PASTORS
Reverend Peter J. D’Ambrosia, from Pastor, St. Rita Parish, Warwick, to Pastor, St. Clare Parish, Misquamicut, effective July 1, 2019.
Reverend Nicholas T. Fleming, from Assistant Pastor, SS. John and Paul Parish, Coventry, to Pastor, SS. John and James Parish, West Warwick, effective July 1, 2019.
Reverend Richard A. Narciso, from Administrator pro tem, St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, Johnston, to Pastor, St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, Johnston, effective on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019.
Reverend Ryan J. Simas, from Assistant Pastor, St. Philip Parish, Greenville, to Pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Woonsocket, and Chaplain, Saint Raphael Academy, Pawtucket, effective July 1, 2019.
Reverend Chinnaiah Yerrnini, from Chaplain, Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence, to Pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Hope Valley, effective July 1, 2019.
ADMINISTRATOR
Very Reverend D. Andrew Messina, to Administrator, St. Rita Parish, Warwick, while continuing as Pastor, St. Timothy Parish, Warwick, effective July 1, 2019.
SPECIAL APOSTOLATE
Reverend Carl B. Fisette, from Pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Woonsocket, to Chaplain of the Catholic Center at the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, and Chaplain, The Prout School, Wakefield, while continuing as Coordinator for Post Ordination Formation for the Diocese of Providence, effective July 1, 2019.
Reverend Jaekyu Lee, to Chaplain to the Catholic Korean Community with residence at St. Paul Parish, Cranston, effective March 18, 2019.
Reverend Brian J. Morris, from Assistant Pastor, St. Luke Parish, Barrington, to Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Providence, and Chaplain, Bishop Hendricken High School, Warwick, effective July 1, 2019.
PERMANENT WITHDRAWAL FROM MINISTRY
The Reverend Derek J. Puleo has voluntarily and permanently withdrawn from the active ministry of the Priesthood, effective May 1, 2019. As a result, his faculties to minister as a priest have been revoked; he is no longer permitted to function as a priest, wear clerical attire, or to present himself as a cleric in any manner.
