Wrangell Sentinel -

Bishop Edward Burns of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau last month announced the assignment of new priests for Southeast communities.

A news release explained it is customary for a diocesan bishop to reassign priests to new parishes every five to ten years. Diocesan priests are themselves not assigned to any particular parish but to the diocese as a whole.

Beginning Feb. 9, Father Scott Settimo will leave Holy Name Parish in Ketchikan, beginning a time of prayerful discernment of a vocation to the contemplative life.

He will temporarily reside at St. Rose of Lima Parish in Wrangell, ass...