Priest Assignment Changes
The Most Reverend Donald E. DeGrood has decreed the following priest assignment changes effective July 2, 2024:
Those who will be continuing ministry as senior priests:
Reverend Edward Anderson, from chaplain, Avera, Prince of Peace, to senior status.
Reverend Richard Baumberger from parochial vicar of Holy Rosary Parish, Kranzburg; St. Michael Parish, Clark; Blessed Sacrament Parish, Florence; St. Henry Parish, Henry; St. Mary Parish, Bryant; Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Watertown; and Immaculate Conception Parish, Watertown, to senior status.
Reverend Joseph Forcelle from parochial vicar of Sacred Heart Parish, Yankton; St. Benedict Parish, Yankton; St. Wenceslaus Parish, Tabor; St. Leo Parish, Tyndall; St. John the Baptist Parish, Lesterville; St. George Parish, Scotland; St. Boniface Parish, Idylwilde; and St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Springfield, to senior status.
Reverend Gregg Frankman from parochial vicar of Christ the King Parish, Webster; Immaculate Conception Parish, Waubay; Sacred Heart Parish, Eden; St. John the Baptist Parish, Rosholt; St. John de Britto Parish, Britton; St. Joseph Parish, Grenville; St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish and St. Peter Parish, Sisseton, to senior status.
Reverend Robert Krantz from parochial vicar of Church of Epiphany Parish, Epiphany (Canova); St. Ann Parish, Humboldt; St. Martin Parish, Emery; St. Mary Parish, Salem; St. Mary of Mercy Parish, Alexandria; St. Patrick Parish, Montrose; and St. Stephen Parish, Bridgewater, to senior status.
Reverend Joseph Vogel from parochial vicar of Good Shepherd Parish, Centerville; St. Patrick Parish, Wakonda; St. Teresa of Avila Parish, Beresford; St. Agnes Parish, Vermillion; St. Joseph Parish, Elk Point; St. Peter Parish, Jefferson; St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Dakota Dunes; and St. Thomas More Newman Center, Vermillion, to senior status.
Those who will be entering senior priest status immediately due to medical reasons:
Reverend Paul Josten from parochial vicar of St. Bernard Parish, Redfield; All Saints Parish, Mellette; St. Ann Parish, Miller; St. Liborius Parish, Polo; St. Mary Parish, Highmore; and St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Faulkton, to immediate senior status.
Those who will be serving in new pastoral and specialized/chaplaincy ministry assignments:
Reverend John Helmueller from parochial vicar of Assumption Parish, Dante; Sacred Heart Parish, Parkston; SS Peter & Paul Parish, Dimock; St. Ann Parish, Geddes; St. John the Baptist Parish, Wagner; St. Mark Parish, Lake Andes; St. Paul Parish, Marty; St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Armour; and St. Peter the Apostle Parish, Platte, to parochial vicar of St. Michaels Parish, Sioux Falls and St. George Parish, Hartford.
Reverend Daniel Smith from parochial vicar of St. Michael Parish, Sioux Falls and St. George Parish, Hartford; and prison ministry to chaplain of Sanford Hospital and Avera Prince of Peace.
Deacon Timothy Dickes from deacon of the Cathedral of Saint Joseph Parish, Sioux Falls, to deacon of St. George Parish, Hartford, St. Michael Parish, Sioux Falls and prison ministry.
Deacon Jonathan Eckrich from deacon St. George Parish, Hartford, St. Michael Parish, Sioux Falls and prison ministry to deacon of Cathedral of Saint Joseph Parish, Sioux Falls.
Deacon Mark Harriman from deacon of Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Lambert, and St. Therese parishes, all located in Sioux Falls, to deacon of St. George Parish, Hartford, St. Michael Parish, Sioux Falls and prison ministry.
Effective at noon on June 1, 2024, Monsignor Charles Mangan from spiritual director and faculty member at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD to parochial vicar of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Faulkton; St. Liborius Parish, Polo; St. Mary Parish, Highmore; St. Ann Parish, Miller; St. Bernard Parish, Redfield; and All Saints Parish, Mellette.
Effective at noon on August 1, 2024, Reverend Timothy Smith on completion of canon law studies through Saint Paul University in Ottawa to judicial vicar for the Diocese of Sioux Falls and parochial vicar of St. Mary Parish, Dell Rapids; St. Peter Parish, Coleman; SS Simon and Jude Parish, Flandreau; St. Joseph the Workman Parish, Huntimer.
Effective at noon on August 1, 2024, Reverend Gregory Tschakert while remaining parochial vicar of Sacred Heart Parish, Westport; St. Thomas Aquinas Newman Center, St. Mary and Sacred Heart parishes in Aberdeen; St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Groton and St. Joseph Parish, Turton will be relieved of his responsibilities as judicial vicar for the Diocese of Sioux Falls.
Thank you for holding each of these priests and deacons in prayer as they undergo these transitions in their ministry.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mr. Thad Pals
Chancellor