GREETINGS!! 

When asked where are you from? It’s a real challenge to give you a straight answer. My name is Father Jim Bevacqua and I am from “all over the place.” I was born in Munich, Germany of American military parents.  My father’s second career took us to Ohio, Indiana, and New Jersey.  After majoring in accounting, I graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in business in 1981.  I subsequently had various careers in New York, Europe and Los Angeles.  My last job before entering the seminary in the fall of 1997 was working at Touchstone Pictures in Burbank.  Thus, I always tell people that it was Hollywood that drove me to the seminary.  Go figure!    I was ordained on the Feast of the Visitation, May 31, 2003 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.  Our class was the first to be ordained in the cathedral; it was truly a historic moment.  The next day I celebrated my first Mass at St. Monica’s Church (my home parish).  I served at Holy Trinity in San Pedro for four years ending on July 1, 2007.  My second assignment was at St. Philip the Apostle in Pasadena as associate pastor. I relish parish ministry and I love being a priest. In my free time I surf, go to movies, read, work out at the gym, mountain bike and travel. If there is anything we can do for you at Holy Family, please let us know!

You can reach Father Jim at (818) 247-2222 Ext. 225