Date of Birth: August 31, 1954
Place of Birth: Agoo, La Union, Philippines
Educational attainment:
*Associate in Arts Divine Word Seminary
(Christ the King) Quezon City, Philippines
*Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy Immaculate
Conception School of Theology, Vigan Ilocos Sur, Philippines
*Pre Masters In Religious Education Catholic
University of America Washington D.C.
*Master of Theology Jesuit School of Theology of Berkeley, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA
*Doctor of Ministry Pacific School of Religion, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA
*Spanish language Course….CIRIMEX, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Date of Citizenship as American Citizen: January 24, 2006
Place: San Francisco, California
Date of Ordination: April 21, 1979
Place of Ordination: Agoo, La Union Philippines
Date of Incardination to The Diocese of Oakland: April 1, 2004 by Bishop Allen Vigneron
Place: St. Felicitas Church, San Leandro , California
Past assignments:
Associate pastor : St. Willliam Cathedral, San Fernando, La Union, Philippines
Pastor: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Pagdalagan,San Fernando, La Union, Philippines
St. John the Baptist Parish: El Cerrito, CA
St. Joseph Parish (Mission San Jose): Mission San Jose, Fremont, CA
Catholic Community of Pleasanton: Pleasanton, CA
St. Bede Catholic Church: Hayward, CA
Co spiritual Director: Filipino Cursillo Community of the Diocese of Oakland.
Special Interests:
Singing : Some solo concerts and with a choir (Founder of the Filipino Cursillo Choir of Oakland)
Painting: landscape artist with oil as medium..(Had two solo exhibits at Mission San Jose, Fremont, CA.)
Gourmet cook, Flower arrangements (Traditional and Ikebana)
Poetry (unpublished collection of poems)
Designing chasubles and liturgical banners (have designed chasubles for several priests in the diocese who celebrated their sacerdotal ordination anniversaries)
Message: I believe God had given each and everyone of us with a gift to share that we be able to continue and accomplish his mission. Life is an ongoing learning process. We learn from one another. At St. Catherine I believe I will continue to learn and be enriched with the unique gift of the community to be fully equipped in serving the people that God had entrusted to me. |
