Bishop Cantu has made the following clergy appointments:
- Fr. Tito Cartagenas has been appointed for a three-year term as Vicar for Filipino Ministry effective July 1, 2022. He continues to serve as pastor of Transfiguration Parish in San Jose.
- Fr. Justin Le has been appointed for a three-year term as Vicar for Vietnamese Ministry effective July 1, 2022. He continues to serve as pastor of St. Maria Goretti Parish in San Jose.
- Fr. Roberto Gomez has been appointed for a three-year term as Vicar for Hispanic Ministry effective July 1, 2022. He continues to serve as pastor of St. Martin Parish in Sunnyvale.
- Fr. Joseph Vanthu has been reappointed to a three-year term as Director of the Vietnamese Catholic Center effective July 1, 2022.
- Fr. Jonathan Cuarto has been assigned as chaplain at Valley Medical Center effective August 21, 2022. He will be in residence at St. Joseph of Cupertino Parish and will assist with Sunday masses at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in San Jose.
- Deacon Carl Bugarin has been appointed as Director of Deacon Life effective September 1, 2022.
- Deacon Richard Noack has been appointed as Director of Deacon Formation effective August 8, 2022.
Bishop Cantu has accepted the following retirements.
- Deacon Don Sifferman has retired as Director of Deacon Life effective August 31, 2022.
- Deacon Philip Flowers has retired as Director Deacon Formation effective August 7, 2022.
We thank Frs. Cartagenas, Le, Gomez, Cuarto and Vanthu, as well as Dcns. Bugarin and Noack for their willingness to serve the Diocese in these offices.
Additionally, we thank Dcns. Sifferman and Flowers for their dedicated service