CALIFORNIA
Treadway & Wigger
August 14, 1941 – January 31, 2014
Resided in Napa, CA
Monsignor Joseph Francis Alzugaray, beloved pastor emeritus of St. Apollinaris Catholic Church, died peacefully at his home on Friday, January 31, 2014.
Msgr. Joe was born on August 14, 1941 in Whittier California. He attended St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, CA and was ordained a priest April 29, 1967 for the Diocese of Los Angeles. His first assignments were as associate pastor of Immaculate Conception in Monrovia and then at St. Finbar’s in Burbank. He served as the Director of the Archdiocesan Mission Office for the Propagation of the Faith, Lay Mission-Helpers Assn from 1975-1990.
During this time he travelled extensively to missions around the world. Following that assignment he was the pastor of All Souls parish in Alhambra. His next move was to Northern California and to the Diocese of Santa Rosa. In 1995 he was made the associate pastor of St. James in Petaluma as well as Chaplain to St. Vincent High School. In September of 2001 he was appointed as pastor of St. Apollinaris parish in Napa, continuing in this position until his retirement in October of 2011. Until his recent illness, Msgr. was of service, officiating at most parishes in the Napa vicinity, filling in for weddings, masses, wherever needed.
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