Father Erick Villa

Father John Erick Villa was ordained priest for the Diocese of Oakland by Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ on May 13, 2016. His ordination taking place on the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima and his first assignment as priest at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Brentwood, CA are provident, given his strong devotion to the Blessed Mother.

Other than his recent appointment as the National Spiritual Chaplain of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Father Erick is actively involved in the Cursillo Movement, Knights of Columbus, Magnificat SOTI, and Legion of Mary. He served as the Executive Director of the Diocesan Eucharistic Revival Congress held in September in 2023 at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in the Diocese of Oakland; and continues his role as Executive Director of the Marian Conferences hosted yearly in Brentwood, CA.

Father Erick is concurrently the Parochial Administrator of Saint Raymond Catholic Church in Dublin, CA since April 2020, and the Administrator of the Diocesan Retreat Center in Lafayette, CA since May 2023; and serves as member of the College of Consultors and Presbyteral Council in the Diocese of Oakland.