Clergy Changes ~ October 19, 2026

Posted inClergy Change, Diocesan Dispatch

Most Reverend Gregory Parkes, Bishop of Saint Petersburg, announces the following clergy changes:

APPOINTMENT
Reverend Gregg Tottle, retired priest of the Diocese of Saint Petersburg, to Parochial
Administrator pro tempore of St. Scholastica Parish, Lecanto, effective October 15, 2026. 

RELIEVING
Reverend Kenneth Malley, from Pastor of St. Scholastica Parish, and St. John Paul II Catholic School, Lecanto, and from Vicar Forane (Dean) of the Citrus Deanery to the Pastoral Center with residence at Most Holy Redeemer Parish, Tampa, effective October 15, 2026.

Reverend Mark A. (Drew) Woodke, from Parochial Vicar of St. Stephen Parish, Riverview, effective October 16, 2026. Father Woodke has been granted a temporary leave of absence from active ministry.