Clergy Changes

Beginnings and Departures 

Let the whole world see and know that things which were cast down are being raised up, and things which had grown old are being made new, and that all things are being brought to their perfection by him through whom all things were made, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. (BCP, pg. 280)

Clergy changes in the Diocese of New York, listed by start date or end date. Send additions, edits, or inquiries to Michelle Chang, Liaison for Transition Ministry Office.

  • 12/1/2025, The Rev. Mary McCarthy, begins as, Rector, St. Luke’s Church, Somers. Previously, Priest-in-Charge, St. Luke’s, Somers.
  • 11/15/2025, The Rev. Canon Lisa Saunders Ahuja, begins as, Canon for East Hudson, and Clergy Transitions Diocese-wide, Diocese of NY. Previously, Rector, St. Thomas’, Dupont Circle, Washington, DC.
  • 11/11/2025, The Rev. Deacon Emmetri Monica Beane, begins as, Deacon, Yonkers Downtown Collaboration (St. John’s Church Getty Square, Iglesia San Andres, and Holy Cross Church). Previously, Diocese of Virginia.
  • 10/26/2025, The Rev. Nelson Mendoza, departs as, Priest-in-Charge, Church of Our Savior, Manhattan. Called as, Rector, Old Donation Church, Virginia Beach, VA.
  • 10/5/2025, The Rev. Christopher Bishop, begins as, Interim Priest, St. John’s Church, Pleasantville. Previously, Interim Priest, All Saints’ Church, Briarcliff Manor.
  • 10/1/2025, The Rev. Flourish Klink, begins as, Assistant/Curate, Christ & St. Stephen’s Church, Manhattan. Previously, Curate of the Church of St. Matthew & St. Timothy, Manhattan.
  • 10/1/2025, The Rev. Margaret Rose, begins as, Interim Pastor, St. Michael’s Church, Manhattan. Previously, Deputy to Presiding Bishop for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations.
  • 10/1/2025, The Rev. Meredith Kadet Sanderson, begins as, Rector, St. James’ Church, Hyde Park. Previously, Priest-in-Charge, St. James’ Church, Hyde Park.
  • 9/30/2025, The Rev. Matt Stone, begins as, Rector, Christ’s Church, Rye. Previously, Rector of Calvary Church & School, Bastrop, TX.
  • 9/28/2025, The Rev. Molly Jane Layton, departs as, Associate Rector, The Parish of Calvary – St. George’s, Manhattan. Called as, Priest-in-Charge, St. John’s of Lattingtown, Locust Valley, NY.
  • 9/15/2025, The Rev. Jessie Turnier, begins as, Priest-in-Charge, All Saints’ Church, Briarcliff Manor. Previously, Rector of St. Ambrose Church, Claremont, CA.
  • 9/14/2025, The Rev. Deacon Br. Andrew Jones OSF, begins as, Deacon, St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, Manhattan. Previously, Ordained Vocational Deacon May 17 (Diocese of NY).
  • 9/2/2025, The Rev. Canon Sam Owen, begins as, Canon for Westchester & Putnam, and Local & Global Organizing, Diocese of NY. Previously, Priest-in-Charge of the Haitian Church of the Good Samaritan, Bronx.
  • 9/1/2025, The Rev. Kevin Booker-Kidd, begins as, Curate, St. Philip’s Church Harlem, Manhattan. Previously, Ordained Priest September 20 (Diocese of NY).
  • 9/1/2025, The Rev. Austin McGehee, begins as, Rector, The Church of the Messiah, Rhinebeck. Previously, Rector of St. Paul’s Church, Meridian, MS.
  • 9/1/2025, The Rev. Daniel Smith-Toven, CFC, begins as, Assistant, St. Andrew and St. Luke Church, Beacon, and Assistant of The Church of the Resurrection, Hopewell Junction. Previously, Ordained Priest January 25, Diocese of Southern Virginia.
  • 8/1/2025, The Rev. Christopher Dreisbach, begins as, Priest-in-Charge, St. Alban’s Church, Staten Island. Previously, Ordained Transitional Deacon June 25, Diocese of Massachusetts.
  • 7/1/2025, The Rev. Aaron Hudson, begins as, Rector, Christ & St. Stephen’s Church, Manhattan, and Canon for Vulnerable Congregations, Diocese of New York. Previously, Priest-in-Charge, Christ & St. Stephen’s Church, Manhattan.
  • 7/1/2025, The Rev. Andrew Kadel, begins as, Parish Chaplain, St. John’s Church, New City.
  • 7/1/2025, The Rev. Br. Aidan Owen, OHC, begins as, Rector, Ascension Holy Trinity Church, West Park. Previously, Priest-in-Charge of Ascension Holy Trinity Church, West Park.
  • 7/1/2025, The Rev. Michael Sahdev, begins as, Senior Associate Rector, The Church of the Heavenly Rest, Manhattan. Previously, Senior Associate Rector of All Saints’ Church, Beverly Hills, CA.
  • 7/1/2025, The Rev. Aidan Stoddart, begins as, Associate, The Church of St. Luke in the Fields, Manhattan. Previously, Interim Priest of All Saints’ Church, Manhattan.
  • 7/1/2025, The Rev. Peyton Williams, begins as, Associate Rector, The Church of the Heavenly Rest, Manhattan. Previously, Priest-in-Charge, St. Andrew’s Church, Richmond, VA.
  • 6/1/2025, The Rev. William Erich Krengel, begins as, Priest-in-Charge, St. Ann’s Church for the Deaf, Manhattan. Previously, Supply Priest, Diocese of New York.
  • 6/1/2025, The Rev. Deacon Constance Lorenz, begins as, Deacon, All Saints’ Church, Briarcliff Manor. Previously, Deacon of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Chappaqua.
  • 6/1/2025, The Rev. Joseph Wood, begins as, Assisting Priest, St. Michael’s Church, Manhattan. Previously, Supply Priest, Diocese of New York.
  • 4/1/2025, The Rev. Frank Hakoola, begins as, Rector, St. John’s Church, South Salem. Previously, Priest-in-Charge of St. John’s Church, South Salem.
  • 3/2/2025, The Rev. Katharine Flexer, departs as, Rector, St. Michael’s Church, Manhattan. Called as, Rector, St. Francis Episcopal Church, Pauma Valley, CA.
  • 1/1/2025, The Rev. Hilario Albert, begins as, Priest-in-Charge, Grace Church West Farms, Bronx. Previously, Retired.