CHARLOTTE — Bishop Peter Jugis has appointed Father Adrian Porras as vicar forane of the Asheville Vicariate effective Nov. 6. He succeeds Father Wilbur Thomas, who retired last summer. Father Porras continues as pastor of St. Barnabas Church in Arden.
Sometimes called a dean, a vicar forane is a priest appointed by the bishop in order to promote a common pastoral activity in a region of the diocese and to provide spiritual and pastoral counsel to the other priests in that region, according to Church law.
The Diocese of Charlotte has 10 vicariates.
— Catholic News Herald