Bishop Makes Assignment Changes for Local Parishes

Bishop Brendan Cahill of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria announced new priestly assignments at the Chrism Mass in Victoria last week. Several of the assignments will affect local parishes.

Cahill announced that local seminarian Luke Prihoda of Weimar will be ordained on May 13. Prihoda, a former professional baseball player and coach, will begin his career in the priesthood close to home. Following the ordination, Prihoda will be assigned as a parochial vicar for St. Rose of Lima Parish in Schulenburg and its mission churches. (Parochial vicars in the Catholic Church serve as assistants to the pastor of a parish.)

The Bishop also announced the following assignments, most of which are effective June 1: The Rev. Wayne Flagg, currently pastor of St. Michael in Weimar, will become pastor of St. Andrew in Hillje and St. Procopius in Louise. They have been without a pastor since the retirement of the Rev. Clement Quainoo in 2021. The Rev. Michael Rother, pastor of St. Philip in El Campo has served as administrator in the interim.

Father Rother is also being reassigned. He will move to Hallettsville and serve as parochial vicar, transitioning to pastor next year when the Rev. Msgr. John Peters retires.

The Rev. Chase Goodman, currently a parochial vicar at St. Rose in Schulenburg, will become pastor of St. Michael in Weimar and Sts. Cyril and Methodius Diocesan Shrine in Dubina.

The Rev. Alexander Aboagye of Ghana will arrive in August to serve St. Rose of Lima in Schulenburg and its missions as parochial vicar.