Assignments 05.16.19

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The Reverend Derek J. Puleo has voluntarily and permanently withdrawn from the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minister as a priest have been revoked; he is no longer permitted to function as a priest,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.