3 pastors appointed; 2 served St. Paul

Two former parochial vicars (assistants) at St. Paul and the new administrator of St. Sebastian Parish have been appointed pastors.

The Rev. Fr. Charles T. Diedrick, whose first pastorate was at St. Barnabas in Northfield (April 1993 to July, 2007), left there to become administrator of St. Mary in Elyria in August, 2007 and was named pastor of St. Mary, effective October 19.  He was ordained June 10, 1978 and his first assignment was at St. Paul from June, 1978 to December, 1982.

The Rev. Fr. Richard A. Evans, who became a parochial vicar at Holy Family Parish in Parma in June 2006 and was named administrator in September, 2007, became the pastor there, effective October 16. He was ordained August 12, 1982 and served at St. Paul from July 1987 to June, 1992.

The Rev. Fr. John A. Valencheck, who came to St. Sebastian as administrator in June, 2008, has been named pastor, effective November 10. Fr. Valencheck was ordained May 30, 1998 and came to St. Sebastian from St. Clare Parish in Lyndhurst where he was parocial vicar from June, 2005 to June, 2008. He was ordained May 30, 1998