial vicar

Pastorate 13

Parishes:

  • Janesville — Nativity of Mary
  • Janesville — St. John Vianney
  • Janesville — St. Patrick
  • Janesville — St. William
  • St. Patrick, Janesville, is a proposed Traditional Latin Mass site pending Vatican approval.

Schools:

  • Janesville — St. Mary
  • Janesville — St. John Vianney
  • Janesville — St. William

Priests:

  • Fr. Eric Nielsen — parochial administrator
  • Fr. Rick Heilman — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Matthew Pearson — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Vince Racanelli — parochial vicar (Spanish language proficiency)

Pastorate 14

Parishes:

  • Cambridge — St. Pius X
  • Fort Atkinson — St. Joseph
  • Jefferson — St. Francis of Assisi (Churches: St. John the Baptist and St. Lawrence)
  • Milton — St. Mary
  • Palmyra — St. Mary

Schools:

  • Fort Atkinson — St. Joseph
  • Jefferson — St. John the Baptist

Priests:

  • Msgr. Donn Heiar — parochial administrator
  • Fr. Jorge Miramontes — parochial vicar (Spanish language proficiency)
  • Fr. David Timmerman — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Patrick Wendler — parochial vicar

Pastorate 15

Parishes:

  • Mount Horeb/Perry — St. Michael the Archangel (Churches: St. Ignatius, Mount Horeb; Holy Redeemer, Perry)
  • Ridgeway/Barneveld — St. Bernadette (Churches: St. Bridget, Ridgeway; Immaculate Conception, Barneveld)
  • Hollandale/Blanchardville/ Yellowstone — St. Isidore (Churches: St. Patrick, Hollandale; Immaculate Conception, Blanchardville; St. Michael, Yellowstone)

Priests:

  • Fr. Rob Butz — parochial administrator
  • Fr. Jayaraj Kalivela — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Prabhakar Singareddy — parochial vicar

Pastorate 16

Parishes:

  • Lake Mills/Johnson Creek — St. Gabriel the Archangel (Churches: St. Francis Xavier, Lake Mills; St. Mary Magdalene, Johnson Creek)
  • Sullivan — St. Mary Help of Christians
  • Watertown — St. Bernard
  • Watertown — St. Henry

Schools:

  • Watertown — Watertown Catholic School (two campuses)

Priests:

  • Fr. Tim Renz — parochial administrator
  • Fr. Jim Leeser — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Manuel Mendez — parochial vicar (Spanish language proficiency)

Pastorate 17

Parishes:

  • Columbus — St. Jerome
  • DeForest — St. Olaf
  • Doylestown — St. Patrick
  • East Bristol — St. Joseph
  • Poynette — St. Thomas the Apostle
  • Rio — St. Joseph

School:

  • Columbus — St. Jerome

Priests:

  • Fr. Grant Thies — parochial administrator
  • Fr. Sanctus Ibe — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Bala Kasipogu — parochial vicar

Pastorate 18

Parishes:

  • Lodi/Dane — Blessed Trinity (Churches: St. Patrick, Lodi; St. Michael, Dane)
  • Waunakee — St. John the Baptist
  • Westport — St. Mary of the Lake

Schools:

  • Dane — Blessed Trinity
  • Waunakee — St. John the Baptist

Priests:

  • Fr. Joseph Baker — parochial administrator
  • Deacon Simon Tipps — parochial vicar (upon priestly ordination)
  • Fr. Enan Zelinski — parochial vicar
  • Rotation of priests — Hispanic ministry

Pastorate 19

Parishes:

  • Ashton — St. Peter
  • Cross Plains — St. Francis Xavier
  • Martinsville — St. Martin of Tours
  • Middleton — St. Bernard
  • Pine Bluff — St. Mary
  • St. Mary, Pine Bluff, is a proposed Traditional Latin Mass site pending Vatican approval.

Schools:

  • Ashton — St. Peter
  • Cross Plains — St. Francis Xavier

Priests:

  • Fr. Scott Jablonski — parochial administrator
  • Fr. Brian Dulli — parochial vicar (Spanish language proficiency)
  • Fr. Michael Wanta — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Tait Schroeder — priest in residence, director of Into the Deep implementation

Pastorate 20

Parishes:

  • Madison — St. Maria Goretti
  • Verona/Paoli — St. Christopher (Churches: St. Andrew, Verona; St. William, Paoli)

School:

  • Madison — St. Maria Goretti

Priests:

  • Msgr. Kevin Holmes — parochial administrator
  • Fr. Scott Emerson — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Gabi Lopez-Betanzos — parochial vicar (Spanish language proficiency)

Pastorate 21

Parishes:

  • Madison — Our Lady Queen of Peace
  • Madison — St. Thomas Aquinas

School:

  • Madison — Our Lady Queen of Peace

Priests:

  • Fr. Brian Wilk — parochial administrator
  • Msgr. Jim Gunn — parochial vicar, vicar for priests
  • Fr. Jay Poster — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Miroslaw Szynal — priest in residence, chaplain for UW Hospital
  • Fr. Gabi Lopez-Betanzos — Hispanic ministry

Pastorate 22

Parishes:

  • Madison — Good Shepherd (Churches: St. James and St. Joseph)
  • Madison — St. Raphael (Churches: St. Patrick and Holy Redeemer)

School:

  • Madison — St. James

Priests:

  • Fr. Drew Olson — parochial administrator (Spanish language proficiency)
  • Fr. Andrew Showers — parochial vicar (Spanish language proficiency)
  • Fr. Jose Luis Vazquez — parochial vicar (Spanish language proficiency)
  • Fr. Jared Holzhuter — priest in residence, serving as vocations director

Pastorate 23

Parishes:

  • Madison — St. Dennis
  • Madison — St. Peter

School:

  • Madison — St. Dennis

Priests:

  • Fr. Gary Krahenbuhl — parochial administrator
  • Fr. Michael Tarigopula — parochial vicar
  • Rotation of priests — Hispanic ministry

Pastorate 24

Parishes:

  • Edgerton — St. Joseph
  • Evansville — St. Paul
  • Footville — St. Augustine
  • Oregon — Holy Mother of Consolation
  • Stoughton — St. Ann

School:

  • Stoughton — St. Ann

Priests:

  • Fr. Tom Kelley — parochial administrator
  • Fr. Randy Budnar — parochial vicar
  • Fr. David Wanish — parochial vicar

Pastorate 25

Parishes:

  • Sun Prairie — Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
  • Sun Prairie — St. Albert the Great
  • Waterloo/Marshall — Holy Family (Churches: St. Joseph, Waterloo, and St. Mary of the Nativity, Marshall)

Schools:

  • Sun Prairie — Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
  • Waterloo — Holy Family

Priests:

  • Fr. Vince Brewer — parochial administrator
  • Fr. Michael Johnson — parochial vicar
  • Fr. William Vernon — parochial vicar
  • Fr. Jorge Miramontes — Hispanic ministry

Pastorate 26

Parishes:

  • Cottage Grove — St. Patrick
  • McFarland — Christ the King
  • Monona — Immaculate Heart of Mary

School:

  • Monona — Immaculate Heart of Mary

Priests:

  • Fr. Chad Droessler — parochial administrator
  • Deacon Mark Foley — parochial vicar (upon priestly ordination)
  • Fr. Bill Van Wagner — parochial vicar

Pastorate 27

Parish:

  • Madison — Blessed Sacrament

School:

  • Madison — Blessed Sacrament

Priests:

  • Fr. Andy McAlpin, OP — pastor
  • Fr. Luan Pho, OP — parochial vicar

Pastorate 28

Parish:

  • Madison — St. Paul University Catholic Center

Priests:

  • Fr. Eric Sternberg — pastor
  • Fr. Tim Mergen — parochial vicar

Pastorate 29

Parish:

  • Platteville — St. Augustine

Priest:

  • Fr. John Del Priore, SJS — parochial administrator (Spanish language proficiency)

Pastorate 30

Parish:

  • Madison — St. Bernard (proposed cathedral pending Vatican approval)

Priest:

  • Fr. Michael Radowicz — pastor

Other priest announcements

  • Fr. Joji Reddy Allam — returning home to India
  • Msgr. Larry Bakke — retiring, but continuing to serve as director of the Apostolate for Persons with Disabilities
  • Fr. Maridas Bekala — returning home to India
  • Fr. Tom Coyle — retiring
  • Fr. Dale Grubba — retiring
  • Fr. Steven Kortendick — retiring
  • Fr. Richard Leffler — retiring
  • Fr. Steve Petrica — retiring
  • Fr. Mike Resop — retiring
  • Fr. Gary Wankerl — retiring

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