Here are the latest clergy moves & other appointments of note, to take canonical effect on 6 September, unless otherwise noted.

Parish Priests and Administrators

  • Rev James Cadman to finish serving in St Mary’s & St David’s, Hawick (with Jedburgh and Kelso).
  • Very Rev Andrew Garden to move from St David’s, Dalkeith (with Mayfield) to St Mary’s & St David’s, Hawick (with Jedburgh & Kelso), as parish priest.
  • Rev William McQuillan to move from St John’s Fauldhouse to St David’s, Dalkeith (with Mayfield), as parish priest.
  • Rev Cletus Ikpa, Diocese of Bauchi, to go to St John the Baptist’s, Fauldhouse, as administrator.
  • Rev Anthony Lappin to become parish priest of St Joseph’s, Peebles (with Innerleithen), effective immediately.

Assistant Priests

  • Rev Emmanuel Chorbe Francis , from Kelso to serve in Livingston, resident in St Andrew’s, Craigshill.
  • Rev Malachy Okonkwo SMMM to St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh, as assistant priest.
  • Rev Emmanuel Nlebedum, SMMM, to St Teresa of Lisieux Parish, Craigmillar, Edinburgh, as assistant priest.
  • Rev Christopher Selvaraj to St James’s, St Andrews (with Crail), as assistant priest
  • Rev Shaiju Joseph SSP, to St John’s Portobello and St Mary Magdalene’s, Bingham, as assistant priest.
  • Rev Lylie Fernando OMI to finish serving in St Mary’s, Star of the Sea, Leith, and Fr Frank Murray OMI to go to St Mary’s, Star of the Sea, Leith as assistant priest.

Other appointments:

  • Stirling University RC Chaplaincy: Rev Federico Dundas SJS as Catholic chaplain to Stirling University, resident in St Margaret's Stirling. Fr Federico belongs to the Society of St John, a congregation dedicated to the new evangelisation, including university chaplaincy. He will be joined by seminarians of the society in his work.
  • SPRED and Lay Minister Coordinator: Sister Mary Benedicta Maier RSM, to become SPRED Coordinator. Sister Mary Benedicta will also be Lay Minister Coordinator for our secondary school chaplaincies, both roles effective immediately.
  • Archdiocesan Youth Initiative: Rev Paul Henderson to become the Chair of the Archdiocesan Youth Initiative (YI); Sister Isabelle Dufaux FSO as Coordinator for the YI; Rev Josh Moir continues as Assistant for the YI.
  • Master of Ceremonies: Rev Robert Taylor as Archdiocesan Master of Ceremonies, effective immediately.

Retirement

Rev Patrick Carrigan to retire from the active diaconate at the end of September 2025.