Ordination
“Class of 2023”
May our Blessed Mother watch over them and keep them close to her Son, that they might always know his love and walk in his way for their lives.
-Archbishop José H. Gomez
On June 3, Archbishop José H. Gomez ordained eight new priests for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
LA, meet your new priests!
Father Emmanuel Sanchez
Age: 27 Hometown: Palmdale, California Home parish: St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church, Santa Clarita First parish assign... READ MORE »
Father Sergio Sandoval Martinez
Age: 45 Hometown: San Pedro Tolentino, Guanajuato, Mexico Home parish: St. Joseph the Worker Church, Winnetka First... READ MORE »
Father Luis Gerardo Peña
Age: 28 Hometown: Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico Home parish: St. Martin of Tours Church, Los Angeles First pa... READ MORE »
Father Cesar Galan, F.S.P.
Age: 50 Hometown: Artesia Home parish: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles First parish assignment: St... READ MORE »
Father Enrique Piceno Jr.
Age: 41 Hometown: El Monte, California Home parish: St. Pius X Church, Santa Fe Springs First parish assignment: St... READ MORE »
Father Rene Haarpaintner
Age: 61 Hometown: Sainte-Croix, Switzerland Home parish: St. Brendan Church, Hancock Park First parish assignment: ... READ MORE »
Father Michael DiPietro
Age: 31 Hometown: Pasadena, California Home parish: St. Philip the Apostle Church, Pasadena First parish assignment... READ MORE »
Father Hieu Nguyen
Age: 39 Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Home parish: Incarnation Church, Glendale First parish assignment: St. ... READ MORE »
A saint’s advice for young people
Celebrating priestly ordinations is one of the great joys of my ministry. And I have been thinking a lot these days about the mystery of our Christian vocations — how God calls some of us to the priesthood or consecrated life, while calling others to serve him as laypeople, in their families and in all the many occupations in society.
#PrayforVocations
Past Ordinations
Find a compilation of Past Ordinations from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Celebrate the men who said “yes!” to the vocation of priesthood.
