Clergy Changes ~ June 22, 2026
Most Reverend Gregory Parkes, Bishop of Saint Petersburg, announces the following clergy changes, effective July 1, 2026 unless otherwise noted:
APPOINTMENTS
Reverend Jali Marivalan Asirvatham [Diocese of Sivagangai, India] to Parochial Vicar of St. Scholastica Parish, Lecanto, with part-time assistance to Our Lady of Grace Parish, Beverly Hills.
Reverend William Santhouse, from Parochial Vicar of St. Scholastica Parish, Lecanto to the Pastoral Center, St. Petersburg, while in residence at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Dunedin.
RELIEVING
Upon notification from Very Reverend John Thomas J. Lane, S.S.S., Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, Province of Saint Ann, Reverend William R. Fickel, S.S.S., from Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Holiday, effective July 15, 2026. Father Fickel is being transferred to the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Residence in Highland Heights, Ohio. We thank Father Fickel for his dedicated service as Pastor and later as Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul Parish since 2014.

