New Parochial Administrator of Corpus Christi Parish
Rev. Luis Lopez is originally from El Salvador. He is the oldest of four siblings. He grew up in a Catholic environment attending Sunday Masses, serving as an altar boy and teaching catechesis in his home parish.
His vocation story was impacted by the example of Saint Oscar Romero, who was Archbishop of San Salvador and martyred in 1980. One of the St. Oscar Romero’s sayings became his inspiration: “A good shepherd must be where the suffering is, and the only true leader and fountain of hope is Jesus Christ.” Rev. Lopez graduated from the University as a teacher and he taught for almost ten years before he entered into the Seminary.
Rev. Lopez began his priestly formation in January 2005. He moved to Costa Rica where he studied Philosophy. Then in 2007, he went to México to begin his Theology studies. In December 2008, Rev. Lopez came to the U.S to visit his family. During that visit, he saw the necessity for Priests to serve in this country. After much prayer he made the decision to apply to the Diocese of Oakland as a seminarian.
Rev. Lopez moved to the USA in 2009. He studied ESL for two years and then continued his Theology studies at St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park.
Rev. Luis Lopez was ordained as priest for the Diocese of Oakland on May 13th, 2016. He has served as Parochial Vicar at St. Anthony, Oakley and Divine Mercy Parish, Oakland. On May 17, 2019, Bishop Michael Barber appointed him as Parochial Administrator of Corpus Christi Parish, Fremont, effective July 1, 2019.