2016 New Archdpdx Priest Assignments Announced

Fr. Don Gutman Fr. Mike Walker The Archbishop is pleased to announce following assignments: PASTORS Fr. Don Gutmann  New Assignment: Pastor, St. Clare-Portland Previous Assignment: Pastor, St. Peter-Newberg Fr. Don Gutmann was born on April 10, 1958 in Hillsboro, Oregon. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 1991 by Cardinal Levada. Fr. Gutmann studied at Catholic University Theological College, Washington, D.C. and Mt. Angel Seminary, St. Benedict. He first served as a Parochial Vicar for St. Joseph the Worker, Portland. Following this assignment, he served as a Parochial Vicar for Our Lady of the Lake, Lake Oswego and then at St. Mary, Corvallis. Fr. Gutmann was then assigned to St. Mary, Our Lady of the Dunes, Florence as Pastor. He served at St. John the Apostle, Reedsport as Administrator and the most recently at St. Peter, Newberg as Pastor. Fr. Mike Walker  New Assignment Pastor, St. James-McMinnville; Good Shepherd-Sheridan; and St. Michael-Grand Ronde Previous Assignment: Pastor, Shepherd of the Valley-Central Point Fr. Mike Walker was  born April 26, 1966 in Anaheim, CA. He studied at Mt. Angel Seminary, St. Benedict and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 1999 by Archbishop Vlazny. His first assignment was at St. Mary, Corvallis as Parochial Vicar. He was then assigned to St. Monica, Coos Bay as Pastor. Fr. Walker most recently served at Shepherd of the Valley, Central Point and Our Lady of Fatima, Shady Cove as Pastor. Fr. Chuck Wood New Assignment: Pastor, St. Wenceslaus-Scappoose Previous Assignment: Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of the Lake-Lake Oswego Fr. Chuck Wood was born on June 15, 1960 in Washington, D.C. He studied at Mt. Angel Seminary, St. Benedict and then went on to study at Notre Dame to receive his Master’s degree. Fr. Wood was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2000 by Archbishop Vlazny. His first assignment was at Sacred Heart, Portland as a Parochial Vicar. He also served at St. Henry, Gresham as a Parochial Vicar. Fr. Wood then served at St. Clare Parish as Pastor. Fr. Wood is a member of the Brotherhood of the People of Praise; part of a lay ecumenical community whose members share community and life resources. His most recent assignment was Our Lady of the Lake, Lake Oswego as Parochial Vicar.   Fr. David Jaspers  New Assignment: Pastor, Ascension-Portland Previous Assignment: Pastor, St. Alice-Springfield Fr. David Jaspers was born on April 5, 1977 in Forks, Washington. He studied at Mt. Angel Seminary, St. Benedict and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2009 by Archbishop Vlazny. His first assignment was at St. Joseph, Salem as Parochial Vicar. Fr. Jaspers has most recently served at St. Alice, Springfield as Pastor. ADMINISTRATORS Fr. Elwin Schwab New Assignment: Administrator, St. Charles – Portland Previous Assignment: Moderator, St. Charles-Portland Fr. Charles Schwab was born on July 31, 1934 in Portland, Oregon. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 1960 by Archbishop Howard. He studied at Mount Angel Seminary, St. Edward and St. Thomas Seminaries in Kenmore, Washington His assignments include: Associate Pastor for: Holy Cross, Portland, St. Mary, Eugene and St. Monica Coos Bay Coordinator of Adult Education: Archdiocese of Portland In Residence: Marylhurst Provincial House, Marylhurst and Blessed Sacrament, Portland Pastor: Shepherd of the Valley, Central Point, St. Frederic, St. Helens, and St. Anthony, Forest Grove. Moderator: St. Mary, Vernonia His most recent assignment was at St. Charles, Portland as Moderator. Fr. Ben Innes, OFM  New Assignment: Administrator, St. Mary, Star of the Sea-Astoria Previous Assignment: Temporary Administrator, St. Mary, Star of the Sea-Astoria Fr. Ben Innes, OFM was born on September 14, 1953 in Beloit Wisconsin. He was ordained for the Franciscan community in the St. Barbara Province in 1984. He previously worked as a director of a retreat center in Oceanside, California. Fr. Innes came to the Archdiocese of Portland in 2006 to work at St. Mary, Shaw. He served from 2009 to 2014 as pastor at Ascension, Portland. Fr. Innes has most recently served as Temporary Administrator for St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Astoria. Fr. Joseph Barita, ALCP New assignment: Administrator, Our Lady of Victory – Seaside, St. Peter the Fisherman- Arch Cape. Previous Assignment in the Archdiocese: Pastor, St. Frederic – St. Helens (7/1/2010 to 6/30/2014) Fr. Joseph Barita, ALCP was born on April 7, 1957 in Moshi, Tanzania. He was ordained for the Apostolic Life Community of Priests Holy Spirit Fathers in Moshi, Tanzania in 1988. He was first assigned in the Archdiocese of Portland as parochial vicar at St. Pius X in 2004. The following year he was assigned pastor of St. Birgitta in Portland and from 2010 until 2014 he served as pastor at St. Frederic in St. Helens. He returned to his home of Moshi, Tanzania in 2014 and will be back to the Archdiocese of Portland to start his assignment at Our Lady of Victory in Seaside, and the mission parish St. Peter the Fisherman in Arch Cape. Fr. Nazario Atukunda  New Assignment: Administrator, St. Philip Neri – Portland Previous Assisnment: St. Joseph, Salem as Parochial Vicar Fr. Nazario Atukunda was born on July 27, 1967 in Kabale, Uganda. He was ordained for the Kabale Diocese in 1998 by Rt. Rev. Gay. Fr. Atukunda studied at St. Paul Seminary Kinyamasika, Uganda. Prior to his time at the Archdiocese of Portland, Fr. Atukunda served as the rector of St. Paul Seminary, Uganda and as a Judge for the Inter-Diocesan Tribunal, Kasese. He has a Canon Law degree from the Urban University, Rome. Fr. Atukunda came to the Archdiocese of Portland in 2014 with his first and most recent assignment at St. Joseph in Salem. He also serves in the Tribunal Office for the Archdiocese of Portland. Fr. Ben Tapia Ortiz  New Assignment: Administrator, Shepherd of the Valley-Central Point, Our Lady of Fatima -Shady Cove Previous Assignment: Parochial Vicar, St. Henry-Gresham Fr. Ben Tapia Ortiz was born May 8, 1982 in Baja California, Mexico. He completed his studies at St. John Seminary in Camarillo, California. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2012 by Archbishop Vlazny. Fr. Tapia has served has a parochial vicar at Sacred Heart, Medford, St. Alexander, Cornelius, and St. Edward, North Plains. His most recent assignment was St. Henry, Gresham as Parochial Vicar. Fr. Mark Bentz New Assignment: Administrator, St. Alice – Springfield Previous Assignment: Parochial Vicar, St. Cecilia-Beaverton Fr. Mark Bentz was born on September 1, 1985 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He studied at Mount Angel Seminary, St. Benedict. Fr. Bentz was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2013 by Archbishop Sample. He went on to study at Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. Following that, he studied at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas in Rome. Fr. Bentz served at St. Pius X, Portland as Parochial Vicar. His most recent assignment was at St. Cecilia, Beaverton as Parochial Vicar. Fr. Chrispine Otieno  New Assignment: Administrator, Sacred Heart-St. Louis-Gervais Previous Assignment: Parochial Vicar, Sacred Heart-St. Louis-Gervais Fr. Chrispine Otieno was born on September 5, 1982 in Siaya County, Kenya. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2013 by Archbishop Sample. Fr. Otieno studied at Mt. Angel Seminary, St. Benedict. His first assignment was at St. Mary, Eugene as Parochial Vicar. He was most recently assigned to Sacred Heart-St. Louis, Gervais as Parochial Vicar.   Fr. Francisco Bringuela New Assignment: Administrator, St. Patrick – Independence Previous Assignment: Parochial Vicar: St. Pius X, Portland Fr. Francisco Bringuela was born on April 4, 1983 in Irosin Sorsogon, Philippines. He studied at Mount Angel Seminary, St. Benedict. He was ordained as a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2014 by Archbishop Sample. His first and most recent assignment was at St. Pius X as Parochial Vicar. Fr. Moises Leal Gonzalez  New Assignment: Administrator, St. John-Yamhill, San Martin-Dayton Previous Assignment: Parochial Vicar, Ascension-Portland Fr. Moises Leal Gonzalez was born on August 12, 1973 in San Agustin Jalisco, Mexico. He studied at Sacred Heart School of Theology, Hales Corners, Wisconsin. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2014 by Archbishop Sample. Fr. Gonzalez also work at St. Adalbert and San Rafael Archangel parishes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Fr. Gonzalez’s first assignment and most recent assignment was at Ascension, Portland as Parochial Vicar Fr. Basil Lawrence, OSB New Assignment: Administrator, St. Paul-Silverton Previous Assignment: Parochial Vicar, St. Paul-Silverton Fr. Basil Lawrence, OSB was born on October 26, 1983 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He was ordained for the Benedictine community at Mt. Angel Abbey on June 14, 2014 by Archbishop Alexander Sample. Following his ordination Fr. Lawrence lived in residence and assisted at St. Paul, Silverton from June 2015 until he was appointed parochial vicar there in January 2016. Fr. Martin Tavares  New Assignment: Administrator, St. Peter-Newberg Previous Assignment: Parochial Vicar, Sacred Heart, Medford Fr. Martin Tavares was born on May 19, 1967 in Arandas Jalisco, Mexico. He was ordained priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2014 by Archbishop Sample. Fr. Tavares studied at Mt. Angel Seminary, St. Benedict. His first and most recent assignment was Sacred Heart, Medford as Parochial Vicar. Fr. Manuel Becerra  New Assignment: Administrator, St. Michael-Sandy, St. Aloysius-Estacada Previous Assignment: Parochial Vicar, St. Anthony-Tigard Fr. Manuel Becerra was born on December 10, 1977 in Cucuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2015 by Archbishop Sample. Fr. Becerra studied at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park. His first and most recent assignment was St. Anthony, Tigard as Parochial Vicar PAROCHIAL VICARS Fr. Henry Guillen-Vega  New Assignment: Parochial Vicar, St. Henry-Gresham Previous Assignment: Administrator, St. Patrick-Independence Fr. Henry Guillen-Vega was born on December 28, 1977 in Masaya, Nicaragua. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2010 by Archbishop Vlazny. His first assignment was at Sacred Heart, Medford as Parochial Vicar. He also served at St. Joseph, Salem, Our Lady of Lourdes, Scio and Immaculate Conception, Stayton as Parochial Vicar. Fr. Guillen-Vega’s most recent assignment was at St. Patrick, Independence as Administrator. Fr. John Arcidiacono New Assignment: Parochial Vicar, Immaculate Conception, Stayton Previous Assignment: Transfer from outside of the Archdiocese of Portland Fr. John Arcidiacono was born August 23, 1976 in Ellensburg, Washington. He was ordained a priest for the Congregation of St. John in 2012. He completed two years of studies at Mt. Angel Seminary before completing his seminary studies at The Congregation of St. John, Private Institute of Philosophy and Theology. Since his priestly ordination Fr. Arcidiacono completed his MA in Theology at Holy Apostles College and Seminary online program. He is currently an Assistant Chaplain at his local Catholic High School and also serves as a youth retreat coordinator for Congregation of St. John. His first assignment will be at Immaculate Conception, Stayton as a Parochial Vicar. Fr. Joseph Hung Nguyen  New Assignment: Parochial Vicar, Ascension-Portland Previous Assignment: Parochial Vicar, St. Anne-Grants Pass Fr. Joseph Hung Nguyen was born on August 12, 1973 in Saigon, Vietnam. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2012 by Archbishop Vlazny. Prior to his seminary studies, Fr. Nguyen received a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering. Fr. Nguyen studied at Mt. Angel Seminary, St. Benedict. His first assignment was at St. Cecilia, Beaverton as Parochial Vicar. Fr. Nguyen’s most recent assignment was St. Anne, Grants Pass as Parochial Vicar. Fr. Moises Kumulmac  New Assignment: Parochial Vicar, Sacred Heart-Medford Previous Assignment: Administrator, St. John, Yamhill and San Martin de Porres, Dayton (mission) Fr. Moises Kumulmac was born on November 25, 1978 in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2012 by Archbishop Vlazny. He studied at Mt. Angel Seminary, St. Benedict. Fr. Kumulmac has served at St. Alexander, Cornelius and St. Edward, North Plains as Parochial Vicar. He served at St. John, Yamhill Parish and San Martin de Porres, Dayton Mission as Administrator Fr. Peter Nhat Hoang  New Assignment: Parochial Vicar, St. Joseph-Salem Previous Assignment: Parochial Vicar, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception-Portland Fr. Peter Nhat Hoang was born on October 17, 1994 in Saigon, Vietnam. He began his studies as Mt. Angel Seminary, St. Benedict and then transferred to St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park to complete his studies. Fr. Hoang was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2013 by Archbishop Sample. He studied at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park. His first assignment was at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland. Fr. Julio Cesar Torres Montejo New Assignment: Parochial Vicar, St. James-McMinnville Previous Assignment: Parochial Vicar, St. Anthony, Tigard Fr. Julio Cesar Torres Montejo was born in Cardenas, Tabasco, Mexico and ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2014 by Archbishop Sample. He began his studies at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park and then transferred to Sacred Heart School of Theology, Hales Corner, Wisconsin. Fr. Montejo’s first assignment St. Joseph, Salem as Parochial Vicar. His most recent assignment was St. Anthony, Tigard as Parochial Vicar. Fr. Gregg Bronsema  New Assignment: Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of the Lake-Lake Oswego Previous Assignment: Studying in Rome Fr. Gregg Bronsema was born on November 11, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois. Fr. Bronsema received his Masters of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California. He went on to study at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2015 by Archbishop Sample. Fr. Bronsema returned to Rome following his ordination to complete his studies. Fr. Timothy Furlow  New Assignment: Parochial Vicar, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception-Portland Previous Assignment: Studying in Rome Fr. Timothy Furlow was born on December 27, 1982 in Portland, Oregon. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2015 by Archbishop Sample. Prior to his time in the seminary, Fr. Furlow moved to Azerbaijan to teach English. He began his studies at Mt. Angel Seminary, St. Benedict and then transferred to the Pontifical North American College in Rome. Fr. Furlow has been finishing his studies for the last year in Rome   Fr. Anthony Ahamefule  New Assignment: Parochial Vicar, St. Cecilia-Beaverton Previous Assignment: Seminarian Fr. Anthony Ahamefule was born August 23, 1984 in Kano State, Nigeria. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2016 by Archbishop Sample. He completed his studies at Mt. Angel Seminary. Fr. Ahamefule’s first assignment will be at St. Cecilia, Beaverton as a Parochial Vicar Fr. Arjie Garcia  New Assignment: Parochial Vicar, St. Anthony-Tigard Previous Assignment: Seminarian Fr. Arjie Garcia was born May 14, 1985 in Tuburan, Cebu, Philippines. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2016 by Archbishop Sample. He studied at Mt. Angel Seminary. Fr. Garcia’s first assignment will be at St. Anthony, Tigard as a Parochial Vicar. Fr. Tetzel Umingli  New Assignment: Parochial Vicar, St. Anne-Grants Pass Previous Assignment: Seminarian Fr. Tetzel Umingli was born January 12, 1988 in Lagawe, Ifugao, Philippines. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Portland in 2016 by Archbishop Sample. He completed his studies at Mt. Angel Seminary. Fr. Umingli’s first assignment will be at St. Anne, Grants Pass as a Parochial Vicar. From the Catholic Sentinel One or more additional assignments are forthcoming and will be shared as soon as they are finalized. The Archbishop wishes to express his profound gratitude to all priests in their pastoral ministries and he prays for everyone during this time of transition.