text: Reading Priest Named To Allentown Diocese Office - tribunedigital-mcall
  The Rev. Edward Sacks, pastor of St. Margaret's Catholic Church, Reading, and dean of the Berks Deanery of Priests, has been named pastor of Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church, Allentown, and vicar for the newly created development office of the Allentown Diocese.
  The appointments become effective June 20. He will continue as director of the annual Catholic Charities Appeal.
  A native of Coplay, Rev. Sacks previously was pastor of Annunciation B.V.M. Church, Catasauqua, 1979-83, and chaplain of Alvernia College, Reading, 1977-79. He was principal of Holy Name High School, Reading, 1974-79 and Marian Catholic High School, 1969-74. He was vice-principal of Holy Name 1965-68, and taught at St. Pius X High School, Roseto, 1965-68.
  Other appointments announced by Bishop Thomas J. Welsh, also effective June 20, are:
  - The Rev. John Steizinger, pastor of Our Lady Help of Christians, Allentown, to pastor of St. Paul's Church, Reading. He previously was secretary to Bishop Joseph McShea for 16 years.
  - The Rev. William Handges, pastor of St. Paul's Church, Reading, to pastor, St. Margaret's church, Reading. He was previously pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Lehighton, 1976-80.
  - The Rev. Robert V. Dougherty, pastor of St. Mary's Church, Hamburg, to administrator, St. John the Baptist de La Salle Church, Shillington. An Allentown native, he was pastor of Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Allentown, 1971-74.
  - The Rev. Francis J. McNelis, pastor of St. Mary's Church and administrator of St. Boniface Church, both in St. Clair, to pastor, St. Mary's Church, Hamburg. He was assistant pastor of St. Ann's Church, Emmaus, 1974-75.
  - The Rev. Michael Piovane, assistant superintendent of education for the diocese to pastor of St. Mary's Church and administrator of St. Boniface Church, both in St. Clair. A Lansford native, he is director of pastoral ministries for the diocese, and developed and supervised its first class of permanent deacons who became the diocese's first married clergy in 1982.
  - The Rev. Paul Masiar, from administrator to pastor of Ss. Cyril and Methodius Church, Coaldale. A Palmerton native, he was a professor at Allentown Central Catholic High School 1977-83.
  - The Rev. Victor Anselmi, from administrator to pastor of St. Bartholomew's Church, Tresckow. He is an Allentown native.
  - The Rev. Edward Sproesser, assistant pastor, St. Patrick's Church, Pottsville, to administrator, St. Francis of Assisi Church, Minersville. He was pastor of St. Joseph's Church in Summit Hill, 1980, and assistant pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church, Allentown, 1971-80.
  - The Rev. Msgr. James Treston, pastor of St. Ignatius Loyola Church,Sinking Spring, will also be dean of the Berks Deanery of Priests.
  - The Rev. William Campion, professor at Nativity B.V.M. High School, Pottsville, to director of the Diocese Youth Ministry. This appointment marks the separation of youth ministry from the Diocese Department of Education. Rev. Campion also is diocesan director of the Catholic Youth Organization.
  - The Rev. Joseph Rock, pastor of St. Francis de Sales Church, Mount Carbon, also will be assistant director for the Diocese Youth Ministry. He was assistant pastor at Our Lady Help of Christians, Allentown, 1977-82, and Ss. Simon and Jude Church, Bethlehem, 1976-77.
  - The Rev. Michael Ahrensfield, assistant pastor at St. Patrick's Church, Pottsville, to professor at Nativity B.V.M. High School. He was assistant pastor at Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Lehighton, 1980-81.
  - The Rev. William Onushco, assistant pastor, St. Margaret's Church, Reading, to assistant pastor, St. Patrick's Church, Pottsville.
  - The Rev. Edward Connolly, campus minister at Alvernia College, Reading, to campus minister at Muhlenberg and Cedar Crest colleges. He was a diocesan assistant superintendent of education for religious education, 1981-83, and director of the pastoral care department at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, 1974-80. He is diocesan director of Marriage Encounter.
  - The Rev. Marcel Van Thillo, campus minister at Albright College to campus minister, Alvernia College. A native of Belgium, he served in the Spanish Apostolate in San Antonio, Texas, 1957-60.
  - The Rev. Gregory Tauber, professor at St. Pius X High School, Roseto, to assistant pastor, Sacred Heart Church, West Reading. A native of Whitehall, he was chaplain of Most Precious Blood Convent, Shillington, 1982-84.
  - The Rev. Thomas Shanfelt, professor at Central Catholic High School, Reading, to professor, St. Pius X High School. Born in Jim Thorpe, Rev. Shanfelt was chaplain at Most Precious Blood Convent since 1984, and was assistant pastor at St. Jerome's Church, Tamaqua, 1978-80.
  - The Rev. James Haley, assistant pastor at Sacred Heart Church, West Reading, to professor at Central Catholic High School, Reading.
  - The Rev. John Krivak, resident at Holy Rosary Church, Reading, to chaplain, Precious Blood Convent, Shillington. He is a Pen Argyl native.