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Ethnic Ministries

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Disciples of All Nations

Following the command of Christ himself, we support the ethnic faith communities in the Archdiocese

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Ethnic Ministries

Find active faith communities throughout the Archdiocese of San Francisco

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The Office of Ethnic Ministries is here to support our faith communities and those seeking to build those traditions.

Make Disciples of All Nations

We follow Jesus’ command to “make disciples of all nations” by supporting the Catholic ministries of unique cultural groups within the archdiocese.

Jesus was clear in sending out his first disciples that they were to go to the ends of the earth to share the Good News.

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you,” he told them.

The Archdiocese of San Francisco’s Ethnic Ministry department encounters today’s disciples in faith communities representing more than 20 different ethnic groups. It helps sustain each Catholic community’s unique cultural and traditional expressions of faith while offering a sense of unity with all Catholics in the archdiocese.

Please contact us if we can be of assistance in finding a ministry or creating a new one.

Ethnic Ministry Contacts

African-American Ministry

Rev. Thomas Martin
Church of the Epiphany Parish
827 Vienna St.
San Francisco, 94112

Kathryn Parish-Reese
415-672-2361
kaarmanitj@sbcglobal.net

Arabic - American Community / Ministry

Rev. Richard H. Van de Water
St. Thomas More Church
1300 Junipero Serra Blvd.,
San Francisco 94132
415-452-9634
info@stmchurch.com

Brazilian Ministry

St. Thomas More Church
1300 Junipero Serra Blvd.,
San Francisco, 94132
650-458-1982
glaucia.danaher@yahoo.com

Burmese American Catholic Fellowship

Elizabeth Law & John Lee
St. Thomas More Church
1300 Junipero Serra Blvd.
San Francisco, 94132

Elizabeth Law
415-971-5721
tinpe@hotmail.com

John Lee
415-308-1307
jxl9jxl9@gmail.com

Catholic Indonesian Ministry

Dcn. Iwan Soegiharto

St. Cecilia Parish
2555 17th Ave.,
San Francisco, 94116
415-359-4843
iwan.soegiharto@yahoo.com

Chinese Ministry

Rev. Peter Zhai, SVD

One Peter Yorke Way,
San Francisco 94109
415-614-5575
zhaip@sfarch.org

Filipino Ministry Vicar

Rev. Angel N. Quitalig
650-591-5937
quitaliga@sfarch.org
St. Mark Parish
325 Marine View Ave.,
Belmont, 94002

Estelle Oloresisimo
415-595-9248
estelle.oloresisimo@gmail.com

Hispanic Ministry Vicar

Rev. Moises Agudo
St. Peter Parish 
1200 Florida St.,
San Francisco 94110

Socorro Aragon
415-282-1652
aragon.socorro@sfarch.org

Igbo Catholic Foundation (Nigeria)

Rev. Charles Onubogu
St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish
1122 Jamestown Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94124 
415-468-3434
charlesonubogu@yahoo.com

Irish Ministry

Rev. Brendan McBride / Celina Kennelly
Irish Immigration Pastoral Center
5340 Geary Blvd., #206
San Francisco, CA 94121
415-752-6006
admin@sfiipc.org

Italian Ministry

Rev. Al Mengon SDB
Ss. Peter & Paul Parish 
666 Filbert St.,
San Francisco 94133
415-421-0809
mengonsdb@yahoo.com

Japanese Catholic Society

Rev. Paul Zirimenya
St. Benedict Parish for the Deaf
at St. Francis Xavier Church
1801 Octavia St.,
San Francisco, 94109
Voice phone: 415-255-5768
zirimenya@gmail.com

Korean Ministry

Rev. Youngsang Paul Goo
Evonne Kim
St. Michael Korean Catholic Parish
32 Broad St.,
San Francisco, 94112
415-333-1194
stmichaelinfo@gmail.com

Myanmar Ministry

Felix Chin
650-303-1800
felixchin248@gmail.com

Jeangale
650-296-9106
jzgale@yahoo.com

Anselm Nyi Nyi Soe
415-412-2341
anselmnyinyisoe@gmail.com

St. Finn Barr Parish
415 Edna St.,
San Francisco, 94112

Native American Ministry

Andy Galvan
Mission Dolores Basilica
3321 – 16th St.,
San Francisco, 94110
415-621-8203
chochenyo@aol.com

Polish/Croatian/Slovenian Ministry

Rev. Eugeniusz Bolda, SCh
Church of the Nativity Parish
245 Linden St.
San Francisco, 94102
415-252-5799
bolda.eugene@sfarch.org

Beata Wozny
parish@sfnativity.org

Samoan Ministry

Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish 
1715 Oakdale Ave.,
San Francisco, 94124
415-285-3377
Ibegbulem.Andrew@sfarch.org

Louise C. Winterstein
415-810-6211
wizzy25@hotmail.com

Tongan Ministry

Rev. Sione Katoa
St. Timothy Parish
1515 Dolan Ave.,
San Mateo, 94401
650-342-2470
smkatoa@yahoo.com

Joe Penitani
650-249-0315
joe_Penitani@yahoo.com

Vietnamese Ministry

Rev. Thuan V. Hoang
Church of the Visitation
655 Sunnydale Ave.,
San Francisco 94134
415-494-5517 ext. 4
HoangT@sfarch.org

Paul Khoa Nguyen
1-650-438-5383
khoavnguyen@yahoo.com

Contact Us

Let’s walk together in faith—united in Christ, enriched by our cultures.

We’re here to support and celebrate the rich cultural diversity of our Catholic community. Whether you’re looking to connect with a specific ethnic ministry, learn more about our events, or get involved, we’re happy to hear from you.

You can also reach out to individual ministry leaders by visiting their pages or contacting our office for direct assistance.

Fr. 

Peter Linyong 

Zhai 

S.V.D 

Vicar for Chinese
Tel: 415-614-5575
zhai.peter@sfarch.org
  • Archdiocese of San Francisco
    1 Peter Yorke Way
    San Francisco

Deacon 

Fuad "Fred" 

Totah 

Director of Office of Pastoral Ministry
Tel: 415-614-5572
totah.fred@sfarch.org
  • Archdiocese of San Francisco
    1 Peter Yorke Way
    San Francisco
  • Saint Timothy Parish
    1515 Dolan Ave
    San Mateo

Alice 

Chan 

Pastoral Ministry Administrative Assistant
Tel: 415-614-5574
chana@sfarch.org
  • Archdiocese of San Francisco
    1 Peter Yorke Way
    San Francisco