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PORTLAND — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maine has announced new priests in Lewiston and Rangeley, who will take on their roles this summer.
Effective July 1, the Rev. Benedict Olusegun Faneye, will be chaplain at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion, St. Mary’s Residence and Central Maine Medical Center, all in Lewiston.
Since November, he has served as parochial vicar in the Bucksport and Ellsworth areas.
Since his ordination, Benedict has served as a hospital and nursing home chaplain; a lecturer in bioethics, moral philosophy, and moral theology at the Dominican Institute in Nigeria; a member of the Institutional Ethics Committee of Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.; an administrator in the Dominican Development and Missions Office in Maryland; and as parochial vicar at a church in Camp Hill, Pa., his final assignment before arriving in the Diocese of Portland last year.
Effective July 17, the Rev. Anthony F. Kuzia, will become pastor of Our Lady of the Lakes Parish (Our Lady of the Lakes Church, Oquossoc; St. Luke Church, Rangeley; St. John Church, Stratton; Bell Chapel, Sugarloaf Mountain).
Since January, Kuzia has served as the temporary administrator of Prince of Peace Parish (Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Holy Cross Church, and Holy Family Church, all in Lewiston), Holy Trinity Parish in Lisbon Falls, and Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in Sabattus.
Effective July 17, the Rev. Paul G. Murray will take a medical leave of absence. Since June of 2016, he has served as administrator of Our Lady of the Lakes Parish in Rangeley and Carrabassett Valley. He was also residential care chaplain in the parishes of Immaculate Heart of Mary in Auburn and Prince of Peace in Lewiston.
