Effective August 1, 2018, Bishop Spalding assigned Father John O’Neill for a period of six years as Pastor of Holy Trinity Church, Hohenwald, St. Cecilia Church, Waynesboro, and Christ the Redeemer Church, Centerville. Previously, he has served as Chaplain for the Sisters of Mercy Convent in Nashville, and as Pastoral Care Chaplain at Saint Thomas Health. He was ordained a priest on July 3, 1999.