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The Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight, Bishop of Jefferson City, hereby makes the following appointments to provide the most effective pastoral care of the Diocese of Jefferson City:

PRIESTS

• VERY REVEREND CHRISTOPHER L. CORDES, from Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Columbia to Pastor of St. Andrew Parish, Holts Summit, effective 22 January 2024 and continuing as Vicar for Priests. 
• VERY REVEREND ROBERTO M. IKE, Ph.D., returning from leave of absence for sabbatical with Lincoln University, to Pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Columbia and continuing as Dean of Missionary Priests, effective 22 January 2024.
• REVEREND ALEJANDRO (CESAR) ANICAMA, from Associate Pastor of Mary Immaculate Parish, Kirksville and sacramental ministry at St. Mary Parish, Milan and the Mission of St. Mary, Unionville to temporary medical leave of absence, effective immediately. 
• REVEREND SIMEON A. ETONU, from temporary Parochial Administrator of St. Andrew Parish, Holts Summit to full-time service at the Tribunal with residence at St. Michael Rectory, Russellville and priest-coverage as assigned by the Vicar for Priests, effective 22 January 2024.
• REVEREND WALTER KISPOTTA, from priest-coverage as assigned by the Vicar for Priests with residence at St. Joseph Rectory, Pilot Grove to temporary sacramental ministry at St. Mary Parish Milan and the Mission of St. Mary, Unionville with residence at St. Joseph Rectory, Edina, effective immediately. 

Given at the Chancery in Jefferson City this 1^st day of December in the Year of our Lord 2023.