New Priest Coming to St. Mary's

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Mon, Apr 04, 2011

Hamilton's St. Mary's Cathlic Church receives a new pastor this summer.

Rev. Richard B. Dunn, a priest for 31 years, will be the new pastor of St. Mary’s and its mission, St. Joan of Arc in Morrisville. He succeeds Rev. John Madden.

Most Rev. Robert J. Cunningham, bishop of the Syracuse Docese, Saturday announced several pastoral appointments effective July 1.

According to a statement from the dicese:

Father Dunn is currently serving as part-time administrator at Our Lady of Peace Church in Lakeland. Prior to that, he has served as a military chaplain in the United States Air Force for twenty-five years. Father Dunn is a native son of St. Paul’s Church in Rome and a graduate of Rome Free Academy. He received a bachelor of art s degree from SUNY Albany and completed his theological studies at St. Bernard’s Seminary in Rochester. He was ordained on Oct. 25, 1980 in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception by Bishop Frank Harrison.

The bishop also made several other appointments.

Rev. Paul F. Angelicchio is appointed pastor of St. John the Baptist Church in Rome. Father Angelicchio is currently the pastor of Our Lady of Pompei/St. Peter Church in Syracuse where he has served since 2003. Past appointments include: pastor of Holy Family Church in Syracuse, parochial vicar at Our Lady of Pompei Church in Syracuse, part-time parochial vicar at St. Ann’s Church in Manlius and part-time Director of Corcoran Faith Center, director of Fowler/ Corcoran Faith Center and parochial vicar at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Syracuse. Father Angelicchio is a native son of St. the Baptist Church in Rome and a graduate of Rome Catholic High School. He pursued his theological studies at Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell and completed his studies at St. Bernard’s Seminary in Rochester. He was ordained on May 7, 1977.

Rev. Kevin J. Corcoran is appointed pastor of St. James Church in Cazenovia. Father Corcoran is currently the pastor of St. Agatha’s Church in Canastota where he has served since 2003. Prior to that, he was the parochial vicar at Blessed Sacrament Church in Syracuse and parochial vicar at Immaculate Conception in Fayetteville. A native of Syracuse, New York, he graduated from Bishop Ludden High School and St. Bonaventure University. He completed his theological studies at Christ the King Seminary in East Aurora, and was ordained on June 4, 1988.

Rev. John F. Hogan is appointed pastor of St. Mary’s in Oswego with its mission, Our Lady of the Rosary in Hannibal. Father Hogan is currently the pastor of St. John the Baptist in Rome where he has served since 2003. Father Hogan has previously served as pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Pulaski and St. Francis Xavier in Lacona, now known as Christ our Light Parish and parochial vicar at St. Matthew’s Church in East Syracuse. His first assignment was parochial vicar at St. Charles Borromeo in Syracuse. Father Hogan is a native son of St. John the Evangelist Church in Oswego. He graduated from Oswego High School and entered Wadhams Hall Seminary in Ogdensburg. He completed his theological studies at Christ the King Seminary in East Aurora. He was ordained on June 4, 1988.