Over the weekend Bishop Michael announced the following appointments for clergy.
These will be effective on the weekend of 28th / 29th January 2023
| Priest | New Parish | New Appointment |
| Fr Joselito Quinones | Mid-Canterbury | Parish Priest |
| Fr Tien Cao | Mackenzie | Parish Priest |
| Fr Do Nguyen | North | Assistant Priest |
| Fr Nixon Tholatt | Timaru | Assistant Priest |
| Fr Vincent Barboza | Cathedral | Assistant Priest |
Other Changes
| Fr Denis Nolan | Retiring from active ministry. |
| Fr Peter Costello | “Priest in Residence” at Holy Cross Seminary in Auckland. |
| Fr Thanh Tran | Undertaking training before taking up an appointment at Holy Cross Seminary as a formator. |
| Fr Huynh Tran | Chaplain to the Vietnamese Community |