Fr. Gustavo Vidal

Pastor

Bio: Fr. Vidal is the 23rd pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish.  A native of Colombia, he came to the U.S. in 1991 to study for the priesthood for the Diocese of Salt Lake City.  Fr. Vidal attended Mt. Angel Seminary in Oregon and was ordained in June 1997. He comes to us from his previous assignment as Pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Haven. 

Fr. Vidal likes to say that he is from Columbia, where they don't eat salsa, they dance salsa.  Those who were here 19 years when Fr. Vidal was a parochial vicar will remember that he is a great dancer!

Fr. Edward Leondhas

Parochial Vicar

Fr. Edward is a native of Kottar, India (born Oct 20, 1978).  He is one of seven children.  He attended several seminaries in India completing his philosophy and theology studies at Sacred Heart Seminary in Chennai. He has bachelors and masters degrees in English.  After his ordination to the priesthood (April 19, 2009), Fr. Edward served as parochial vicar, as pastor and on the editorial staff of a weekly magazine for the Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council that encompasses 21 dioceses in Tamil. 

St. Francis of Assisi Parish is his first U.S. assignment.

Janice Hauzen

Business Manager

Bio: Janice is a native of Utah.  She has worked for St. Francis of Assisi for more than 15 years. She keeps track of every penny we spend and keeps us solvent. She also coordinates the activities of the Women of St. Francis. She enjoys helping plan the parish festivals - she describes herself as a girl who always loved carnivals.

Luis Velasco

Director of Religious Education

Bio:  Luis is a native of La Paz, Bolivia.  He has worked for St. Francis of Assisi for more than 30 years.  He's dedicated to serving the youth. Each year he prepares hundreds of children for First Communion and Confirmation in the Spanish-language programs and coordinates with the English-language programs.

Adriana Perez

Parish Secretary

Adriana joined the parish staff in 2018.  She is the wife of Jose Perez and the mother of six beautiful daughters.  She has responsibility for sacramental records and scheduling of Baptisms, Weddings and Quinceañeros. Her office hours are M-F 9 am to 4 pm.

Father David J. Bittmenn

Former Pastor 

Fr. Dave is currently the pastor of St. George Catholic Church in St. George, UT.  He may be reached at PO Box 188, St. George, UT 84771

Bio: Father Dave served as pastor of St. Francis from August 2007 until July 2019.  

Father Jorge Martinez

Former Parochial Vicar

Father Jorge is a native of Veracruz Mexico.  He was ordained for the diocese of Salt Lake City by Bishop John Wester in 2017.

He is currently in Mexico.

Father Rogelio Felix-Rosas

Former Parochial Vicar

Father Rogelio is now the Pastor at St. Thomas More Parish in Hyde Park, UT (Logan). The parish website is https://www.stthomaslogan.org/