CHARLOTTE — Bishop Michael T. Martin, OFM Conv., announces the following appointments for the new term of the Diocese of Charlotte College of Consultors:
• Father J. Patrick Cahill, pastor of St. Matthew Parish in Charlotte and mission director for the diocese
• Father Julio C. Dominguez, pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Newton
• Father Christopher M. Gober, pastor of St. Leo the Great Parish in Winston-Salem and vicar forane of the Winston-Salem Vicariate
• Father John T. Putnam, pastor of St. Mark Parish in Huntersville and judicial vicar for the diocese
• Father Benjamin A. Roberts, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Monroe, diocesan ecumenical officer, and vicar forane of the Albemarle Vicariate
• Monsignor Patrick J. Winslow, vicar general and chancellor of the diocese
A College of Consultors is a group of priests drawn from the larger Diocese of Charlotte Presbyteral Council who advise and assist the bishop in governing the diocese, particularly on significant decisions related to administering the diocese’s temporal goods. Every diocese is required by Church law to have a College of Consultors.
Members serve five-year terms. The current term of College of Consultors runs from Jan. 15, 2026, to Jan. 15, 2031.
— Catholic News Herald
Fr. Cahill
Fr. Dominguez
Fr. Gober
Fr. Putnam
Fr. Roberts
Monsignor Winslow