The Office of the Bishop has announced the following priest assignments, with the permission of their provincials:

Father Edward Chow, SJ, to priestly ministry, teaching and working in campus ministry at Mater Dei Catholic High School, effective after his ordination on June 13

Father Anthony Fill, FSSP, as associate pastor of St. Anne Parish

Father Pedro Lucia Reyes, Sch.P., as associate pastor at Our Lady of the Valley Parish

Father Christopher Nguyen, SJ, as associate director of the diocesan Office for the Permanent Diaconate, in addition to assisting at the Newman Center Catholic Community at UCSD, all effective July 1

The Office of the Bishop has announced the following priest assignments, effective July 1:

Father Brian Frulla as associate pastor of St. Brigid Parish

Father Daniel Holgren as spiritual director of the formation program at St. Francis Center and director of the diocesan Office for Liturgy and Spirituality

Father Brent Kruger as Vicar for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the following changes to priest assignments have been made:

Father Edward Horning will be pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, instead of St. Richard Parish

Father Emilio Magaña will be pastor of St. Richard Parish, instead of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

And, with the permission of their provincials:

Father Vinh Daniel Nguyen, SVD, will be pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish

Father Miguel Romero Mozo, MSP, will be associate pastor of Mission San Diego de Alcalá

Father Pedro Saveia, SVD, will be associate pastor of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish

The Office of the Bishop has announced the following appointment:

Father Elmer Mandac as Moderator of the Curia, in addition to his current assignment as pastor of Good Shepherd Parish, effective immediately.

The Office of the Bishop has announced the following priest assignments, effective July 1, 2026:

With the permission of his provincial, Father Gabriel Afeti, AJ, as pastor of St. Adelaide of Burgundy Parish

Father Christopher Bongato as associate pastor of St. Thomas More Parish, Oceanside

Father Evan Bui as associate pastor of Good Shepherd Parish

Father Sebastian Bukenya as pastor of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish and Santa Ysabel Indian Mission

Msgr. Francisco Cinco, III, as administrator of Our Lady of the Valley Parish

Father Manuel Del Rio as pastor of St. Patrick Parish, Calipatria, and canonical pastor of St. Thomas Indian Mission

Father Ignatius Dibeashi as pastor of St. Peter the Apostle Parish, Fallbrook

Father Minh Do as associate pastor of Good Shepherd Parish

Father Rolando Gabutera as pastor of St. Michael Parish, San Diego

Father Guillermo Hernandez as associate pastor of St. Michael Parish, San Diego

Father Edward Horning as pastor of St. Richard Parish, Borrego Springs

Father Clement Iorliam as pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Ramona

Father Ricardo Juárez Frausto as pastor of St. John of the Cross Parish, Lemon Grove

Father Brent Kruger as pastor of St. Thérèse of Carmel Parish, Carmel Valley

Father Niranjan Kanmury as pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, San Diego

Father Bernardo Lara as pastor of Our Lady of Angels Parish

Father Emilio Magaña as pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Lakeside

Father Reynaldo Manahan as pastor of Mary, Star of the Sea Parish, La Jolla

Father Antonio Morales as pastor of Sacred Heart and St. Margaret Mary parishes in Brawley, and St. Joseph Parish, Westmorland

Father Patrick Mulcahy as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Coronado

Father Roldan Nuñez as pastor of St. Columba Parish

Father Dominic Obour as associate pastor of St. Mark Parish, San Marcos

Father John Phan as associate pastor of Holy Spirit Parish

Father Anthony Saroki as pastor of Holy Trinity Parish, El Cajon

Father Anthony Stanonik as pastor of Christ the King Parish

With the permission of his provincial, Father Andrés Ernesto Torres, CJM, as associate pastor of St. Jude Shrine of the West Parish.

Father Christopher Tozzi as pastor of St. Gabriel Parish, Poway

Father Derek Twilliger as pastor of St. Thomas More Parish, Oceanside

Father Matthew Vasquez as associate pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, San Diego

The Office of the Bishop has announced the appointments of:

Father Lauro Minimo as canonical pastor of St. Adelaide of Burgundy Parish, Campo, and Mission St. Mary Magdalene, Jacumba, effective immediately. (Deacon Fred Thornton was appointed pastoral administrator, effective Nov. 24, 2025.)

With the permission of his prior provincial, Dominican Father William Marquis as associate pastor of St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Carlsbad, effective Dec. 12, 2025.

The Office of the Bishop has announced the following priest assignment:

With the permission of his provincial, Father Pedro Lucia Reyes, Sch. P., as associate pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Calexico, effective Sept. 1.

The Office of the Bishop has announced these appointments:

Bishop Felipe Pulido as Vicar for Clergy, effective July 18

Father Emilio Magaña as associate pastor of St. Mark Parish, San Marcos, effective Aug. 1

With the agreement of their superiors:

Father Ramiro Sanchez Chan, CS, as pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, San Ysidro, effective Aug. 1

Father George G. Perez, CJM, as pastor of St. Patrick Parish, Carlsbad, effective Sept. 1

Father Ronald M. Bagley, CJM, as senior associate pastor of St. Patrick Parish, Carlsbad, effective Sept. 1

Father Azam Mansha, CJM, as associate pastor of St. James, effective Sept. 1

And, in addition to their current assignments:

Father Elmer Mandac as Vicar General, effective July 21

Father Pat Mulcahy as Vicar for Priests’ Activities, effective July 21

Father William Zondler as Vicar for Synodality, effective July 21

Father Efrain Bautista as Vicar for International Priests, effective Aug. 1

Father Devadhasan Masillamony as Interim Administrator for St. John of the Cross Parish, Lemon Grove, effective Aug. 1

Father Guillermo Hernández as chaplain for Mater Dei Catholic High School, effective Aug. 4

Father Matthew Vasquez as chaplain for Cathedral Catholic High School, effective Aug. 13

The Office of the Bishop has announced the following priest assignments:

Bishop Felipe Pulido as canonical pastor of St. Luke Parish, El Cajon

Father Peter Vu Lam as canonical pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish

Father Marc Gandolfo as director of priestly vocations, effective Aug. 1

Father Christopher Bongato, in addition to his assignment as parochial vicar of St. Martin of Tours Parish, La Mesa, as secretary for the Office for Ethnic and Intercultural Communities

And, with the permission of their provincial superiors:

Father Juan Diego Lopez Perez, TOR, as associate pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Vista, effective July 1

Father Miguel Romero Mozo, MSP, as spiritual director of the formation program at St. Francis Center, effective Aug. 1

The Office of the Bishop has announced the following priest assignments, effective July 1:

Father Brian Frulla, who will be ordained June 14, as associate pastor of St. Therese Parish, Del Cerro

Father Anthony Jimenez, to be ordained June 14, as associate pastor of St. John of the Cross Parish, Lemon Grove

Father Jesse Lopez, to be ordained June 14, as associate pastor of St. Mark Parish, San Marcos

Father Raymond Philip Napuli as associate pastor at St. Mary Parish, Escondido

Father Jorge Mante as associate pastor of St. Mary Parish, National City

And, with the agreement of their superiors:

Father Juan Pablo Barragan, TOR, as associate pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Vista

Father Boniface lssaka, SVD, continuing as associate pastor of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish

Father Kizito Ndugbu, SMMM, as associate pastor of Our Lady of the Valley Parish, El Centro

Father Lan Anh Ngo, SJ, as pastoral associate at UCSD Catholic Newman Center

Father Van Tinh To, CS, as associate pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, San Ysidro

Father Martin Achi Yusaf, OSA, as associate pastor of St. Patrick Parish, San Diego

Father Boniface Isaaka, SVD, as associate pastor of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish, effective Jan. 18, 2025.

Father Theodore E. Gabrielli, SJ, as associate pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, San Diego, effective immediately.