Chaplaincies

Catholic Chaplaincies

The diocese supports chaplains who deliver pastoral care at hospitals, prisons and detention facilities, military bases, the airport and port.

A group of healthcare workers and a chaplain stands in a hospital corridor, all wearing masks and identification badges. The healthcare workers wear a variety of scrubs with different patterns, and the chaplain is in a black shirt with clerical collar.

Catholic Chaplaincies Directory

Type

Chaplain

Location

Phone

Airport

Reverend John Amsberry

(619) 225-8157

Hospitals

Reverend Adnan Ghani, OSA

Alvarado Hospital, 6655 Alvarado Road, San Diego 92120-5298

(619) 287-3270

Hospitals

Reverend Sylvester Nwutu

Conrad Prebys Cardiovascular Ctr, 9896 Genesee Ave., La Jolla, 92037

(858) 626-4123

Hospitals

Reverend David Sereno

El Centro Regional Medical Center, 1415 W. Ross Ave., El Centro 92243

(760) 339-7100

Hospitals

Reverend Adnan Ghani, OSA

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, 4647 Zion Ave., San Diego 92120

(619) 528-5000

Hospitals

Reverend Dominic Avila-Smith, OSA

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, 9455 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego 92123

(858) 266-7900

Pacific Beach

mhm@saintbrigidparish.org

858-483-3030

Point Loma

i2WE@saintcharlespl.com

619-225-8157

St. Didacus

Normal Heights

saintdidacusmhm@gmail.com

619-940-6193

Carlsbad

stdymphnaministry@gmail.com

760-438-3393

Scripps Ranch

mentalhealthministry@gmail.com

858-653-3540

St. James – St. Leo

Solana Beach

858-755-2545

St. John the Evangelist

Encinitas

760-753-6254

St. Mary

Escondido

mentalhealth@stmaryp.org

760-745-1611 ext. 411 

St. Mary Star of the Sea

Oceanside

Kairos2015mh@gmail.com

760-722-1688

Poway

mentalhealth@smpoway.org

858-487-4755

St. Patrick’s

Carlsbad

stpatrickcbadmhm@gmail.com

760-729-2866 ext. 393

St. Thomas More

Oceanside

MHMN@stmoside.org

760-758-4100

The Immaculata

San Diego

theimmaculata@sandiego.edu

619-574-5700

About the Coat of Arms

Bishop Pulido’s coat of arms is divided into four quarters with wavy horizontal lines from top to bottom. The blue and white lines represent the Blessed Virgin Mary. They also suggest water, which alludes to Jesus washing the feet of His disciples and to the waters of baptism. The red and gold lines represent the Holy Spirit and fire. The colors also can be seen as referring to the Blood that (along with water) poured from Jesus’ side at His crucifixion, as well as to the bread (gold) and wine (red) transformed into the Eucharist. At the center is a roundel featuring a symbolic representation of the “mandatum” (washing of the feet), which he believes exemplifies service to all humanity. The roundel’s outer edge is a line composed of small humps; it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Diocese of Yakima, where Bishop Pulido served as a priest before being named a bishop.

About the Coat of Arms

Bishop Pham’s coat of arms depicts a red boat on a blue ocean, which is crisscrossed by diagonal lines suggesting a fisherman’s net. This symbolizes his ministry as a “fisher of men,” as well as how his own father had been a fisherman. The boat is also a symbol of the Church, which is often referred to as the “barque of Peter.” At the center of the sail is a red beehive (a symbol of the bishop’s baptismal patron saint, St. John Chrysostom, who was known as a “honey-tongued” preacher). The beehive is surrounded by two green palm branches (an ancient symbol of martyrdom; the bishop’s ancestors were among Vietnam’s first martyrs). The eight red tongues of fire around the boat are a symbol of the Holy Spirit and a representation of the diversity of ethnic and cultural communities. The red of the boat, the beehive and the tongues of fire allude to the blood of the martyrs.

About the Coat of Arms

The coat of arms combines symbols that reflect Bishop Bejarano’s spiritual life and priestly ministry. The main part of the shield shows four wavy vertical lines on a gold background. These represent flowing waters. This alludes to his chosen motto and also symbolizes the graces that come from the Divine life to quench our thirst for God. The upper third of the shield is red because it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Order of Mercy, of which the Bishop’s patron saint, Raymond Nonnatus, was a member. The central symbol resembles a monstrance because St. Raymond is often depicted holding one. The Eucharist is Bishop Bejarano’s inspiration for his vocation. It was through the Eucharist that he received his call to the priesthood at age seven and which keeps his faith and his ministry going. It represents the call to offer oneself as a living sacrifice. The monstrance is flanked on either side by an image of the Sacred Heart, alluding to the mercy of God and echoing the idea of a sacrificial offering of oneself united to the sacrifice of Christ, and of a rose for Our Lady. It is an allusion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, and highlights the bishop’s Hispanic heritage.

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