Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob announces the following appointments on April 20, 2026:
 

Pastors

Father Ryan Ackmann

• Saint Catherine Parish, Mapleton
• Saint Joan of Arc Parish, Nashotah

Father Yamid Blanco

• Saint John Paul II Parish, Milwaukee

Father Mike Erwin

• Saint Luke Parish, Brookfield

Father Carmelo Giuffre

• Immaculate Conception Parish, Milwaukee;
• Nativity of the Lord Parish, Cudahy;
• Sacred Heart Parish, Milwaukee;
• Saint Augustine Parish, Milwaukee;
• Saint Paul Parish, Milwaukee;
• Saint Veronica Parish, Milwaukee

Father Silas Henderson, SDS

• Saint Pius X Parish, Wauwatosa

Father Matthew Kirk

• Saint John XXIII Parish, Port Washington 

Father Carlos Londono

• Saint Agnes Parish, Butler

Father Brian Mason

• Good Shepherd Parish, Menomonee Falls

Father Jose Mario Nieto

• Saint Leo the Great Parish, Racine (effective 8/1/26)

Father Ariel Orozco

• Holy Apostles Parish, New Berlin

Father Jorge Perez

• Saint Mark Parish, Kenosha

Father Sergio Rodriguez

• Immaculate Conception Parish, Burlington; Saint Charles Parish, Burlington; Saint Joseph Parish, Lyons

Father Edward Sanchez

• Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, Milwaukee

Father Messan Tettekpoe, SVD

• Saint Andrew Parish, Delavan; Saint Patrick Parish, Elkhorn

Father Octavio Trejo-Flores, SDS

• Saint James Parish, Franklin 

Parochial Vicars

Father Kenneth Anyanwu

• Holy Family Parish, Whitefish Bay;
• Saint Robert Parish, Shorewood

Father Patrick Behling

• Lumen Christi Parish, Mequon

Father Michael Courchaine

• Immaculate Conception Parish, Milwaukee;
• Nativity of the Lord Parish, Cudahy;
• Sacred Heart Parish, Milwaukee;
• Saint Augustine Parish, Milwaukee;
• Saint Paul Parish, Milwaukee;
• Saint Veronica Parish, Milwaukee

Father Hugo Cumes, FMM

• All Saints Parish, Milwaukee;
• Saint Martin de Porres Parish, Milwaukee;
• Saint Michael Parish, Milwaukee;
• Saint Rose Parish, Milwaukee

Deacon Marc Declama, SVD

• Saint Andrew Parish, Delavan;
• Saint Patrick Parish, Elkhorn (anticipated ordination to the priesthood in May 2026).

Father Charles Luke

• Saint Eugene Parish, Fox Point;
• Saint Monica Parish, Whitefish Bay.

Father Edward Lupaka, SDS

• Saint Pius X, Wauwatosa

Father Mark Obeten

• Saint Louis Parish, Caledonia;
• Saint Mary Parish, Racine;
• Saint Paul the Apostle Parish, Racine;
• Saint Rita Parish, Racine

Father Arul Ponnaiyan

• Our Lady of Divine Providence Parish, Milwaukee;
• Saint Mary Parish, Milwaukee;
• Saints Peter and Paul Parish, Milwaukee;
• Three Holy Women Parish, Milwaukee

Father Craig Richter

• Holy Family Parish, Fond du Lac

Father Rafael Rodriguez

• Saint Charles Borromeo Parish, Milwaukee;
• Saint Roman Parish, Milwaukee

Father Arul Samy

• Saint Francis Borgia Parish, Cedarburg

Father Timothy Sanchez

• Saint Leo the Great Parish, Racine 

Father Kevin Tanel

• Saint Alphonsus Parish, Greendale

Father Fernando Torres, SM

• Corpus Christi Parish, Waukesha

Father Timothy Wysocki, LC

• Immaculate Conception Parish, Burlington;
• Saint Charles Parish, Burlington;
• Saint Joseph Parish, Lyons

Father Josegerman Zapata

• LaSagrada Familia, Dominican Republic

Newly Ordained: Parochial Vicars

Deacon Alex Becker

• Holy Family Parish, Fond du Lac

Deacon Peter Danner

• Saint John Vianney Parish, Brookfield

Deacon Joel Kolb

• Saint Leo the Great Parish, Racine 

Deacon Andrew Swietlik

• Saint Leo the Great Parish, Racine 

Deacon Redmond Tuttle

• Saint James Parish, Mukwonago;
• Saint Peter Parish, East Troy;
• Saint Theresa Parish, Eagle

Deacon Nicholas Waddell

• Holy Family Parish, Fond du Lac

Special Ministries

Father Christopher Alt, SJ

• Prison and Jail Ministry, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Director;
• Saint Joseph House, Thrive for Life Ministries

Father Kenneth Anyanwu

• Catholic Charismatic Renewal, English-speaking Apostolate, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Chaplain

Father Juan Manuel Camacho

• Vicar General, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, and Episcopal
• Vicar for Hispanic Ministry, Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Father Hugo Cumes, FMM

• Metropolitan Tribunal, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Judge

Father Joseph Heit

• Office of Worship, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Director

Father Tonny Kizza

• Catholic Memorial High School, Chaplain

Father Charles Luke

• Dominican High School, Chaplain

Father Ricardo Martin

• Vice Chancellor, Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Father Ariel Orozco

• Cursillos in Christianity, Spanish-speaking Secretariat, Milwaukee, Chaplain

Father Glenn Powers

• Saint Francis de Sales Seminary, Faculty

Father Nathan Reesman

• Episcopal Vicar for Parish Administration, Planning, and Priest Placement, Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Father Sergio Rodriguez

• Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Spanish-speaking Apostolate, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Chaplain

Deacon Redmond Tuttle

• UW Whitewater Warhawk Catholic Campus Ministry

Father James Volkert

• Episcopal Vicar for Clergy, Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Father Michael Wolfe

• Episcopal Vicar for Urban Ministry, Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Pastors: Renewals

Father Phillip Bogacki

• Christ King Parish, Wauwatosa

Father Javier Guativa

• LaSagrada Familia, Dominican Republic

Father Kevin McManaman

• Saint Alphonsus Parish, Greendale

Incardinations

Father Thomas Naidu

• Annunciation Parish, Fox Lake;
• Holy Family Parish, Reeseville;
• Saint Columbkille Parish, Columbus;
• Saint Katharine Drexel Parish, Beaver Dam;
• Saint John the Baptist Parish, Clyman;
• Saint Joseph Parish, Waupun

Retirements

Father Ken Augustine

Father Mike Ignaszak

Father Paul Portland, SDS

Father Pat Wendt

Departures from ministry within the Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Father Oriol Regales

• Saint Andrew Parish, Delavan;
• Saint Patrick Parish, Elkhorn (On loan:  Maryknoll Missionaries)