Fr. Francisco J. Ojeda
Father Francisco J Ojeda was born in Camuy, Puerto Rico. His parents and sister moved to Deltona/Orange City, Florida. They assisted Mass at Our Lady of the Lakes in Deltona, where family and the youth group nurtured his call to the priesthood. In 2011, he felt it was time to explore the desire for the Priesthood of Jesus Christ, and he applied to the vocation office in 2012 and started Seminary formation in 2013.
Fr. Francisco studied for three years at St. John Vianney College Seminary in Miami, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. Then he looked for five years at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida, where he received a Master’s in Divinity. Fr. Francisco was ordained by Bishop John Noonan on May 29th, 2021, at the Basilica Shrine Mary Queen of the Universe in Orlando, Florida. On June 14th of 2021, he started his first assignment as Parochial Vicar at Annunciation Catholic Church in Altamonte Springs, Florida. June 24th of 2022 he received his new mission to serve as Parochial Vicar at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Nov 14, received his new assignment as Parochial Administrator of St John Vianney Catholic Church.