Fr. Khan Ngo was born on July 14, 1981, in Vietnam. Fr. Ngo studied philosophy at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois, and thereafter theology in San Antonio, Texas.
Fr. Ngo was ordained for the Diocese of San Bernardino by the Most Reverend Bishop Gerald R. Barnes in May 2011.
He served as an Associate Vicar at St. George, in Ontario, and served one year at Corpus Christi, in Corona. He has served as Pastor of St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Desert Hot Springs since 2016.
Deacon Victor Gonzales was ordained on October 2nd, 1993, and has served at
St. Elizabeth since 2019.
Deacon Rene Quiroz was ordained on
August 28, 2021, and has served at
St. Elizabeth since 2000.
Deacon Jose Luz Ramirez was ordained on August 23, 2023, and has served at
St. Elizabeth since 2016.
St. Elizabeth of Hungary started as a mission in 1944-45. Masses were celebrated in homes until a mission-style church was built and opened its doors on April 17, 1948. In 1981, a building fund for a larger church was launched to accommodate the growing parish. The first mass was celebrated in the current church on April 4, 1985. St. Elizabeth is in the heart of a tourist area with year-round parishioners and "snowbirds" who flock to enjoy the warm winter. St. Elizabeth counts about 3000 registered families. It has embraced parishioners from different ethnic backgrounds and masses are celebrated in English and in Spanish.
Feast Day: November 17. St. Elizabeth was born in 1207 to King Andrew II of Hungary and wife Gertrude. Her mother was killed when she was six years old, and she sought peace through prayer. She was married to Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, had three children, and lived a life of prayer and devotion to the poor. After the death of her husband on his way to the Crusades, she joined the Third Order of St. Francis. She used her wealth to build a hospital and cared for the victims. She died on November 17, 1231, and was canonized by Pope Gregory IX in 1235.
One of the miracles associated with her is the Miracle of Roses.
The Diocese is a vibrant community of Roman Catholic believers numbering 1.6 million throughout San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
The Diocesan Pastoral center is located at 1201 E. Highland Ave. San Bernardino, CA 92404-4607 Tel: (909) 475 5300.
The Most Reverend Bishop Alberto Rojas was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on January 5, 1965. He was ordained Priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, on May 24, 1997. He was ordained a Bishop on August 10, 2011, at Holy Name Cathedral. He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of San Bernardino on December 2, 2019. He became the Third Ordinary Bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino on December 28, 2020. Bishop Rojas succeeds Bishop Emeritus Gerald R. Barnes.
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Bishop Alberto Rojas
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