Archdiocese announces new appointments

In order to provide pastoral governance for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Archbishop Aymond has made the following appointments, effective July 1, 2023:

Deans

Very Reverend Garrett O’Brien, Dean of the Uptown Deanery

Very Reverend Stephen Dardis, Dean of the St. John-St. Charles Deanery (2nd Term)

Very Reverend Gerard Stapleton, Dean of the Algiers-Plaquemines Deanery

Very Reverend Marlon Mangubat, Dean of the St. Bernard Deanery (2nd Term)

The following deans continue their current terms:

Very Reverend Henry Davis, S.S.J., Dean of the Cathedral Deanery

Very Reverend Jonathan Hemelt, Dean of the City Park-Gentilly Deanery

Very Reverend Luis Rodriguez, Dean of the East Jefferson Deanery

Very Reverend Colin Braud, Dean of the Westbank Deanery

Very Reverend Charles Benoit, O.S.B., Dean of the West St. Tammany-Washington Deanery

Very Reverend Gerald Seiler, Dean of the East St. Tammany-Washington Deanery

Pastor

Rev. Leon Ngandu, S.V.D., as pastor of Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish, New Orleans, effective July 1, 2023.

Appointments

Rev. Ian Bordenave, O.P., Director of Campus Ministry at the Tulane University Catholic Center, effective July 1, 2023.

Rev. Manuel Solorzano-Zerpa, O.P., Director of the Archdiocese of New Orleans Hispanic Apostolate, effective July 1, 2023.

Thanks to Father Sergio Serrano, O.P., for his 10 years of faithful service as Director of the Hispanic Apostolate. During his ministry as director, Father Sergio led many pastoral, spiritual and social initiatives that ministered to the Hispanic community in our Archdiocese. Thank you, Father Sergio.

Rev. Billy O’Riordan has served faithfully as Director of Seminarians for the Archdiocese of New Orleans for the past 9 years. Father Colm Cahill and the seminarians join me in thanking Father O’Riordan for his pastoral care of the seminarians and for his commitment to fostering vocations to the priesthood.

Rev. David Ducote will become Director of Seminarians, effective July 1, 2023.  I remain very grateful to Father Ducote for his willingness to take on this additional responsibility while remaining pastor of St. Joan of Arc in LaPlace. His dedicated priestly ministry and his commitment to fostering vocations will enable him to serve the seminarians. Thank you, Father David Ducote and Father Billy O’Riordan.