From the Code of Canon Law

Can 548 §1 - The obligations and rights of a parochial vicar, besides being defined in the canons of this chapter, diocesan statutes, and the letter of the diocesan bishop, are more specifically determined in the mandate of the pastor.

§2. Unless the letter of the diocesan bishop expressly provides otherwise, a parochial vicar is obliged to assist the pastor in the entire parochial ministry by reason of office, except for the application of the Mass for the people, and to substitute for the pastor if the situation arises according to the norm of law.

§3. A parochial vicar is to report to the pastor regularly concerning proposed and existing pastoral endeavors in such a way that the pastor and the vicar or vicars, through common efforts, are able to provide for the pastoral care of the parish for which they are together responsible.

Rev. Father Dominic Tumusiime, A.J.
Parochial Vicar

Fr. Dominic joined our community on February 1, 2011. He is a native of Kabale, Uganda, Africa. He is part of the Apostles of Jesus which is the first indiginous African religious missionary congregation founded in 1968. Fr. Dominic was born in 1964 and is the second of nine children.

Fr. Dominic arrived with 15 years experience as a priest, serving 14 years in Ethiopia and only one in his native country. This is the first time he has been in the United States.

This is his first time in the United States. He is not a diocesan priest, but a priest who is part of a religious community that originates from Uganda called the Apostles of Jesus. If you want to write him, please go to our Staff page for his email address.