New Mission Assignments for 2020
The North American Territory’s new mission assignments for the Legionaries of Christ, the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi and the Regnum Christi Federation were released this morning, June 29, 2020.
Regnum Christi Federation
To view the complete list of new mission assignments for the Regnum Christi Federation in the North American Territory please click here. Appointments to the RC Federation are generally for 3 years unless otherwise stated. Appointments to RCD Council are for the same term as the RC local director. *Some assignments made earlier in the year are subject to change.
Territorial Appointments to the RC Federation in the North American Territory
| Name | Appointments and Ex-office Positions | RC Federation Area |
| Fr. Shawn Aaron | President | Territorial Directive College |
| Kathleen Murphy | Vice President | Territorial Directive College |
| Fr. David Daly | LC Member | Territorial Directive College |
| Glory Darbellay | CRC Member | Territorial Directive College |
| Melissa Foley, Charlie Bradley | Lay RC Advisors | Territorial Directive College |
| Fr. John Bartunek, Fr. Steven Reilly, Fr. Juan Jose Hernandez | Legionary Councilors Members | Territorial Plenary Council |
| Mary Smith, Melanie Zoll, Naoise Johnston | CRC Councilors Members | Territorial Plenary Council |
| Antonio Maza | Lay Consecrated Men Member | Territorial Plenary Council |
| Lisa Summers, Horacio Gomez | Lay RC Advisors | Territorial Plenary Council |
| Fr. Michael Moriarty | Director | Mission Youth |
| Fr. Jaime Lorenzo | Director (Men) | RC Mission Corps |
| Lisa Small | Director (Women) | RC Mission Corps |
| Fr. Ronald Conklin | Member – 1 year | ECYD Life Territorial Team |
| Fr. Michael Vanderbeek | Member – 1 year | ECYD Life Territorial Team |
| Fr. Patrick O’Loughlin | Member – 1 year | ECYD Life Territorial Team |
Locality Appointments to the RC Federation in the North American Territory
| Name | Position | Locality |
| Andrew Rawicki | RC Local Director | Dallas |
| Fr. Andre LaSana | RC Local Director – 2 years | Manila |
| Natalia Santos, Orlando Ojeda, Julie Gonzales, Charlene Dougal | RCD Council | Atlanta |
| Fr. Thomas Flynn, Tim Wieck, Maria Gaviria | RCD Council | Cincinnati |
| Fr. John Bartunek, Fr. Brian Hoelzen, Gabriela Ruiloba, Brian Kitz | RCD Council | Detroit |
| Stephanie Neugebauer, Herb Reese | RCD Council | Heartland |
| Mattieu Billes, Angie Hilbun, Mercy Renteria, Elisa Soto, Fr. Timothy Walsh | RCD Council | Houston |
| Anna Aquino-Dee, Fr. Luis Felipe Villalobos, Gudelia Guerra | RCD Council | Manila |
| Fr. Kenneth Leblanc, Kent Wang and Kari Faba | RC Local College | Calgary |
| JoAnn Conover, Ken Torrens, Mary Jo Kenny, Elise Pratt, Joe McDermott, Cathie Swanson, Fr. Bruce Wren | RC Local College | Chicago |
| Fr. Louis de Vaugelas, Fr. Jerek Scherber, Maria Luisa Gámez, Alicia Cestra, Francisco Gámez, Oscar Strassburger, Tawnya Stanus | RC Local College | Ontario |
| Fr. Thomas Vendetti, Fr. Antonio Sortino, Fr. Justin Kielhorn | RC Local College | San Jose |
| Jim Demboski | RC Men's Section Director – 2 years | Northeast Ohio |
| Kathleen Conklin | RC Women's Section Director | Atlanta |
| Lucy Honner | RC Women's Section Director – 2 years | Detroit |
| Maricar Dizon | RC Women's Section Director | Manila |
| Linda Maldonado | RC Women's Section Director | North Houston |
| Kitty Felter | RC Women's Section Director | York |
| Fr. John Klein | RC Young Men's Section Director | Atlanta |
| Fr. Jason Huynh | RC Young Men's Section Director | Chicago |
| Fr. Mauricio Guajardo | RC Young Men's Section Director | Manila |
| Fr. Michael Moriarty | RC Young Men's Section Director | Philadelphia |
| Patricia Pastrana | RC Young Women's Section Director | Manila |
| Fr. Lucio Boccacci | ECYD Director (Boys) – 1 year | Cincinnati |
| Fr. Mauricio Guajardo | ECYD Director (Boys) | Manila |
| Fr. Aaron Loch | ECYD Director (Boys) | Philadelphia |
Legionaries of Christ
To view the complete list of new mission assignments for the Legionaries of Christ in the North American Territory please click here.
New Members of the Territory
| Name | Position | Community |
| Brother Andrew Wing, LC | Auxiliary to the boy’s ECYD in Calgary | Calgary |
| Brother Seth Sabata, LC | Director of Institutional Development for Everest Nuvalli and Assistant Chaplain of RC young men’s section | Manila |
| Father Reuben Nuxoll, LC | Chaplain to the Regnum Christi young men’s section in Philadelphia | Philadelphia |
| Brother Daniel Aguilar, LC | Prefect of discipline at Sacred Heart Apostolic School | Rolling Prairie |
| Father Michael Shannon, LC | TBA | TBA |
| Brother Pedro Lorenzo-Penalva, LC | Auxiliary Member to the boy’s ECYD in Washington DC | Washington DC |
Members Departing the Territory
| NAME | POSITION | TERRITORY |
| Father David Kluk, LC | TBA | Chile |
| Father Juan Guerra, LC | TBA | Chile |
| Brother Alejandro Cervantes, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Alejandro Rondon, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Anderson Dugarte, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Binh Nguyen, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Brian Flanagan, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Carlos Morado, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Christopher Daniels, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Daniel Alderete, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Daniel de Tezanos, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Diego Ornelas, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Enmanuel Velasquez, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Francisco Jimenez, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Gregory Metz, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Ivan Virgen, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Javier Rabellino, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Jesus Hernandez, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Joan Perez, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Jose Gonzalez, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Jose Guerra, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Jose Hernandez, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Leonardo Araoz, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Luis Copete, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Luis Ortiz, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Mario Ciaston, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Mario Gudiño, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Brother Roberto Serrano, LC | International College of the Legionaries of Christ | International Works of Rome |
| Father Alejandro Mijangos, LC | Studies | International Works of Rome |
| Father Barry O’Toole, LC | General Secretariat | International Works of Rome |
| Father Todd Arsenault, LC | Studies | International Works of Rome |
Changes and Renewals within the Territory
| NAME | POSITION | COMMUNITY |
| Father Daniel Wilson, LC | RENEWAL: Associate Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish NEW: Councilor to the Superior | Calgary |
| Father John Gannon, LC | NEW: Councilor to the Superior | Calgary |
| Father John Bender, LC | RENEWAL: Assistant to the Humanists | Cheshire |
| Father Andreas Kramarz, LC | RENEWAL: Confessor and Spiritual Director | Cheshire |
| Father Christopher O’Connor, LC | RENEWAL: Confessor, Spiritual Director, and Community Secretary | Cheshire |
| Father Joseph Brickner, LC | RENEWAL: Spiritual Director | Cheshire |
| Father Timothy Walsh, LC | NEW: Rector of the Novitiate and College of Humanities | Cheshire (change of community) |
| Father Jason Huynh, LC | NEW: Director to the Regnum Christi young men’s section in Chicago | Chicago |
| Father Michael Vanderbeek, LC | NEW: Member of the ECYD National Team, Chaplain of ECYD in Everest Academy Lemont, and Chaplain of Everest Academy Lemont | Chicago |
| Father Peter Krezalek, LC | RENEWAL: Chaplain to the Regnum Christi women’s section in Chicago and Assistant Chaplain to the Regnum Christi men’s section in Chicago | Chicago |
| Father Andrew Kolenda, LC | NEW: Chaplain of East Lake Academy | Chicago (change of community) |
| Father Lucio Boccacci, LC | NEW: Community Secretary RENEWAL: Director of ECYD in Cincinnati and Director of the Regnum Christi Mission Corps in Cincinnati | Cincinnati |
| Father Daniel Brandenburg, LC | RENEWAL: Chaplain of the Regnum Christi men’s section in Atlanta | Cumming |
| Father Patrick Langan, LC | RENEWAL: Parochial Vicar of Saint Brendan’s Catholic Church | Cumming |
| Father Patrick O’Loughlin, LC | NEW: Member of the ECYD National Team | Cumming |
| Father Paul Alger, LC | RENEWAL: Parochial Vicar of Saint Brendan’s Catholic Church NEW: Vocational Promotor at Saint Brendan’s Catholic Church | Cumming |
| Father Lino Otero, LC | NEW: Chair of the Safe Environment Review Board and Superior of the Cumming apostolate house | Cumming (change of community) |
| Father Daren Weisbrod, LC | RENEWAL: Chaplain to the Highlands School | Dallas |
| Father Owen Kearns, LC | RENEWAL: Chaplain of the Dallas Domus Mariae and Assistant Chaplain to the Regnum Christi men’s and women’s sections in Dallas | Dallas |
| Father Jason Brooks, LC | RENEWAL: Community Administrator and Chaplain of the Regnum Christi men’s and women’s sections in Detroit | Detroit |
| Father Thomas Salazar, LC | RENEWAL: Chaplain of the Detroit Domus Mariae and Chaplain to Everest Academy Clarkston | Detroit |
| Father Antonio Ruiz Bailleres, LC | RENEWAL: Spiritual Director | Edgerton |
| Father Michael Mitchell, LC | Incardination ad experimentum - Diocese of Charlotte | |
| Father Kevin McKenzie, LC | Extra domum | |
| Father Zachary Dominguez, LC | Extra domum | |
| Father Anselmo Hernandez, LC | RENEWAL: Chaplain of the United States Military | Extra domum (Military Ordinariate of USA) |
| Father David Parker, LC | NEW: Chaplain of the young men’s section in Houston | Houston |
| Father Eamonn Shelly, LC | EXONERATION: Assistant Chaplain of the Houston Domus Mariae RENEWAL: Assistant Chaplain to the Regnum Christi men’s and women’s sections in Houston | Houston |
| Father John Patrick Devlin, LC | RENEWAL: Assistant Chaplain of the Regnum Christi men’s and women’s sections in Houston | Houston |
| Father Jorge Martinez, LC | NEW: Student at Notre Dame University pursuing an Executive Master’s degree in Non-Profit Administration | Houston |
| Father Kevin Gillis, LC | NEW: Community Secretary | Houston |
| Father Lorenzo Gomez, LC | RENEWAL: Vocations Promotor in Los Angeles and Auxiliary Member of Guadalupe Radio | Los Angeles |
| Father Andre LaSana, LC | Manila Regnum Christi Director | Manila |
| Father Luis Lorenzo, LC | RENEWAL: Vocations Promotor in Manila and Assistant Chaplain of the Regnum Christi young men’s section in Manila | Manila |
| Father Mauricio Guajardo, LC | RENEWAL: Chaplain of Everest Academy Manila, Instructor of Formation in Everest Academy Manila, Director to the Regnum Christi young’ men’s section, and Director of the boy’s ECYD in Manila | Manila |
| Deacon Jaime Lorenzo, LC | NEW: Director of the Men’s Regnum Christi Mission Corps for the North American Territory | New Orleans |
| Father Gregory Heslip, LC | RENEWAL: Councilor to the Superior and Chaplain to the Regnum Christi men’s and women’s sections in New Orleans | New Orleans |
| Father Gregory Usselmann, LC | NEW: Student at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit | New Orleans |
| Father Jacob DuMont, LC | RENEWAL: Superior of the New Orleans apostolate house and Fundraising Development Officer of the North American Territory | New Orleans |
| Father Jeremy Lambert, LC | RENEWAL: Vocations Director in Louisiana NEW: Chaplain to the Regnum Christi young men’s section in Louisiana | New Orleans |
| Father Aaron Loch, LC | NEW: Director of the boy’s ECYD in Philadelphia | Philadelphia |
| Father Michael Moriarty, LC | RENEWAL: Director of the Regnum Christi young men’s section in Philadelphia NEW: Director of Mission Youth Missions | Philadelphia |
| Father Peter Kim, LC | RENEWAL: Chaplain to the Regnum Christi women’s section in Philadelphia NEW: Superior of the Philadelphia apostolate house | Philadelphia |
| Father Stephen Ellis, LC | NEW: Chaplain to the Regnum Christi men’s and women’s sections in Charlotte and Raleigh | Raleigh (change of community) |
| Father Paul Silva, LC | RENEWAL: Confessor and Spiritual Director | Rolling Prairie |
| Father Ronald Conklin, LC | RENEWAL: Member of the ECYD National Team | Rolling Prairie |
| Father Daniel Ray, LC | NEW: Student at Fordham University pursing a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership | Rye |
| Father David Kaufman, LC | RENEWAL: Pastor of Saint Peter in New York | Rye |
| Father Simon Devereux, LC | NEW: Community Secretary and Councilor to the Superior | San Jose |
| Father John Paul Duran, LC | NEW: Councilor to the Superior | Spalding |
| Father Juan Jose Hernandez, LC | NEW: Superior of the Spalding apostolate house | Spalding |
| Father Martin Connor, LC | NEW: Regional Vocation Director RENEWAL: Councilor to the superior | Spalding |
| Father Andrew Gronotte, LC | NEW: Assistant Chaplain to Holy Spirit Preparatory School | Spalding (change of community) |
| Father Frank Formolo, LC | RENEWAL: Territorial Administrator (since January 2020) | Territorial Directorate |
| Father Brett Taira, LC | NEW: Territorial Secretary, Chaplain of the Atlanta Domus Mariae (since Apr 2020) | Territorial Directorate (change of community) |
| Father Kevin Baldwin, LC | NEW: Superior of the Territorial Directorate community | Territorial Directorate (change of community) |
| Father Robert Presutti, LC | RENEWAL: Chaplain of the Washington DC Domus Mariae | Washington DC |
| Father John Sweeny, LC | NEW: Student at the Catholic University of America pursuing a Licentiate in Canon Law EXONERATION: Confessor, Spiritual Director, and Professor in Cheshire | Washington DC (change of community) |
Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi
To view the complete list of new mission assignments for the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi in the North American Territory please click here.
Changes within the Territory
| Name | Assignment | Community |
| Almon, Kathleen | Part-time Mission Youth Auxiliary Team (one year) | Domus Mariae Greenville |
| Alvarez, Adriana | Part-time formation instructor at Pinecrest Academy (Continue with ECYD) | Domus Mariae Atlanta |
| Amezcua, Karla | Pastoral work with girls and families in the Capital Region | Domus Mariae Washington DC |
| Auger, Gaetane | Community Director, formation instructor at Pinecrest Academy (renewal) | Domus Mariae Atlanta |
| Darbellay, Glory | Territorial Vicar, Member of the Territorial Directive College (in addition to current assignment) | Domus Mariae Washington, DC |
| Fontaine, Yvonne | Young Adult Ministry in Atlanta | Domus Mariae Atlanta |
| Funke, Denise | Director of Formation for Consecrated Women with temporary vows in the North American territory | Domus Mariae Dallas |
| Guerra, Gudelia | Auxiliary team for RC Young women in Manila | Domus Mariae Manila |
| Honner, Lucy | Pastoral work with RC Women's section in Detroit, Continue with RC Spirituality Center (two years) | Domus Mariae Detroit |
| Johnston, Naoise | Territorial Councilor, Head of Ongoing Formation and Leadership Strengthening for the Consecrated Women in the North American Territory | Domus Mariae Cincinnati |
| Knuth, Maria | Head of team to determine next steps for the future Lousiana community (one year) (In addition to current assignment) | Domus Mariae Cincinnati |
| Murphy, Kathleen | Territorial Director, Vice-President of the Territorial Directive College | See of the territorial director, Atlanta |
| Perez, Lu | Formation Director at Overbrook Academy (one year) | Domus Mariae Greenville |
| Schwarz, Mary | Community Director, Pastoral work in the Archdiocese of Chicago | Domus Mariae Chicago |
| Smith, Mary | Territorial Councilor (in addition to current assignment) | Domus Mariae Washington, DC |
| Streckfuss, Rosemary | Formation Instructor at Everest Manila | Domus Mariae Manila |
| Stromberg, Elizabeth | Pastoral work with adolescents in Atlanta | Domus Mariae Atlanta |
| Swallow, Jill | Pastoral work with girls and families in Houston | Domus Mariae Houston |
| Tuttle, Katie | Community Director | Domus Mariae Houston |
| Umali, Claire | Formation Instructor at Everest Manila (one year) | Domus Mariae Manila |
| Vazquez, Laura | Community Director, pastoral work with women | Domus Mariae Manila |
| Wheeler, Ally | Territorial Finance Officer | See of the territorial director, Atlanta |
| Yalbir, Helen | Auxiliary team for RC Young women in Manila | Domus Mariae Manila |
| Zoll, Melanie | Territorial Councilor (in addition to current assignment) | Domus Mariae Dallas |
Renewals within the Territory
| Name | Assignment | Community |
| Bauer, Deb | Formation Director at The Highlands School | Domus Mariae Dallas |
| Blackwell, René | Teacher at The Highlands School | Domus Mariae Dallas |
| MacDonnell, Lorianne | Pastoral work with youth and women, Member of the team for determining next steps for the future Louisiana community (one year) | Domus Mariae Cincinnati |
| Maher, Mary | Member of the pastoral team for the Archdiocese of Chicago | Domus Mariae Chicago |
| Ruiloba, Gaby | Formation Coordinator at Everest Academy | Domus Mariae Detroit |
| Ryan, Daire | Pastoral work with adults, spiritual director for Consecrated Women in the territory | Domus Mariae Chicago |
| Small, Lisa | Member of the auxiliary team for the territorial director - Communications Director for the Consecrated Women and Formation Director of the RC Mission Corps program for young women. | See of the territorial director, Atlanta |
| Treviño, Mónica | Pastoral work with adults | Domus Mariae Houston |
Members Coming to the Territory
| Name | Position | Community |
| Gagnier, Sarah | Formation Instructor at Pinecrest Academy | Domus Mariae Atlanta |
| Kies, Ilona | ECYD team in Cincinnati | Domus Mariae Cincinnati |
| Piñero, Kristina | Doctoral studies in San Antonio, Texas (extra domum) | Domus Mariae Dallas |
| Silva, Racine | Formation Instructor at Overbrook Academy | Domus Mariae Greenville |
Members Leaving the Territory
| Name | Position | Community |
| Baldwin, Sonia | General Finance Officer for the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi | See of the General Director, Rome (after some months of transition) |
| Klein, Patricia | Pastoral work with adults in Bordeaux, France | Domus Mariae Bordeaux, France |
| Dorantes, Carolina | Member of the auxiliary team for the RC young women´s section in Rome and pastoral work with students at the European University of Rome | Domus Mariae Aurelia, Italy |
| Orozco, Elena | Academic coordinator in the “Center of School Development” in the Finis Terrae University | Domus Mariae San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile |
| Oryschak, Sarah | Member of the Pastoral Team at Colegio Saint-Seurin | Domus Mariae Bordeaux, France |
| Pregel, Lorli | Formator of the Consecrated Women with temporary vows | Formation Center of Madrid, Spain |
| Prince, Guadalupe | Pastoral work at Kinder Grove and Fundraising for Mano Amiga | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Ristine, Jennifer | Doctoral studies at the University of San Damaso in Madrid, Spain | Formation Center of Madrid, Spain |
| Rivera, Betty | Territorial Director | Madrid, Spain |
