Bishop Alfred Schlert has announced new assignments for diocesan priests.

Every year the bishop works with the Priest Personnel Board, an advisory body made up of experienced priests who are representative of the diocese and its many regions and ministries, to make decisions on new assignments.

New assignments are designed to meet the needs of the faithful in the diocese’s 80 parishes, as well as fulfilling pastoral needs at college campuses, at hospitals, at diocesan high schools, and at prisons and nursing homes.

Priests can be reassigned for a number of reasons, including openings due to retirements, requests from clergy members, professional development of priests, and the need for a specific skill or talent that is a good match for a certain ministry.

The following assignments are effective June 21, unless otherwise noted.

• The Rev. William T. Campion, Pastor, Sacred Heart Parish, Palmerton to Pastor Emeritus, Sacred Heart Parish, Palmerton. Pastor Emeritus is an honorary title granted by the bishop to a pastor for exemplary service to the local church.

• The Rev. Brian M. Miller, Pastor, St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Ashland; Pastor, St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Frackville; and Chaplain, Marian High School, Tamaqua to Pastor, Saint Catharine of Siena Parish, Reading.

• The Rev. Robert J. George, Pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Summit Hill also to Chaplain, Marian High School, Tamaqua.