Priest assignment changes

March 25, 2024

Father Samuel Danso

Bishop Joensen has made a few priest assignments that go into effect this summer. Look for details in the next edition of The Catholic Mirror. Here’s a quick glimpse of some of the changes:

  • Father James Ahenkora is moving from St. Patrick in Council Bluffs to Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart in Ankeny.
  • Father Michael Amadeo is moving from Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart in Ankeny to St. Anthony in Des Moines.
  • Father Samuel Danso is moving from parishes in Chariton, Corydon and Leon, to parishes in Dunlap and Woodbine.
  • Father James Downey will continue on the faculty of Dowling Catholic High School while serving on weekends at St. Boniface in Waukee.
  • Father Jake Epstein is moving from Corpus Christi in Council Bluffs to St. Peter, also in Council Bluffs.
  • Father Enrique Garcia is going to St. Anthony Parish in Des Moines.
  • Father Oscar Rosales Hernandez is coming from El Salvador to Christ the King Parish in Des Moines.
  • Father Michael Hutchison is coming from Ghana to St. John’s Parish in Adel.
  • Father Alex Kramer is returning from graduate studies in Rome to serve at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in West Des Moines.