Bishop Mark O'Connell is pleased to announce the following pastoral assignments.
Fr. Michael Flannery
Parochial Vicar
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Schenectady
Effective: May 1, 2026
Fr. Alexander Turpin
Parochial Vicar
Holy Trinity Parish, Columbia County
(St. Mary's Church Hudson, Church of the Resurrection Germantown, Chapel of the Nativity)
Effective: June 1, 2026
Fr. Samuel Bellafiore
Director of RCDA Vocations & Director of RCDA Campus Ministry
Effective: July 1, 2026
Fr. Stephen Yusko
Pastor
Parish of St. John the Evangelist & St. Joseph, Rensselaer and St. Mary's Church, Clinton Heights
Effective: July 1, 2026
**Fr. Dan Quinn remains Pastor of Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady of the Americas Shrine, Mater Christi, and All Saints, TBD
Fr. Rendell Torres
Serves as a Spiritual Director at Pope St. John XXIII Seminary, Weston, MA
Effective: July 1, 2026
**Cathedral Rector, TBD
Fr. James Walsh
Retirement
Effective: October 1, 2026
Fr. Brian Kelly
Pastor
St. Pius X Church, Loudonville
Effective: October 1, 2026
Deacon Timothy Kilpeck
Permanent Deacon
Holy Mother and Child, Corinth; St. Paul's Church, Rock City Falls; St. Joseph's Church, Greenfield Center
Effective: June 1, 2026
On behalf of Bishop Mark O'Connell and the Diocese of Albany, we thank Fr. James Walsh for his many years of priestly ministry. he will continue to serve our diocese as a retired priest.