Updated July 31, 2020
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News
Following up on a first round of clergy updates June 18, 2020, Bishop Mark Hagemoen announced further pastoral assignments and clergy changes in a letter to the faithful July 10.
Most of the changes take effect Aug. 1, 2020, unless otherwise indicated. The bishop also notes that there are still a few outstanding assignments to be announced in the days ahead.
In a follow-up message on July 31, Bishop Hagemoen also announced the appointment of a new Chancellor for the diocese; Fr. Darryl Millette (who will continue as pastor of Holy Spirit parish, Saskatoon, whole also participating in the ecclesiastical administration program offered at St. Paul’s University, Ottawa). The diocese’s former Chancellor, Fr. Clement Amofah, is taking a new assignment in the Archdiocese of Regina.
The July 31 announcement also included the creation of a Canon Law committee, which includes Fr. Clement Amofah, Fr. Peter Ebidero and Fr. Marvin Lishchynsky.
Click here to read the July 10 update from Bishop Hagemoen: LINK
Click here for news of first round of appointments June 18: LINK
Click here to read the July 31 update about appointment of Chancellor and a Canon Law committee: LINK
“Again, I take this opportunity to thank all of these priests for their ministry in our diocese and we ask God’s blessings on their priesthood as they move forward to new assignments,” said Bishop Hagemoen. “Let us commit to remembering them in prayer.”
The July 10 announcement included the following appointments and changes:
Pastors:

Fr. John Abban-Bonsu
Fr. John Abban-Bonsu, will now serve as pastor at St. Joseph, Kindersley; Sacred Heart, Eston; Sacred Heart, Marengo; and St. Joseph, Eatonia. He has served as Associate Pastor at Holy Spirit Parish, Saskatoon, since his arrival from Ghana in 2018.
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Fr. Richard Philiposki, S. Chr.
Fr. Richard Philiposki S.Chr., will serve as Pastor at Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, Saskatoon. Fr. Philiposki is a priest of the Society of Christ, a religious order that has an apostolate ministry to serve Polish Catholic immigrants and their descendants outside of Poland around the world.
He will be ordained 41 years this coming September and has served as pastor at several parishes in Canada and the United States. He will begin his ministry in Saskatoon as of Aug. 15.
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Associate Pastors:

Fr. Phong Pham
Fr. Phong Pham, will serve as Associate Pastor at Holy Spirit Parish, Saskatoon. Fr. Pham is a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon and has served in multiple assignments, most recently as Chaplain at St. George’s Chapel, CFB, Dundurn.
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Chaplain / Clergy Moderator:

Fr. Geoffrey Young
Fr. Geoffrey Young, is appointed as Chaplain and Moderator of the Sacred Heart Latin Community, Saskatoon. Fr. Young continues to serve as Pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes, Saskatoon, where he has been serving since returning from studies in Rome in 2019.
He will be the first assigned “moderator-chaplain” of the newly decreed “Sacred Heart Latin Community Public Association of Christ’s Faithful” (created according to Code of Canon Law #312-320). Previously worshiping out of our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, Saskatoon, the Sacred Heart Latin Community will now be celebrating liturgies out of St. Peter the Apostle Parish, Saskatoon.
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Fr. Emmanuel Mbah
Fr. Emmanuel Mbah, is appointed as Hospital Chaplain in Saskatoon. Fr. Mbah is returning to the diocese after having completed studies in the United States, which commenced in 2018. Fr. Emmanuel previously served as Pastor in Rosetown, Elrose and Beechy starting in 2012.
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Clergy updates:

Fr. Rhéal Bussière
Fr. Rhéal Bussière will be taking an assignment in hospital chaplaincy in Toronto, Ontario. He is a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon and has served in various assignments since his ordination in 1995, most recently as a full-time hospital chaplain since 2011.
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Seminarian / Religious updates:

Br. Andrew Wing, LC
Br. Andrew Wing, LC, from St. Anne Parish in Saskatoon made his religious profession with the Legionaries of Christ on Sept. 5, 2015, and completed his Philosophy studies in Rome, Italy in June 2020. He will now be living with the Legionaries of Christ community in Calgary, Alberta working with youth
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The June 18 announcement included the following appointments and changes:
Pastors:

Fr. Gerard Cooper
Fr. Gerard Cooper will serve as Pastor at the Cathedral of the Holy Family, Saskatoon. Returning from a year of sabbatical, Fr. Cooper previously served as pastor at St. Patrick, Saskatoon (2013-2019).
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Fr. John Ezeoruonye
Fr. John Ezeoruomye, will serve as Associate Pastor at St. Paul’s Co-Cathedral in Saskatoon; as well as serving as Pastor at St. Francis Xavier, Vanscoy, SK, and St. Theresa, Asquith. Fr. Ezeoruomye will be joining us from the Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria, and has served as a priest for 18 years. His arrival date is yet to be confirmed.
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Fr. Daniel Louh, SMA
Fr. Daniel Louh, SMA, will serve As Pastor at Sts. Donatien et Rogatien, Prud’homme, SK; St. Denis, St. Denis, SK; and St. Philippe Neri, Vonda, SK. Fr. Louh is a member of the Society of African Missions who has served as pastor in several parishes and African countries of Niger, Ghana, Ivory Coast and currently in Liberia. His arrival date is yet to be confirmed. (Retired diocesan priest Fr. Emile April is currently serving as Pastor of the “Trinity” parish cluster of Prud’homme, St. Denis, and Vonda.)
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Fr. Prince Sarpong
Fr. Prince Sarpong, will serve as Pastor at Little Flower, Leader, SK, Sacred Heart, Lancer, SK, and Sacred Heart, Liebenthal, SK. Fr. Sarpong has served for five years in his home Archdiocese of Kumasi, Ghana. His arrival date is yet to be confirmed.
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Fr. Joseph Thazhathemuriyil, VC
Fr. Joseph Thazhathemuriyil, VC, will serve as Pastor at Sacred Heart, Davidson, SK, Holy Redeemer, Elbow, SK, St. Andrew, Kenaston, SK, and Immaculate Heart of Mary, Outlook, SK. Fr. Thazhathemuriyil has served as pastor of the parishes in Leader, Lancer, and Liebenthal since 2016.
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Fr. Demetrius Wasylyniuk, OSB
Fr. Demetrius Wasylyniuk, OSB, will serve as Pastor of St. Peter’s Cathedral, Muenster, SK. Fr. Wasylyniuk is a Benedictine monk at St. Peter’s Abbey, Muenster. He will continue in his service as the guestmaster of St. Peter’s Abbey, a role which he as fulfilled since 1997 after serving in various roles with St. Peter’s College.
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Associate Pastors:

Fr. Benjamin Ezekwudo
Fr. Benjamin Ezekwudo will serve as Associate Pastor at St. Anne, Saskatoon. Fr. Ezekwudo is from the Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria, where he currently works in high-school administration and has been serving as a priest for 10 years. His arrival date is yet to be confirmed.
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Fr. Ken Forster, OMI
Fr. Ken Forster, OMI, is now serving as Associate Pastor of St. Philip Neri, Saskatoon. Fr. Forster is a member of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate Lacombe Canada, and began his appointment at St. Philip Neri in January 2019.
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Clergy Updates:

Fr. Madonna-Godwin Aghedo, OP
Fr. Madonna-Godwin Aghedo, OP, will be returning for assignment with the Order of Preachers, Nigeria. He has served with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon as Pastor of parishes in Davidson, Kenaston, Outlook, and Elbow since 2016.
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Fr. Clement Amofah
Fr. Clement Amofah will be taking up a pastoral assignment in the Archdiocese of Regina. Fr. Amofah has been with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon since 2008 and has served in various appointments – including as Chancellor since 2014, and as Pastor of St. Theresa, Asquith, SK, since 2017.
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Fr. Emmanuel Azike, OP
Fr. Emmanuel Azike, OP, will be returning for assignment with the Order of Preachers, Nigeria. Fr. Azike has served with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon in various appointments since 2010, most recently as Pastor in Kindersley, Eston, Eatonia, and Marengo.
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Fr. Richard Doll, OMI
Fr. Richard Doll, OMI, is retired after serving with the diocese of Saskatoon since 2015, most recently as Pastor at St. Francis Xavier, Vanscoy, SK.
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Fr. Paul Paproski, OSB
Fr. Paul Paproski, OSB, is retiring after working with the diocese of Saskatoon in various appointments since 2006. Fr. Paproski is a Benedictine monk at St. Peter’s Abbey in Muenster and has served as the Pastor of St. Peter’s Cathedral, Muenster, since 2015.
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Fr. Bill Stang, OMI
Fr. Bill Stang, OMI is retired after serving in the diocese of Saskatoon as Associate Pastor at St. Philip Neri, Saskatoon since 2018.
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Fr. Andrew Wychucki will be taking a sabbatical after serving as Pastor of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Saskatoon, and Sacred Heart Latin Mass since 2013. A replacement pastor is to be announced.
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In his message to the diocese released on June 18, 2020, Bishop Hagemoen said: “I take this opportunity to thank all of these priests for their ministry in our Diocese and we ask God’s blessings on their priesthood as they move forward to new assignments or retirement. Let us commit to remembering them in prayer.”
Seminarian / Religious updates:
The bishop also provided an update about those pursuing vocations:

Van Tam (Luke) Tran
Van Tam (Luke) Tran will be entering his third year of seminary at Christ the King Seminary in Mission, BC this fall, studying as a seminarian for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon. He is currently living at St. Michael parish in Cudworth.
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Kaitlyn Deck
Kaitlyn Deck from St. Peter parish in Unity, SK began a period of formation with the Queenship of Mary Community in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Nicole Mireau (Sr. John Paul Marie of the Trinity)
Sr. John Paul Marie of the Trinity (Nicole Mireau) from Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Saskatoon, has made her temporary profession with the Queenship of Mary Community in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Gregory Parsons (Brother Raphael)
Gregory Parsons from St. Mary parish, Wadena, SK, has joined the Carmelite Monks of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel at Cody, Wyoming, USA. He was clothed as a novice in the spring of 2019, taking the name Brother Raphael.
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“Please join us in remembering in prayer all those considering the priesthood or religious life,” said the bishop.
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