Bishop Edward Burns of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau last month announced the assignment of new priests for Southeast communities.
A news release explained it is customary for a diocesan bishop to reassign priests to new parishes every five to ten years. Diocesan priests are themselves not assigned to any particular parish but to the diocese as a whole.
Beginning Feb. 9, Father Scott Settimo will leave Holy Name Parish in Ketchikan, beginning a time of prayerful discernment of a vocation to the contemplative life.
He will temporarily reside at St. Rose of Lima Parish in Wrangell, assist...
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