St. Pius of Pietrelcina Parish Merger and Clergy Appointments

Very Rev. Tait Schroeder, Vicar General, publishes the decree uniting St. Joseph Parish in Dodgeville, Sts. Anthony and Philip Parish in Highland, Sts. Mary and Paul Parish in Mineral Point, and St. Thomas Parish in Montfort, to become St. Pius of Pietrelcina Parish, as issued by Most Rev. Donald Hying, Bishop of Madison, and announces the following clergy appointments, all effective Saturday, September 27, 2025, and announced the same day:
 

1. Rev. Tafadzwa Kushamba, to Pastor, St. Pius of Pietrelcina Parish, per canon 522, for a term of six years with the possibility of renewal, as a result of the canonical merger of St. Joseph Parish in Dodgeville, Sts. Anthony and Philip Parish in Highland, Sts. Mary and Paul Parish in Mineral Point, and St. Thomas Parish in Montfort, to form St. Pius of Pietrelcina Parish, from Parochial Administrator, St. Joseph Parish in Dodgeville, Sts. Anthony and Philip Parish in Highland, Sts. Mary and Paul Parish in Mineral Point, and St. Thomas Parish in Montfort.
   
   
2. Rev. Alex Carmel, to Parochial Vicar, St. Pius of Pietrelcina Parish, per canon 545, as a result of the canonical merger of St. Joseph Parish in Dodgeville, Sts. Anthony and Philip Parish in Highland, Sts. Mary and Paul Parish in Mineral Point, and St. Thomas Parish in Montfort, to form St. Pius of Pietrelcina Parish, from Parochial Vicar, St. Joseph Parish in Dodgeville, Sts. Anthony and Philip Parish in Highland, Sts. Mary and Paul Parish in Mineral Point, and St. Thomas Parish in Montfort.