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BISHOP MARK O'CONNELL ANNOUNCES NEW PASTORAL ASSIGNMENTS

June 8, 2026

Bishop Mark O'Connell is pleased to announce the following pastoral assignments.

Fr. Jay Atherton
Rector: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Albany
Parochial Vicar: Historic St. Mary's, Albany
Effective: July 1, 2026

Fr. Daniel Vallejo-Rios
Pastor: St. Francis of Assisi, Albany
Effective: July 1, 2026

Fr. Pat Rice
Pastor: Sacred Heart, Palenville merged with Immaculate Conception 
Haines Falls, St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, Windham
Effective: July 1, 2026

Fr. Russell Bergman
Pastor: Sacred Heart, Cairo
St. John the Baptist, Greenville
Our Lady of Knock Shrine, East Durham
Effective: July 1, 2026

**Pastor of St. Patrick's, Athens; St. Patrick's, Catskill; St. Mary's, Coxsackie; and St. Patrick's, Ravena To Be Determined

Fr. Anthony Onu
Pastor: Immaculate Conception, Glenville
Our Lady of Grace, Ballston Lake
Effective: July 1, 2026

Fr. Zachariah Chichester
Pastor: St Ann's, Fort Ann
Our Lady of Hope, Whitehall
St. Mary's, Granville
Chapel of the Assumption Mission, Huletts Landing
Effective: July 1, 2026

Fr. Kyle Gorenski
Pastor: St. Michael's, Cohoes
Holy Trinity, Cohes
Effecitve: July 1, 2026

Fr. Charles Onyeneke
Pastor: Mater Christi, Albany
All Saints, Albany
Effective: July 1, 2026

** Fr. Dan Quinn remains Pastor of Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady of the Americas Shrine

Fr. Nathaniel Resila
Pastor: St. Mary's, Amsterdam
St. Stephen's, Hagaman
Sacred Heart, Tribes Hill
St. Cecilia's, Fonda
Effective: July 1, 2026