Personal
Born: November 28, 1949 in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Family: Parents Guillermo (deceased) and Hilda Salazar; one sister, Hilda.
Early Education: St. Thomas the Apostle School, Los Angeles; Daniel Murphy High School, Los Angeles; East Los Angeles College; Cal State Los Angeles; Immaculate Heart College (B.A., bilingual studies).
Professional: Teacher at St. Albert the Great School, Compton (1968-79).
Seminary Education: St. John's Seminary, Camarillo; transitional diaconate at St. Joseph the Worker, Canoga Park, and St. Mary Magdalen, Camarillo.
Ordained: June 16, 1984.
Pastoral work
Associate Pastor: St. Gregory the Great Church, Whittier (1984-88); Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Pasadena (1988-92); Cathedral of St. Vibiana, Los Angeles (1992-93).
Appointee: Council of Priests (1993-present).
Administrator: St. Teresa of Avila Church, Los Angeles/Silverlake (1993-94).
Pastor: St. Teresa of Avila (1994-2004).
Member: Clergy Pension Board (1997), Archdiocesan Clergy Personnel Board (1999).
Vicar Forane (Dean): Deanery 14 (1998-2003).
Vice-Chancellor: Archdiocese of Los Angeles (2003-04). |