Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ, has appointed Father Jimmy Macalinao as parochial administrator of St. Perpetua Parish in Lafayette, effective July 1.
“Father Jimmy, with his joyful personality and strong intellect, will be a terrific pastor for St. Perpetua,” Bishop Barber said. “He is a perfect fit to support the vibrant faith community, including in its ongoing evangelization efforts and for its school.”
Father Macalinao, 52, was ordained to the priesthood in 2018, after completing studies at Pope St. John XXIII Seminary in Boston. A native of the Philippines, he has a long history of ministry in the Oakland Diocese, having been ordained to the permanent diaconate in 2013 and serving as campus minister at Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School for ten years. He is the first permanent deacon from the diocese to be ordained to the priesthood. He holds a master’s degree of Theological Studies from the Franciscan School of Theology and a doctorate of Ministry in Spirituality from the Washington Theological Union.
Since Feb. 1, 2021, he has served as director of the diocesan Office of Faith Formation and Evangelization. He will continue in that position while serving at St. Perpetua.
Father John Kasper, OSFS, St. Perpetua’s current pastor, is returning to his religious order, the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, after 25 years as administrator of St. Perpetua.
The Diocese of Oakland serves two counties in the East Bay region, Alameda and Contra Costa, with 82 parishes, 10 pastoral centers, 41 elementary schools and nine high schools.