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 will ordain eight new priests for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
The Class of 2023 has heard God calling them in the ups and downs of their professional careers, family lives, and the quiet intimacy of eucharistic adoration.
In the days leading up to their ordination, we’ll be introducing a new soon-to-be Father.
LA, meet your new priests!
Emmanuel Sanchez
Age: 27 Hometown: Palmdale, California Home parish: St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church, Santa Clarita First parish assign... READ MORE »
Sergio Sandoval Martinez
Age: 45 Hometown: San Pedro Tolentino, Guanajuato, Mexico Home parish: St. Joseph the Worker Church, Winnetka First... READ MORE »
Luis Gerardo Peña
Age: 28 Hometown: Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico Home parish: St. Martin of Tours Church, Los Angeles First pa... READ MORE »
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 »
Enrique Piceno Jr.
Age: 41 Hometown: El Monte, California Home parish: St. Pius X Church, Santa Fe Springs First parish assignment: St... READ MORE »
Rene Haarpaintner
Age: 61 Hometown: Sainte-Croix, Switzerland Home parish: St. Brendan Church, Hancock Park First parish assignment: ... READ MORE »
Michael DiPietro
Age: 31 Hometown: Pasadena, California Home parish: St. Philip the Apostle Church, Pasadena First parish assignment... READ MORE »
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.
