What We Do

The priests of our canonry operate parishes and teach in schools. We provide chaplains to colleges and communities of religious women. Some of our confreres write books and articles, while others have ministries through internet and radio. We celebrate the sacraments and teach religious education in prisons, youth facilities, hospitals, and nursing homes. Our abbey is the site of numerous retreats and Bible studies, as well as a popular summer camp run by our seminarians.

In short, we are an abbey of Catholic priests, united in love to praise God and serve His faithful people. Come and pray with us sometime. Peace be with you, and may God bless you always.

Community

Rt. Rev. Eugene Joseph Hayes

Abbot, St. Michael's Abbey

• Feast Day: July 13th
• Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

V. Rev. Chrysostom Baer

Prior, St. Michael's Abbey

• Feast Day: September 13th
• Hometown: Costa Mesa, CA

Rev. James Smith

Subprior, St. Michael's Abbey

• Feast Day: May 3rd
• Hometown: Coronado, CA

V. Rev. Martin Benzoni

Rector, Generalate House in Rome

• Feast Day: November 3rd
• Rome: 011 39 [06] 571 766 224

Fr. Adrian Sanchez

• Feast Day: July 9th
• Sts. Peter & Paul rectory: (310) 834-5215
• Hometown: Orange, CA

Fr. Alan Benander

• Feast Day: September 8th
• Hometown: Cleveland, OH

Fr. Alphonsus Hermes

• Feast Day: August 1st

Fr. Ambrose Criste

• Feast Day: December 7th
• Hometown: Denver, CO

Fr. Andrew Tran

• Feast Day: November 24th
• SJB rectory: (714) 540-2214 Ext. 11

Fr. Anselm Rodriguez

• Feast Day: April 21st
• Hometown: Tehachapi, CA

Fr. Augustine Puchner

• Feast Day: August 28th
• SJB Rectory: (714) 540-2214 Ext. 21
• Hometown: Milwaukee, WI

Fr. Basil Harnish

• Feast Day: January 2nd
• Hometown: Dana Point, CA

Fr. Benedict Solomon

• Feast Day: July 11th
• San Pedro: (310) 521-1930

Fr. Bernard Johnson

• Feast Day: August 20th
• San Pedro: (310) 521-1930 Ext. 113

Fr. Brendan Hankins

• Feast Day: May 16th
• SJB rectory: (714) 540-2214
• Hometown: Westminster, CA

Fr. Charbel Grbavac

• Feast Day: July 24th
• Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA

Fr. Charles Willingham

• Feast Day: June 3rd
• Hometown: San Pedro, CA

Fr. Claude Williams

• Feast Day: February 15th
• Sts. Peter & Paul rectory: (310) 834-5215
• Hometown: New Orleans, LA

Fr. Damien Giap

• Feast Day: May 10th
• SJB rectory: (714) 540-2214
• Hometown: Cypress, CA

Fr. David Gonzalez

• Feast Day: April 12th
• Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Fr. Edmund Page

• Feast Day: December1st
• Hometown: Lakewood, CA

Fr. Francis Gloudeman

• Feast Day: October 4th
• Hometown: Inglewood, CA

Fr. Gabriel Stack

• Feast Day: February 27th
• Hometown: Kennet, MO

Fr. Godfrey Bushmaker

• Feast Day: January 14th
• SJB rectory: (714) 540-2214 Ext. 14
• Hometown: Green Bay, WI

Fr. Gregory Dick

• Feast Day: September 3th

Fr. Hildebrand Garceau

• Feast Day: May 25th
• Sts. Peter & Paul rectory: (310) 834-5215 ext 25

Fr. Hugh Barbour

• Feast Day: February 10th
• Hometown: Pasadena, CA

Fr. Jacob Hsieh

• Feast Day: October 20th
• San Pedro: (310) 521-1930
• Hometown: Dallas, TX

Fr. Jerome Molokie

• Feast Day: September 30th
• Hometown: Long Beach, CA

Fr. Joachim Aldaba

• Feast Day: July 26th
• Hometown: Vancouver, BC

Fr. John Caronan

• Feast Day: June 24th
• San Pedro: (310) 521-1930 Ext. 119

Fr. John Henry Hanson

• Feast Day: October 9th
• Hometown: Long Beach, CA

Fr. Joseph Horn

• Feast Day: March 19th
• Hometown: Deerfield, IL

Fr. Justin Ramos

• Feast Day: June 1st
• Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Fr. Leo Celano

• Feast Day: November 10th

Fr. Luke Laslavich

• Feast Day: October 18th
• San Pedro: (310) 521-1930 Ext. 122

Fr. Maximilian Okapal

• Feast Day: August 14th
• Hometown: Beaverton, OR

Fr. Michael Perea

• Feast Day: September 29th
• Sts. Peter & Paul rectory: (310) 834-5215 Ext. 24

Fr. Miguel Batres

• Feast Day: November 23rd
• Hometown: Pomona, CA

Fr. Nicholas Tacito

• Feast Day: December 6th
• San Pedro: (310) 521-1930 ext 128
• Hometown: Denver, CO

Fr. Norbert Wood

• Feast Day: June 6th

Fr. Pascal Nguyen

• Feast Day: May 17th
• Hometown: Westminster, CA

Fr. Patrick Foutts

• Feast Day: March 17th
• Sts. Peter & Paul rectory: (310) 834-5215

Fr. Peregrine Fletcher

• Feast Day: May 1st
• Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Fr. Pio Vottola

• Feast Day: September 23rd

Fr. Raymond Perez

• Feast Day: January 7th

Fr. Robert Hodges

• Feast Day: September 17th
• SJB rectory: (714) 540-2214 Ext. 22
• Hometown: Columbus, OH

Fr. Sebastian Walshe

• Feast Day: January 20th
• Hometown: Pasadena, CA

Fr. Stephen Boyle

• Feast Day: December 26th
• Hometown: Springfield, MN

Fr. Theodore Smith

• Feast Day: November 11th

Fr. Thomas Nelson

• Feast Day: June 22nd
• Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA

Fr. Vianney Ceja

• Feast Day: August 4th
• Hometown: La Mirada, CA

Fr. Victor Szczurek

• Feast Day: July 21st
• Hometown: Chicago, IL

Seminarians

Frater Frederick Tyler Schmit

Nameday: February 4

Frater Peter Adrian Curtis Miller

Nameday: October 13

Frater Ignatius Braydn Harsha

Nameday: October 17

Frater Lazarus David McDonald

Nameday: July 29

Frater Louis Levi Hager

Nameday: April 28

Frater Alcuin Gabriel Friesen

Nameday: May 19

Frater Paul Jesse Schexnayder

Nameday: June 29

Frater Pavel Luke Blain

Nameday: July 17

Frater Silvan Michael Kopp

Nameday: July 13

Frater Isaiah Matt Kawczynski

Nameday: May 9

Frater Gerard Paul Juhasz

Nameday: September 24

Frater Jeremiah Steven Clark

Nameday: May 1

Frater Theophane Dylan Faleiro

Nameday: November 24

Frater Aelred Santiago Henderson

Nameday: January 12

Frater Austin Daniel Igoe

Nameday: May 27

Frater Albert Alan Winter

Nameday: November 15

Frater Solanus Brandon Miraz

Nameday: July 30

Frater Abel Gregory Cobo

Nameday: December 24

Frater Athanasius Basil Inman

Nameday: May 2

Frater Dismas Yousseff Farfan

Nameday: March 25

Frater Matthew Andrew Rezner

Nameday: September 21

Frater Giovanni William Dodd

Nameday: December 27

Frater Philip Noah Mudd

Nameday: May 26

Frater Titus John Blackman

Nameday: July 27

Frater Juan Pablo Cromwell Castillo

Nameday: October 22

Frater Gereon Maxwell Mullenax

Nameday: October 10

Frater Odilo Phuc Vo

Nameday: January 1

Frater Tiago Alejandro Meza-Bustillo

Nameday: July 25

Frater Kilian Liam Hayes

Nameday: July 8

Frater Ignazio Johnnatan Ibarra-Juarez

Nameday: July 31

Frater Gilbert Joseph Pfang

Nameday: October 26

Frater Columban John Flynn

Nameday: November 23

Frater Raphael Roger McCaffrey

Nameday: September 29

Frater Peter Casey D’Amato

Nameday: June 29