SEATTLE – Archbishop Paul D. Etienne has announced pastoral appointments in the Archdiocese of Seattle, effective July 1, 2022, unless otherwise noted. Additional appointments are forthcoming. 

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT

The following priests are appointed associate directors of vocations:

  • Father Tyler Y. Johnson, associate director of vocations for the Northern and Snohomish Deaneries.
  • Father Juan Carlos Orozco, associate director of vocations for the Hispanic community.
  • Father Anh B. Tran, associate director of vocations for the Vietnamese community.
Father Tyler Johnson
Father Carlos Orozco
Father Anh Tran

Other appointments are: 

PASTOR 

Pastors are appointed to lead a particular parish(es). Their threefold mission of teaching, governing and sanctifying (CIC, c. 519) empowers the laity for their mission as light and leaven in the world. The term of office for pastor in the archdiocese is six years.

Appointed pastor is:

  • Father Klemens Dabrowski, S.Ch., Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, Tacoma, effective August 15, 2022.

PAROCHIAL VICAR

A parochial vicar is a priest who serves in pastoral ministry as a co-worker with the pastor, through common counsel and effort, and under his authority (CIC, c. 545 §1-2). The term of office for parochial vicar in the archdiocese is generally one to three years. 

Priests appointed parochial vicars and their parishes are: 

  • Father Philip Boroughs, S.J., Sacred Heart Parish and St. Leo the Great Parish, both in Tacoma, effective July 31, 2022.
  • Father Marc L. Powell, St. Benedict Parish and St. Catherine of Siena Parish, both in Seattle, effective August 7, 2022.
  • Father Roberto Saldivar, M.Sp.S., St. Pius X Parish, Mountlake Terrace.
  • Father Lucio Villalobos, M.Sp.S., St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Bothell.
Father Klemens Dabrowski, S.Ch.
Father Philip Boroughs, S.J.
Father Marc L. Powell


Father Roberto Saldivar, M.Sp.S.
Father Lucio Villalobos, M.Sp.S.

Read the official document.