Meet Fr. Joe Corpora

Fr. Joe Corpora, C.S.C., is a Holy Cross Father. After serving his first six years as a priest at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon, he was transferred to St. John Vianney Parish in Goodyear, Arizona, where he served as Pastor from 1990-2002. While Pastor, he founded the first Catholic school in the Diocese of Phoenix to be opened in thirty years, in one of the poorest parishes in the Diocese. The parish is 90% Mexican-American and Mexican. In 2002, he was transferred to Holy Redeemer Parish in Portland, Oregon, where he served as Pastor from 2002-2009. He was able to enroll many Hispanic students in the school, offering them a Catholic education. At the same time, this decision helped to keep the parish school open. In August of 2009, he was transferred to work at the University of Notre Dame, his alma mater. Fr. Joe served as co-chair of the Notre Dame Task Force on the Participation of Latino Families and Children in Catholic Schools. The Task Force published its report --- "To Nurture the Soul of a Nation" --- on December 12, 2009. Fr. Joe is the Director of University-School Partnerships and works on the Catholic School Advantage Campaign. This Campaign is a Notre Dame Initiative seeking to greatly increase the number of Latino children who attend Catholic schools. Fr. Joe is a sinner whose sins are forgiven. And he loves anything made with tomato sauce!  Fr. Joe is a member of ENAHVE. 2015 © ENAHVE.  All Rights Reserved.