Father Cahill CHARLOTTE — Bishop Michael Martin, OFM Conv., announces the appointment of Father Patrick Cahill to the Diocese of Charlotte’s College of Consultors, effective Nov. 18.
Father Cahill is pastor of St. Eugene Parish in Asheville, administrator of Asheville Catholic School, and director of the diocese’s Mission office. He succeeds the late Monsignor Anthony Marcaccio, who passed away in July.
“It’s a lot of responsibility and an honor to serve the people of our diocese in this way. I pray for God’s wisdom,” Father Cahill said.
A College of Consultors is a group of 6-12 priests drawn from the larger Presbyteral Council who advise and assist the bishop in governing the diocese, particularly on significant decisions related to administering the diocese’s temporal goods. Every diocese is required to have a College of Consultors.
Members serve five-year terms. The current term of College of Consultors runs from Jan. 14, 2021, to Jan. 14, 2026.
The other members are: Monsignor Roger Arnsparger, vicar of education for catechetical formation and pastor/rector of St. Lawrence Basilica in Asheville; Father Julio Dominguez, vicar of Hispanic Ministry; Father
Christopher Gober, vocations director and pastor of St. Leo the Great Parish in Winston-Salem; Father John Putnam, judicial vicar and pastor of St. Mark Parish in Huntersville; and Monsignor Patrick Winslow, vicar general and chancellor of the diocese.
— Catholic News Herald