Pastoral Assignments for 2024-2027 Announced

Pastoral Assignments for 2024-2027 Announced

On the feast of St. Joseph, March 19, Fr. Dominic Tran, Salesian provincial of the Eastern U.S. and (all of) Canada, announced the names of 6 Salesians who will serve as directors of communities for the term 2024-2027.

Frs. Steve Ryan and Abe Feliciano were appointed to 2d terms as leaders of their respective communities in Marrero, La., and Ramsey, N.J.  The Marrero community administers and teaches at Archbishop Shaw High School, a school of the archdiocese of New Orleans, and ministers to 2 parishes in Harvey: St. Rosalie and St. John Bosco.  The Ramsey community administers and teaches at Don Bosco Preparatory High School, which is a work of the New Rochelle Province.

Fr. Sajdak

Fr. Dave Sajdak has been appointed director of the Chicago community, which serves a joint parish of St. John Bosco and St. James.  Fr. Dave has been serving there as an assistant pastor and, so far, will remain assistant pastor.  He replaces Fr. Richard Alejunas as director; Fr. Rich will be moving to New Rochelle, where he's already filling the role of province treasurer.  A new pastor in Fr. Rich's place has not been announced.

Fr. Mike Conway will succeed Fr. Tim Ploch as director of the New Rochelle community, which serves the province's central administration, Salesian High School, and Salesian Missions, the development arm of the province at the service of the entire Salesian Congregation.  Fr. Mike has been director of Salesian Missions since last summer.

Fr. Conway

Fr. Bill Bucciferro will become director of the Salesian community in Port Chester, N.Y., replacing Fr. Pat Angelucci.  The Salesians minister at St. John Bosco Parish there; the parish is result of a merger of 4 Port Chester parishes mandated by the archdiocese of New York 9 years ago.  Fr. Bill has been ministering at the Salesian Boys and Girls Club of East Boston since 2017, and earlier was an assistant pastor at one of Port Chester's Salesian parishes.  A replacement of Fr. Pat as pastor has not been announced.

Fr. Bucciferro

Fr. Manny Gallo, presently the vice director of the Marian Shrine in Haverstraw-Stony Point, N.Y., will become director, succeeding Fr. Dennis Donovan.

Fr. Gallo

Fr. Tran also announced 3 appointments to the provincial council for the same 3-year period. New members will be Bro. Travis Gunther from the Ramsey community and Fr. Sean McEwen, pastor of St. Benedict's Parish in Etobicoke, Ont. Bro. Bill Hanna of the New Rochelle community was appointed to a 2d term. Their terms will begin this summer.

Frs. Dave Moreno and Lou Molinelli will step down from the provincial council this summer.