Gulf Pine Catholic

Gulf Pine Catholic • April 12, 2024 19 Official Appointments For the good of the people of God in the Diocese of Biloxi, Bishop Louis F. Kihneman, III, has made the following appointments: Given at the Diocesan Pastoral Center in Biloxi on April 2, 2024. ? Most Reverend Louis F. Kihneman, III Bishop of Biloxi Reverend Sergio A. Balderas has been appointed Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Hattiesburg, effective June 4, 2024. Reverend Charles Arthur has been appointed Parochial Administrator of St. Clare Parish, Waveland, effective June 27, 2024. Reverend Jeyanthan Jordan has been appointed Parochial Administrator of St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Ocean Springs, effective June 4, 2024. Very Reverend Vincent O. Ajayi has been appointed Parochial Vicar for Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Biloxi, effective June 27, 2024. Reverend Braxton J. Necaise has been appointed Parochial Vicar for St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Long Beach, effective June 27, 2024. Reverend Tomasz Powroznik has been appointed Parochial Vicar for Immaculate Conception Parish, Laurel, effective August 19, 2024. Reverend Jacob Matthew Smith, OFM, has been appointed Parochial Vicar for St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Picayune, effective June 27, 2024. Reverend Daniel Martinez Patiño has been entrusted to the pastoral care of the Hispanic community of St. Alphonsus Parish, Ocean Springs, effective June 4, 2024. Reverend James M. Smith has been appointed Chaplain of de l’Epee Deaf Center, Tabitha Project, and Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, effective June 4, 2024.