New deacons given new duties

Effective Nov. 17
Dc. Robert Cowie relieved from his responsibilities as parish pastoral administrator of St. Anthony Church in Ratcliff and assigned to minister as deacon at St. Joseph Church in Paris.
Dc. Thomas Jakobs assigned to minister as deacon at Christ the King Church in Fort Smith.

New face in some parishes: A deacon
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Dc. Charles Edward Kuehl assigned to minister as deacon at Immaculate Conception Church in Fort Smith.
Dc. César A. Villafranca assigned to minister as deacon at Immaculate Conception Church in Fort Smith.
Dc. Aroldo Zacarías assigned to minister as deacon at Immaculate Conception Church in Fort Smith.
Dc. Mark Allen Scouten assigned to minister as deacon at Mary Mother of God Church in Harrison.
Dc. Mark Joseph Verkamp assigned to minister as deacon at Sacred Heart Church in Charleston.
Dc. Elías Rangel Flores assigned to minister as deacon at St. Anne Church in Berryville.
Dc. Kenneth Edward Stengel assigned as parish pastoral administrator of St. Anthony Church in Ratcliff. He will also serve as deacon at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Booneville.
Dc. Grant Michael Henry assigned to minister as deacon at St. Joseph Church in Fayetteville.
Dc. Marcelino Vázquez assigned to minister as deacon at St. Joseph Church in Fayetteville.
Dc. Brian Albert Lachowsky assigned to minister as deacon at St. Mary Church in Altus.
Dc. Salvador Zavala assigned to minister as deacon at St. Mary Church in Siloam Springs.
Dc. Domingo Antonio López assigned to minister as deacon at St. Michael Church in Van Buren.
Dc. Jesús Ramos assigned to minister as deacon at St. Stephen Church in Bentonville.
Dc. Norman Francis DeBriyn assigned to minister as deacon at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Fayetteville.
Dc. Arturo Castrejón assigned to minister as deacon at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Rogers.
Dc. Silvestre Durán assigned to minister as deacon at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Rogers.
Dc. Ronald William Hoyt assigned to minister as deacon at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Rogers.

Effective Nov. 24
Dc. E.C. “Bud” Daven relieved from his responsibilities as deacon of St. Mary Church in Arkadelphia. He will continue to minister as deacon at St. John the Baptist Church in Malvern.
Dc. Héctor García assigned to minister as deacon at Blessed Sacrament Church in Jonesboro.
Dc. Carlos Guzmán assigned to minister as deacon at St. Peter Church in Wynne.
Dc. Ramón Ramírez assigned to minister as deacon at Blessed Sacrament Church in Jonesboro.
Dc. Charles V. Ashburn assigned to minister as deacon at Cathedral of St. Andrew, Catholic High School for Boys and House of Formation in Little Rock.
Dc. Michael L. Rector assigned to minister as deacon at Christ the King Church in Little Rock.
Dc. José G. Luebanos assigned to minister as deacon at Holy Redeemer Church in El Dorado.
Dc. Robert E. Ward assigned to minister as deacon at Immaculate Conception Church in Blytheville, St. Norbert Church in Marked Tree and St. Matthew Church in Osceola.
Dc. Lowell G. “Butch” King assigned to minister as deacon at Immaculate Conception Church in North Little Rock.
Dc. Timothy J. Costello assigned to minister as deacon at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in North Little Rock.
Dc. John W. Hall assigned to minister as deacon at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Church in Little Rock.
Dc. David B. French assigned to minister as deacon at Our Lady of the Lake Church in Lake Village, Holy Cross Church in Crossett and Holy Spirit Church in Hamburg.
Dc. Timothy G. Sampolesi assigned to minister as deacon at Our Lady of the Lake Church in Lake Village, Holy Cross Church in Crossett and Holy Spirit Church in Hamburg.
Dc. Stephen Bradley Mallett assigned to minister as deacon at Sacred Heart Church in Morrilton.
Dc. Israel Sánchez assigned to minister as deacon at St. Barbara Church in De Queen.
Dc. Daniel T. Hartnedy assigned to minister as deacon at St. Edward Church in Little Rock.
Dc. Efraín A. Vargas assigned to minister as deacon at St. Rose of Lima Church in Carlisle and St. Edward Church in Little Rock.
Dc. Ángel Guzmán assigned to minister as deacon at St. Edward Church in Texarkana.
Dc. Robert J. Standridge assigned to minister as deacon at Church of St. John the Baptist in Hot Springs.
Dc. Ernesto Corona Gallegos assigned to minister as deacon at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Jacksonville.
Dc. David H. Evans assigned to minister as deacon at St. Mary Church in Arkadelphia.
Dc. John C. Drake assigned to minister as deacon at St. Mary Church in Paragould.
Dc. Ricardo J. Puello assigned to minister as deacon at St. Mary Church in Paragould.

New face in some parishes: A deacon
With 40 new deacons ordained this month in Arkansas, the diaconate will bring deacons to 15 parishes that currently don’t have a deacon and maybe even never have had a deacon assigned there.
They include Bentonville, Berryville, Booneville, Carlisle, Charleston, Crossett, DeQueen, El Dorado, Christ the King in Fort Smith, Hamburg, Harrison, Lake Village, Morrilton, Paragould and Siloam Springs.

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