Ethnic Ministries
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 Ministries
One Peter Yorke Way
San Francisco, CA 94109
415-614-5574
Ethnic Ministry Contacts
African-American Ministry
Fr. Tom Martin (Moderator/Spiritual Advisor)
Kathryn Parish-Reese (Coordinator)
Church of the Epiphany
827 Vienna St,
San Francisco, CA 94112
415-333-7630
[email protected]
Arab-American Community/ Ministry
Rev. Richard H. Van de Water
St. Thomas More Church
1300 Junipero Serra Blvd., San Francisco 94132
415-452-9634
[email protected]
Brazilian Ministry
Glaucia Ajisaka
St. Thomas More Church
1300 Junipero Serra Blvd., San Francisco 94132/
1972 Bamboo Ct., Hayward, CA 94545
650-458-1982
[email protected]
Burmese American Catholic Fellowship & Myanmar Ministry
Elizabeth Law & John Lee
St. Thomas More Church
1300 Junipero Serra Blvd., SF 94132
Elizabeth Law
415-971-5721
[email protected]
John Lee
415-308-1307
[email protected]
May Lye/Felix Chin
St. Finn Barr Parish
415 Edna St., San Francisco 94112
[email protected]
Chinese Ministry
Rev. Peter Zhai, SVD
One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109
415-614-5575
[email protected]
Filipino Ministry Vicar
Rev. Angel N. Quitalig
St Mark Catholic Church
325 Marine View Ave, Belmont, CA 94002
415-614-5690
[email protected]
Edgar Estonino
415-370-9879
[email protected]
Hispanic Ministry Vicar
Rev. Moises Agudo
St. Peter Parish
1200 Florida St., San Francisco 94110
Socorro Aragon
415-282-1652
[email protected]
Igbo Catholic Foundation (Nigeria)
Rev. Charles Onubogu
St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish
1122 Jamestown Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94124
415-468-3434
[email protected]
Irish Ministry
Rev. Brendan McBride/Celina Kennelly
Irish Immigration Pastoral Center
5340 Geary Blvd., #206
San Francisco, CA 94121
415-752-6006
[email protected]
Italian Ministry
Rev. Al Mengon SDB
Ss. Peter & Paul Parish
666 Filbert St., San Francisco 94133
415-421-0809
[email protected]
Japanese Ministry
Shizue Mortensen
St. Benedict – St. Francis Xavier Church
1801 Octavia St., San Francisco, 94109
415-255-5768
[email protected]
Korean Ministry
Rev. Thomas Kim/Evonne Kim
St. Michael Church
32 Broad St., San Francisco 94112
415-333-1194
[email protected]
Native American Ministry
Andy Galvan
Mission Dolores Basilica
3321 – 16th St., San Francisco, 94110
415-621-8203
[email protected]
Polish/Croatian/Slovenian Ministry
Rev. Eugeniusz Bolda, SCHr
Nativity of Our Lord
245 Linden St.
San Francisco, 94102
(415)252-5799
[email protected]
Samoan Ministry
Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA / Louise C. Winterstein
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
1715 Oakdale Ave., San Francisco, 94124
415-285-3377
[email protected]
Louise C. Winterstein
415-810-6211
[email protected]
Tongan Ministry
Rev. Kapiolani Kakala / Rev. Sione M. Katoa
St. Timothy Church
1515 Dolan Ave., San Mateo 94401
650-342-2470/650-249-0315
[email protected]
Rev. Sione M. Katoa,
[email protected]
Joe Penitani
[email protected]
Vietnamese Ministry
Rev. Thuan V. Hoang
Church of the Visitation
655 Sunnydale Ave., San Francisco 94134
415-494-5517 ext. 4
[email protected]