DIOCESE OF TOLEDO ANNOUNCES PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS

May 7, 2008 – Toledo, Ohio - The Most Reverend Leonard Paul Blair, Bishop of the Diocese of Toledo announces the following personnel appointments in the diocese effective immediately:

Reverend Jacob Gordon is granted a temporary health leave. Father Gordon is currently the Associate Pastor of St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Parish, Toledo.

Deacon John Algee is appointed as Permanent Deacon at the Historic Church of St. Patrick, Toledo.

The following personnel appointments in the diocese are effective July 1, 2008:

Deacon James Hammer is appointed as Permanent Deacon at St. Wendelin Parish, Fostoria.

Reverend Christopher Vasko is appointed as the Presbyteral Moderator and Parish Chaplain at St. Martin de Porres Parish, Toledo. This appointment is in addition to Father Vasko’s responsibilities as the Judicial Vicar.

Sister Virginia Welsh, OSF is appointed as the Pastoral Leader of St. Martin de Porres Parish, Toledo. Sister Ginny serves as the Director of the Padua Center which was transferred with its ministry to St. Martin de Porres Parish.

The Diocese of Toledo, established April 15, 1910 encompasses 8222 square miles in a mixture of urban and rural areas that spans 19 counties across Northwest Ohio, serving 306,532 Catholics. The diocese includes Allen, Crawford, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Huron, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood and Wyandot counties.

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