Church Staff

Father Soane Kaniseli,Pastor

Email:pastor@divinemercynatomas.com

Born in Navutoka,a small village near Nuku’alofa,the capital of the Kingdom of Tonga

Ordained December 12,1987,St. Peter and Paul Church for the Archdiocese of Wellington,New Zealand

Parish Assignments:
May 1998:Parochial Vicar – St. Joseph and St. Teresa of Avila Parish,Auburn,CA
2001:Parochial Administrator –St. Joseph Parish in Marysville,CA
August 2003:Chaplaincy Ministry –Tongan Catholics in Auckland,New Zealand
February 2005:Parochial Administrator –St. Anne Parish,Sacramento,CA
July 2007:Pastor –St. Maria Goretti Parish,Elk Grove,CA
January 2010:Pastor –Divine Mercy Parish,Sacramento,CA

Reverend Rick Morales,Deacon

Email:deacon@divinemercynatomas.com

Hello,my name is Deacon Rick Morales. I am a Permanent Deacon and was ordained by Bishop Weigand and assigned to Divine Mercy Parish on June 7,2008. My wife Trish and I were married in 1978 and have been blessed with 4 wonderful children,3 girls and 1 boy with a span of 16 years from the oldest to the youngest. We are East Bay Area natives and have been living in Orangevale since 1983. Our home parish is St Mel’s in Fair Oaks. It is a great privilege to serve the People of God here at Divine Mercy.

Father Cesar Redillas Ageas,Former Pastor –Founder

Born November 1,1953 in Sibutad,Zamboanga del Norte,Philippines

Ordained April 12,1983,Dipolog Diocese,Zamboanga del Norte,Philippines

Ministry:
1983 – 1985:Diocese of Pagadian,Zamboanga del Sur,Philippines
1986 – 1996:Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro,Misamis Oriental,Philippines

Mission Appeal:
June 1991 – Philadelphia
July 1991 – Sacramento
September 1991 – Michigan

Guest Priest:
October 1991 – January 1992 – St. Mary’s Parish – Vacaville,CA
(November 1996 – Arrival in Sacramento Diocese)

Parish Assignments:
1996 – 1997:       
  a.) Parochial Vicar – St. Christopher Parish,Galt,CA
  b.) Judge – Tribunal,Sacramento Diocese
1997 – 2001:       
  a.) Parochial Vicar – St. Charles Borromeo,Sacramento
  b.) Judge – (1997 – 1998) – Tribunal,Sacramento Diocese
2001 – 2003:Parochial Vicar – St. Basil Parish,Vallejo
2003 – 2005:Pastor – St. Joseph Parish,Sacramento
2005 – 2009:Pastor – Divine Mercy Parish,Sacramento

Special Studies:
1992 – 1995:Licentiate in Canon Law – Pontifical Ateneo of the Holy
Cross,Rome,Italy
July 2003:Mexican Language and Culture – Morelia,Mexico