OFFICIAL Bishop Mark A. Eckman, Bishop of Pittsburgh, is making the announcement of the following clergy appointments:
PASTOR Reappointments The Reverend Terrence P. O’Connor has been appointed to a second six-year term as Pastor of Mary, Mother of God Parish, McKeesport/White Oak/Versailles, effective January 6, 2026.
The Reverend Dennis P. Yurochko has been appointed to a second six-year term as Pastor of Corpus Christi Parish, Bridgeville/Cecil, effective January 6, 2026.
SPECIAL NOTICE
Mr. Dennis M. Wargo, formerly a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, is dismissed from the clerical state by penal administrative decree of the Bishop of Pittsburgh issued October 30, 2025. This decree was issued in accord with the advanced mandate of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith allowing for the imposition of a perpetual penalty, not excluding dismissal from the clerical state. Furthermore, it is declared that Mr. Wargo has incurred a latae sententiae excommunication. Mr. Wargo is hereby notified that if he desires to make recourse against this decree, he is required, ad validitatem, to submit a petition in the sense of canon 1734 §1 within ten (10) useful days of the publication of this act in the Clergy Official of the Diocese of Pittsburgh.