Changes are coming for local Catholics later this year.  Bishop Michael Jarrell of the Diocese of Lafayette has released the following appointments and changes, to be effective according to the dates indicated below:

Effective June 6, 2015

Reverend Mr. Travis Wayne Abadie will be ordained to the Holy Priesthood and will be appointed Associate Pastor of Saint Anthony of Padua Parish in Eunice and

Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Duralde.

Reverend Mr. Charles William Massie, IV will be ordained to the Holy Priesthood and will be appointed Associate Pastor of Saint Michael the Archangel

Parish in Crowley.

Effective June 30, 2015:

Reverend Richard Broussard will retire from active priestly ministry and will be in residence

at Saint John the Baptist in Lyons Point.

Reverend Dustin P. Dought appointed for further studies in Liturgy for a period of two years.

His current assignment at Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Eunice will conclude on

June 30, 2015.

Reverend Siprianus Ola Rotok, SVD, upon the recommendation of his Superior, Very Reverend

Paul Kahan, SVD, will be departing the Diocese of Lafayette

Effective July 1, 2015:

Reverend Joseph Hund, OFM upon the recommendation of his Superior, Very Reverend Jeffrey

Scheeler, OFM, has been appointed Associated Pastor to Saint Paul the Apostle Parish in

Lafayette for a period of two years.

Reverend Gene Tremie will retire from active priestly ministry.

Reverend Monsignor Ron Broussard appointed to the Office of Pastor of Our Lady of the

Assumption Parish in Carencro and Sacramental Minister of Saint Martin de Porres Parish in Scott

for a term of six (6) years.

Reverend Gregory Cormier appointed to the Office of Pastor of Saint Theresa of the Child

Jesus Parish in Abbeville for a term of six (6) years.

Reverend Mark Miley appointed to the Office of Pastor of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish

and its mission, Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini, in Kaplan for a term of six (6) years.

Reverend Aaron Melancon currently serving as Administrator of Saint Theresa of the Child

Jesus and Saint Benedict the Moor parishes in Duson, is appointed to the Office of Pastor for a

term of six (6) years.

Reverend Thomas Hien Vu appointed to the Office of Pastor of Saint Edward Catholic Parish in

New Iberia for a term of six (6) years.

Reverend Matthew Barzare appointed Associate Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Ville

Platte, its mission of Sacred Heart in Belaire Cover and Saint Joseph Parish in Ville Platte.

Reverend Brian Harrington appointed Associate Pastor of Saint Mary Magdalen Parish in

Abbeville.

Reverend Mark Melancon appointed Associate Pastor of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Parish in Church Point and its mission of Saint John in Lewisburg.

Reverend Neil Pettit appointed Associate Pastor of the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist

Parish in Lafayette

Reverend Stephen Ugwu appointed Associate Pastor of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish and

its mission of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini in Kaplan.