New LA priests 2025: Johndy Gonzales
If the priesthood were just another career path, then on May 31 Johndy Gonzales would be officially entering the family business.
Gonzales watched his uncle ordained to the priesthood when he was in the third grade. Now Gonzales will join him — even if that uncle is serving thousands of miles away, in the Archdiocese of Detroit.
Both are even further from where they started, in the Philippines. Gonzales grew up in Manila, and it was during his uncle’s ordination that he believes the first seed was planted.