Fr. Mel Trinidad Named Provincial of San Francisco Province
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| From InTouch, 6/8/20 |
(ANS – Rome – June 9, 2020) – During the Salesian
general council’s summer working session, Fr. Melchor Trinidad was appointed
the next provincial of the United States Western Province, based in San
Francisco. Fr. Angel Fernandez Artime made the appointment with the consent of
the general council.
Fr. Mel Trinidad was born on November
6, 1956, in Tarlac, Philippines. He made his first religious profession in
Newton, N.J., on September 1, 1976, and perpetual profession on June 19, 1982,
in Moraga, Calif. On May 25, 1985, he was ordained in Norwalk, Calif.
Fr. Mel served in various Salesian
houses in the United States and Canada, holding the position of director in
Rosemead (2007-2012), Richmond (2012-2018), and Bellflower (2018 to date). He
was a provincial councilor between 2000 and 2010, and again since 2018; he was
also provincial delegate for youth ministry between 2000 and 2007 and in
2018-2019.
Fr. Mel welcomes your prayers!
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