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SAN DIEGO — The Office of the Bishop has announced the following priest assignments, effective July 1, 2026:

With the permission of his provincial, Father Gabriel Afeti, AJ, as pastor of St. Adelaide of Burgundy Parish

Father Christopher Bongato as associate pastor of St. Thomas More Parish, Oceanside

Father Evan Bui as associate pastor of Good Shepherd Parish

Father Sebastian Bukenya as pastor of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish and Santa Ysabel Indian Mission

Msgr. Francisco Cinco, III, as administrator of Our Lady of the Valley Parish

Father Manuel Del Rio as pastor of St. Patrick Parish, Calipatria, and canonical pastor of St. Thomas Indian Mission

Father Ignatius Dibeashi as pastor of St. Peter the Apostle Parish, Fallbrook

Father Minh Do as associate pastor of Good Shepherd Parish

Father Rolando Gabutera as pastor of St. Michael Parish, San Diego

Father Guillermo Hernandez as associate pastor of St. Michael Parish, San Diego

Father Edward Horning as pastor of St. Richard Parish, Borrego Springs

Father Clement Iorliam as pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Ramona

Father Ricardo Juárez Frausto as pastor of St. John of the Cross Parish, Lemon Grove

Father Brent Kruger as pastor of St. Thérèse of Carmel Parish, Carmel Valley

Father Niranjan Kanmury as pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, San Diego

Father Bernardo Lara as pastor of Our Lady of Angels Parish

Father Emilio Magaña as pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Lakeside

Father Reynaldo Manahan as pastor of Mary, Star of the Sea Parish, La Jolla

Father Antonio Morales as pastor of Sacred Heart and St. Margaret Mary parishes in Brawley, and St. Joseph Parish, Westmorland

Father Patrick Mulcahy as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Coronado

Father Roldan Nuñez as pastor of St. Columba Parish

Father Dominic Obour as associate pastor of St. Mark Parish, San Marcos

Father John Phan as associate pastor of Holy Spirit Parish

Father Anthony Saroki as pastor of Holy Trinity Parish, El Cajon

Father Anthony Stanonik as pastor of Christ the King Parish

With the permission of his provincial, Father Andrés Ernesto Torres, CJM, as associate pastor of St. Jude Shrine of the West Parish.

Father Christopher Tozzi as pastor of St. Gabriel Parish, Poway

Father Derek Twilliger as pastor of St. Thomas More Parish, Oceanside

Father Matthew Vasquez as associate pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, San Diego

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