{"id":4018,"date":"2022-08-26T18:21:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T17:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/?p=4018"},"modified":"2022-08-26T18:21:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T17:21:37","slug":"clergy-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/?p=4018","title":{"rendered":"Clergy Appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Bishop John has made the following Changes from 30<sup>th<\/sup> September 12 Noon<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fr Thomas John<\/strong>, currently parish priest at St Joseph\u2019s, Greenock will move to become parish priest of\u00a0<strong>Saint Peter\u2019s, Paisley<\/strong>, vacated after the death of our dear Fr Andrew Coleman. Fr Thomas will also become parish priest of\u00a0<strong>St Paul\u2019s in Paisley<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fr Maurice Callaghan<\/strong>, currently parish priest of St John the Baptist, Port Glasgow, will move to become parish priest of\u00a0<strong>St Joseph\u2019s, Greenock<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fr Daniel Fitzpatrick<\/strong>, recently returned to the diocese from his post as Rector at the Scots College in Rome will become parish priest of<strong>\u00a0St John the Baptist, Port Glasgow<\/strong>. Fr Fitzpatrick will also become parish priest of\u00a0<strong>Holy Family, Port Glasgow<\/strong>\u00a0and Administrator of St\u00a0<strong>Colm\u2019s, Kilmacolm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fr Joseph Balmer,\u00a0<\/strong>currently parish priest of St. John\u2019s Barrhead and St. Thomas, Neilson will relinquish his office in St. Thomas\u2019 but retain his office in St. John\u2019s, Barrhead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fr Oliver Freney<\/strong>, currently Administrator of St Mary\u2019s, Paisley will move to become Administrator of\u00a0<strong>St Thomas\u2019, Neilston<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fr John Morrison<\/strong>, currently parish priest of St Fergus and St James parishes in Paisley will relinquish his role at St James\u2019 and will become parish priest of St\u00a0<strong>Mary\u2019s, Paisley<\/strong>\u00a0as well as retaining his current position at\u00a0<strong>St Fergus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fr Joe Burke<\/strong>, Administrator of St Mirin\u2019s cathedral will also become parish priest of\u00a0<strong>St James, Paisley.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, I have also asked\u00a0<strong>Fr Matthew Carlin<\/strong>\u00a0to become\u00a0<strong>Vicar Episcopal for Education<\/strong>\u00a0in the diocese.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Canon Michael McMahon<\/strong>\u00a0will move from the post of VE for Education to focus on his role as VE for\u00a0<strong>Adult Education and Formation<\/strong>\u00a0within the diocese.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fr Jonathan Whitworth<\/strong>\u00a0will become VE for Marriage and Family Life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bishop John has made the following Changes from 30th September 12 Noon Fr Thomas John, currently parish priest at St Joseph\u2019s, Greenock will move to become parish priest of\u00a0Saint Peter\u2019s, Paisley, vacated after the death of our dear Fr Andrew Coleman. Fr Thomas will also become parish priest of\u00a0St Paul\u2019s in Paisley. 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