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Parish Staff/Personal de la Parroquia
Redemptorist Staff
Rev. William C. Bueche, C.Ss.R. Pastor
I was born in Grand Rapids, MI in 1952. I grew up in our Redemptorist parish of St. Alphonsus there and entered the Redemptorist seminary in 9th grade (1966). I was ordained a priest in 1978, and spent one year as a pastoral associate at the Redemptorist parish of Holy Name in Omaha, NE. I was sent to Rome, Italy to pursue a degree in Moral Theology at the Alphonsian Academy, the Redmptorist Institute for Higher Studies in Moral Theology. I received my doctorate in moral theology in 1986, specializing in the area of bioethics. I was then invited to teach at that very academy and taught classes in bioethics for the next 10 years. In 1996, I returned to the U.S.A. and was assigned to the Redemptorist parish of Blessed Sacrament in Chicago, IL where I ministered to African-Americans, Latinos and a small number of Anglos. In 2005, I was assigned to our parish of St. Alphonsus in Minneapolis, MN. and worked primarily with the Spanish-speaking immigrants, building a large Latino ministry in the parish. I was reassigned in 2015 to the Redemptorist parish of Holy Ghost in Houston as pastor where I presently live. I am very pleased to be living and working in the culturally diverse environment that is Holy Ghost Parish and Houston in general.
Rev. Andrew Meiners, C.Ss.R.,
Parochial Vicar
I was born in St. Louis Missouri, shortly before the beginning of World War II. My father was a policeman and my mother a homemaker. I am the 8th of 9 children. I was ordained in 1970, after attending Catholic Schools in St. Louis, Washington University and Seminary. I have served as a parish priest and missionary, and worked in Retreat houses and publication. My most recent assignment was Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in O'Fallon, Missouri. I am happy to be here at Holy Ghost and working with all of you.
Rev. Gan Nguyen, C.Ss.R.
Parochial Vicar
My name is Fr. Gan Nguyen. I am a Fisherman by Trade, Electronic Engineer by Profession, and Redemptorist Priest by Choice. I was born on August 07, 1964, at Ben Da, Viet Nam. I came from a large family of fourteen brothers and sisters. Out of fourteen siblings, ten (seven boys, three girls) of us are still living. On April 30, 1975, I have witnessed the beginning of the “The Fall of Sai Gon”, Viet Nam. My family escaped by fisherman boat along with more than two million people from Vietnam, which begin the exodus of the Vietnamese refugees known as the “Boat People” who risked their lives to find freedom. My family was among the lucky ones that made it to United State of America and settled in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on December 24, 1975. Finally, we settled down in Biloxi, Mississippi on August 1978.
After ordination, I have worked as a: Parish Priest with Youth & Young Adults, preaching Parish Missions and an Army Chaplain. I am also a member of the Board of Directors of the Southern Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Organization
Rev. Jaime Arrambide C.Ss.R.,
Parochial Vicar
This October 6th, I celebrate 65 years. I've been professed 43 years as a Redemptorist and 38 years as a priest. I've been a pastor since 1981 and for the last 16 years, the pastor of St. Raphael the Archangel, on loan to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. I am very happy to continue in our Redemptorist Parish - Holy Ghost. Please pray for me and my fellow redemptorist serving Holy Ghost Parish.
Rev. Peter Voelker, C.Ss.R.,
Parochial Vicar
Before coming to Houston, I was pastor of a parish on the border with Mexico, Fabens, Texas. There were 2 mission churches, mostly Spanish speaking. I also ministered to low income people in several "colonies"(properties with no real infrastructure - gas, water, streets, etc.). I preached in the different sections for a week at a time forming Bible/faith sharing groups, that continue to this day. In 1993, I came to Houston to minister here in Holy Ghost Parish. Officially, now retired, I continue to serve the community to the best of my ability.
