Listen "Guiding Grief Podcast hosted by Nicholas J Welzenbach with Guest Father Gary Thomas"
Episode Synopsis
Father Gary Thomas is an alumnus of St. Patrick Seminary through ordination to the priesthood on December 3, 1983 for the Diocese of San Jose.
Interesting background: Father was appointed exorcist of the Diocese of San Jose in May, 2005 and trained in Rome under the direction of Fr. Carmine de Filippis, OFM Cap during his sabbatical year, 2005-06. Father has mentored a number of American and foreign priest exorcists and gives conferences and has presentations on the ministry throughout the United States and Canada.
Father is a native of San Francisco and grew up in So. San Francisco where he and his family were parishioners at All Souls Parish. Father Gary graduated from the parish school in 1967, Serra High School in 1971, and received a B.S. in business management from the University of San Francisco in 1975. Father Gary enjoyed a career in the mortuary profession before his entrance into St. Patrick’s in 1979
Father served as parochial vicar at St. Thomas of Canterbury, San Jose; St. Joseph of Cupertino, Cupertino; and St. Nicholas Church, Los Altos. He served as pastor of St. Nicholas Church 1993-2005 and was appointed pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Saratoga on May 1, 2006.
Interesting background: Father was appointed exorcist of the Diocese of San Jose in May, 2005 and trained in Rome under the direction of Fr. Carmine de Filippis, OFM Cap during his sabbatical year, 2005-06. Father has mentored a number of American and foreign priest exorcists and gives conferences and has presentations on the ministry throughout the United States and Canada.
Father is a native of San Francisco and grew up in So. San Francisco where he and his family were parishioners at All Souls Parish. Father Gary graduated from the parish school in 1967, Serra High School in 1971, and received a B.S. in business management from the University of San Francisco in 1975. Father Gary enjoyed a career in the mortuary profession before his entrance into St. Patrick’s in 1979
Father served as parochial vicar at St. Thomas of Canterbury, San Jose; St. Joseph of Cupertino, Cupertino; and St. Nicholas Church, Los Altos. He served as pastor of St. Nicholas Church 1993-2005 and was appointed pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Saratoga on May 1, 2006.
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