January 8, 2007

New Administrator Named for Korean Community

Bishop Edward U. Kmiec has appointed a new administrator of the St. Andrew Kim Korean Catholic Community in Tonawanda and also reappointed two pastors to an additional term at the parishes they are currently serving.

Father Jae Hun You came to the Diocese of Buffalo from the Diocese of Cheongju, Seoul, Korea, and has been named administrator at St. Andrew Kim Mission where he replaces Father Dominic Jung, CPPS, who has been given the responsibility of coordinating all Korean priests placed in ministry in North America. Father Jung occasionally will be present to the Korean community in Buffalo as he takes on his new position. St. Andrew Kim Mission is located in Tonawanda on O’Hara Road and has a Korean Mass each Sunday at 11 a.m.

Msgr. David M. Lee, former director of the diocesan Office of Communications for many years, was appointed to a second term as pastor of St. Ambrose Parish, Buffalo. Msgr. Lee was named pastor of the South Buffalo parish in 2000. His previous assignments, in addition to running the Office of Communications, include teaching at the Diocesan Preparatory Seminary, Buffalo, and Christ the King Seminary, East Aurora, and serving as administrator of St. Brendan parish, Almond, and campus minister at Erie Community College.

Father Ronald B. Mierzwa was appointed to a third term as pastor at Holy Name of Mary Parish, Ellicottville, where he has been serving since 1994. A native of North Tonawanda, Father Mierzwa also has served at Infant of Prague and Our Lady Help of Christians, Cheektowaga; St. Mark and St. Lawrence, St. Bartholomew, Buffalo; St. Mark, Rushford; SS. Peter and Paul, Arcade; and St. Philomena, Franklinville.

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