Reverend Cornelius Okeke
Reverend Cornelius Okeke with the concurrence of his Bishop, Most Reverend Peter Ebere Okpaleke, Diocese of Ekwulobia, appointed Family-Pastor to the In Solidum team of priests who, with the other priests of the team, will serve the newly formed Downriver Vicariate Family 1 (Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Taylor; SS. Andrew and Benedict Parish, Detroit; St. Alfred Parish, Taylor; St. Andre Bessette Parish, Ecorse; St. Constance Parish, Taylor; St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Allen Park; St. Mary Magdalen Parish, Melvindale), effective July 1, 2021. Father Okeke currently serves as Pastor of St. André Bessette Parish, Ecorse; SS. Andrew and Benedict Parish, Detroit and St. Mary Magdalen Parish, Melvindale.