Bishop Anthony B. Taylor announced the following pastoral appointments.
Effective June 17
- Rev. Joseph Archibong, relieved of his responsibilities as associate pastor of St. Joseph Church in Conway to become associate pastor of Christ the King Church in Little Rock. This replaces the pastoral appointment announced March 28.
- Rev. Lourduswamy Dhanraj Narla, appointed from administrator to pastor of St. Mary Church in Batesville, St. Cecilia Church in Newport and St. Anthony Church in Weiner.
- Rev. Francis Damoah, SVD, appointed from administrator to pastor of St. Augustine Church in North Little Rock and St. Bartholomew Church in North Little Rock
- Rev. Salvador Vega-Alvarenga, appointed from administrator to pastor of St. Martin Church in Nashville. He remains associate pastor of St. Edward Church in Texarkana
- Rev. Felix Chirapurathel, OPraem, appointed from administrator to pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Blytheville, St. Matthew Church in Osceola and St. Norbert Church in Marked Tree
- Rev. Josh Stengel, appointed from administrator to pastor of St. Agnes Church in Mena, All Saints Church in Mount Ida, and Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Glenwood
- Rev. Chinnaiah Irudayaraj Yeddanapalli, appointed from administrator to pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Church in Benton
- Rev. Mark Abban, appointed from administrator to pastor of St. Mark Church in Monticello, St. Mary Church in McGehee, and Holy Child of Jesus Church in Dumas
Effective July 9
- Rev. John B. Tuyen Kim Tran, a priest of the Diocese of Kalamazoo, appointed associate pastor of St. James Church in Searcy, St. Richard Church in Bald Knob, St. Albert Church in Heber Springs and to minister to the Vietnamese community in Little Rock
Effective July 17
- Rev. Thomas W. Keller, relieved of his responsibilities as pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in Carlisle and Holy Trinity Church in England to become senior priest and chaplain of the pro-life movement in the Diocese of Little Rock.
- Rev. Gregory T. Luyet, JCL, appointed pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church and Holy Trinity Church in England. This is in addition to his responsibilities as judicial vicar of the Diocese of Little Rock.
- Rev. Tom Elliott, relieved of his responsibilities as associate pastor for Hispanic Ministry in St. Rose of Lima Church in Carlisle. He remains pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in North Little Rock.
- Rev. Michael Bass, relieved of his responsibilities as associate pastor for Hispanic Ministry in St. Rose of Lima Church in Carlisle. He remains associate pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in North Little Rock and Latin Masses in Northern Arkansas.
