Fr. Pascal Nguyen, O. Praem.

Fr. Pascal Nguyen serves as the Pastor at SJB.  Father served here at the parish from 2002 to 2009 as a parochial vicar. He was one of the priests in the first group of Norbertines who came to St. John the Baptist when the Diocese of Orange asked St. Michael’s Abbey to staff the parish.  

Fr. Pascal was ordained on July 2, 1994 at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Laguna Woods, CA as a priest of the Norbertine Order. 

His priestly ministry has included assignments at Mary Star of the Sea High School in San Pedro as a teacher and Campus Minister, St. Columban’s in Garden Grove as a parochial vicar, the 7 years at St. John the Baptist, and then, from 2009 to 2022, he served at St. Michael’s Abbey in Silverado in various capacities, including the Development and Business offices, while concurrently holding the office of Abbey Treasurer.  

Personal day: Thursday