About Us
Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church (MHT) is a parish of the Diocese of San Jose, California. The clergy serving the parish are from the Jesuits West Province of the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits). The Church is located in east San Jose at 2040 Nassau Drive, San Jose, California, 95122, just to the west of the San Jose Reid-Hillview Airport and cross-street of Cunningham Avenue.
The parishioners come from mixed heritage and cultural background – mostly Filipinos, Hispanics, Samoans and Vietnamese. MHT celebrates its ethnically-diverse community as reflection of God’s love and creation.
The Mission Statement: We discover and proclaim God’s Love through Worship, Prayer, Study and Good Works.
History of MHT
Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church was founded in 1961 as a parish of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The first pastor was Father Thomas Bowe. In 1981, the Vatican divided the Archdiocese of San Francisco and established the Diocese of San Jose, making MHT as the parish of the Diocese of San Jose. In 1992, The Society of Jesus (The Jesuits) was charged with the care of MHT when the Diocese of San Jose made Saint Joseph Church as the Cathedral of the Diocese. The Jesuits administered the Saint Joseph Church (Cathedral) for 141 years from 1851 to 1992 until they were transferred to MHT.
The list of Jesuits at Most Holy Trinity Parish, San Jose since 1992 – …
| Fr. Jeffrey LaBelle, SJ | 1992-2000 (Pastor) |
| Fr. Eusebio Azcoita, SJ | 1992-1995 |
| Fr. Samuel Bellino, SJ | 1992-1993 |
| Fr. Gilbert Chacon, SJ | 1992-1993 |
| Fr. John Bisenius, SJ | 1993-1994 |
| Mr. Rev. Gregory Baumann, SJ | 1993-1994 (diaconate ministry) |
| Fr. Angel Mariano, SJ | 1993-1999 |
| Fr. Stephen Kelly, SJ | 1994-1995 |
| Fr. Theodore Gabrielli, SJ | 1996-1997; 2006-2011 |
| Fr. Michael Ravenkamp, SJ | 1996-2002 |
| Fr. Doan Hoang, SJ | 1998-2002; 2009-2011 |
| Fr. Kevin Ballard, SJ | 2000-2004 (Pastor) |
| Fr. Luat Hoang, SJ | 2000-2002 |
| Br. Chu Ngo, SJ | 2000-2002 (catechist) |
| Br. James Sanders, SJ | 2002-2014 |
| Fr. Gilbert Sunghera, SJ | 2002-2004 |
| Fr. Duc Vu, SJ | 2002-2007; 2012-2019 |
| Fr. Eduardo Samaniego, SJ | 2003-2013 (Pastor) |
| Fr. Andrew Garcia, SJ | 2004-2006; 6/2016 – … |
| Fr. Robert Tan Pham, SJ | 2004-2006 |
| Br. Robert Ballacer, SJ | 2005-2006 |
| Mr. Rev. Robert Ballacer, SJ | 2006-2007 (diaconate ministry) |
| Fr. Lan Ngo, SJ | 2006-2009; 2015-2016 |
| Fr. Thomas Schwarz, SJ | 2006-2010 |
| Fr. Tien Nam, SJ | 2007-2010 |
| Fr. Chanh Nguyen, SJ | 2007-2010 |
| Fr. John Doan Nguyen | 2007-2012 |
| Fr. William J. Kelly, SJ | 2008-2009 |
| Fr. Chu Ngo, SJ | 2010-2012 |
| Fr. George Wanser, SJ | 2011-2016 |
| Fr. Gerald Robinson, SJ | 2011-2012 |
| Fr. Radmar Jao, SJ | 2012-2013 |
| Fr. Robert Fambrini, SJ | 2013-5/2019 (Pastor) |
| Fr. Vincent Duong, SJ | 6/2014-8/2015; 5/2016-12/2019 |
| Mr. Rev. Francis Nguyen, SJ | 10/2018-4/2019 (diaconate ministry) |
| Fr. Duc Vu, SJ | 5/2019-… (Pastor) |
| Fr. Francis Nguyen, SJ | 8/2019-… |
| Fr. Andrew Laguna, SJ | 2/2020- 6/2021 |
| Fr. Brad Mills, SJ | 6/2021-8/2022 |
| Fr. Martin Silva, SJ | 9/2020- |