COLDWATER (OH)
The Evening Leader [St. Mary's, OH]
October 4, 2024
By Skyler Mitchell
A familiar face will be coming back to the local area soon, with Father Barry Stechshculte being welcomed into the Holy Cross Family of Parishes, replacing Father Ethan Hoying as the parochial vicar for the parish in Coldwater.
The announcement was made on Sept. 29 in a bulletin published by the parish, with his expected start date being said to be on Oct. 14.
Hoying, on the other hand, will be taking the job of parochial vicar in the Wapakoneta and Botkins area in order to replace Father Mike Willig, who is being named the new vocations director for the Archdiocese.
The appointment comes months after Setchshculte was said to have resigned from his previous position from the St. Susanna Parish of Mason, Ohio in July after complaints were made by his parishioners. The complaints stemmed from his admission of destroying evidence possibly connected to the sexual abuse of minors during his time as a pastor for the Holy Rosary Catholic Church of St. Marys.