Rev. John A. Balleza, COSJ
Father John A. Balleza passed into eternal life over Easter weekend at the Contemplatives of St. Joseph Monastery at Mater Dolorosa at the age of 70 years.
Father Balleza was ordained to the priesthood almost 39 years ago on November 16, 1985. Fr. Balleza served in the Archdiocese from 1985 until his retirement in 2022.
He served in the following parishes: Saint John the Evangelist Parish in San Francisco, Saint Charles Parish in San Carlos, Saint Patrick Parish in San Francisco, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Redwood City, and Saint Raphael Parish in San Rafael. Fr. Balleza also served as the Archbishop’s Administrative Assistant, Chaplain for Kaiser in San Francisco, and volunteered as the Chaplain for Laguna Honda Hospital Pastoral Care in San Francisco.
Visitation:
Tuesday, April 16th
12:00pm to 8:00pm
Duggan’s Serra Mortuary
500 Westlake Avenue
Daly City, CA 94014
Viewing and Rosary:
Thursday, April 18th
8:45am
Funeral Mass
10:00am
Mater Dolorosa Parish
307 Willow Avenue
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Burial after Mass concludes
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
1500 Mission Road
Colma, CA 94014
Letters of condolence may be sent to:
Bill Balleza
Mater Dolorosa Parish
307 Willow Avenue
South San Francisco, CA 94080