Fr. Paul Francis Collins

Age: 32
Hometown: Santa Paula, CA
Home parish: St. Sebastian, Santa Paula
Favorite Hobby: Sports
First parish assignment: St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Whittier
First Mass: Sunday, June 8 at 10:30am – St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church (Whittier)

Fr. Paul’s road to priesthood took a couple of years in college and living in the high mountains of Peru before returning home, still unsure of what his future held. He returned to college and got a degree in psychology. After finishing college in 2016, he entered St. John’s Seminary in 2017. Being co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the Archdiocese for the Military, USA, he plans to be in LA for a few years before going off to serve as a Navy chaplain.