Fr. Randolph Roque Calvo,pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Redwood City, named bishop of Reno

- Fr. Randolph Roque Calvo of the clergy of San Francisco, U.S.A., pastor of the parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Redwood City, as bishop of Reno (area 183,506, population 607,459, Catholics 91,973, priests 42, permanent deacons 11, religious 50), U.S.A. The bishop-elect was born in Agana on the island of Guam in 1950 and ordained as a priest in 1977.

From the Parish's Website

Father Randolph Calvo, definitely not Irish but from San Francisco, is the current pastor at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. He was born in Guam of Spanish and Filipino descent. His family moved to San Francisco when he was a young boy. After studying at St. Patrick¹s Seminary, he was ordained in 1977. Father Calvo spent four years in Rome to complete studies for a doctorate in Canon Law. Before coming to Mt. Carmel in 1997, he served in the Chancery Office of the Archdiocese as head of the Marriage Tribunal. He is very active in guiding the church community and in instituting new plans and policies for the parish. He is assisted by Father Dave Ghiorso, as well as Deacons Paul Moriarty and Tom Boyle. In residence, Father Dominic Desjardins and Monsignor William Roche assist with weekday and weekend Masses. Father Dominic spent many hours researching the history of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in 1987, at the time of the Church Centennial celebration.

Today, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church remains vital faith community. It has been supported and served by many generations of Redwood City families. Initially, they were Irish and Italian immigrants but now many ethnicities, particularly from Mexico, Central and South America and Asia, are included. The diverse population unites to form a parish committed to sharing the teachings of Jesus and spreading His message to the community of Redwood City and beyond

Mission Statement: Our Mission Statement:

The mission of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish is to be a Christ-centered community in the Roman Catholic tradition. We share our vision of God with the larger community in which we live. We are a diverse community, which values and respects the importance of the individual. We gather in the Spirit to pray, to celebrate the sacraments, to teach, to learn, to console, to rejoice, to minister, and to renew our faith with one another.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish has been home to Catholics in Redwood City since the later part of the 19th century. While the community has grown and changed over the years, the church remains a place where people can come together to worship, to grow in faith and in the knowledge of Jesus Christ, to reach out in concern for others and share fellowship with one another. We welcome all to our community of faith.

Father Randy Calvo, Pastor

Parish ministries link: http://www.mountcarmel.org/?p=ministries

FYI. I don't know of him. I just appointment watch. Looks like lots of priests are being raised up as bishop.

Some insight from here:

Catholic Online Forum - :: View topic - New Bishop: Reno, NV, USA

My guess is that Levada is responsible for both the appointment of his successor, classmate, and friend, Archbishop Niederauer, and for the appointment of the new bishop of Reno.
When I studied at St. Patrick's in Menlo Park in the late 80's, Fr. Randy Calvo, as we called him, was a canon law professor who worked in the tribunal. I took canon law with another teacher, and so didn't get to know Fr. Calvo. However, I heard he was a bright canon lawyer. Being a judge in the tribunal of San Francisco, Levada got to know him well and seems to have appreciated his qualities.
Being good friends with Pope Benedict XVI seems to have turned Levada into an influential churchman.

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