WELCOME FR. HUY QUANG DINH, C.S.Sp. OUR NEW PRO-TEM CHAPLAIN

Welcome aboard our newest member of the staff of the Office of Young Adult and Campus Ministry: Fr. Huy Quang Dinh, C.S.Sp., our new pro-tem Chaplain of the UH/TSU Catholic Campus Ministry.  Fr. Huy is a member of the Spiritan Community.  His recent assignment took place as the Formation Director of the Spiritan Community in Houston, TX and as the Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Hemet, CA.  He was Ordained in 2000 by Bishop Gerald Barnes of San Bernardino, CA.  Prior to entering the seminary he was with the Spiritans for seven years and worked as a computer programming analyst in Anchorage, AK.  In addition, he also worked for the Southern California Gas Company in Los Angeles, CA.  He graduated from California State University of Fullerton with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science.  He was born in Vietnam and stayed in a refugee camp in Thailand for three years prior to migrating to the United States.  His family consists of his parents, and eight brothers and sisters who all currently live in the states.  Aside from his religious life, he enjoys listening to classical music and playing computer games.  We are grateful for his eagerness to take up this new ministry.