CHARLOTTE, Father Patrick J. Winslow, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte, has been appointed vicar general and chancellor of the Diocese of Charlotte, the church announced Friday.

This comes after Monsignor Mauricio West resigned amidst sexual misconduct allegations.

West has denied the allegations, which are said to have occurred at Belmont Abbey College during the mid-1980s when Monsignor West was the Vice President for Student Affairs.

Father Winslow will be the Charlotte diocese’s fifth chancellor.

Winslow served at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Charlotte, St. Francis of Assisi Church in Jefferson and St. Frances of Rome Mission in Sparta, and St. John the Baptist Church in Tryon before becoming pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in 2012.

Father Winslow’s appointment is effective Monday, April 29.