Meet José López

José Lopez was born in Jaripo, Michoacán, México. José worked as a migrant farmworker for many years, and at the same time served as volunteer in Pastoral Juvenil and migrant ministry. Currently he is the Director of the Hispanic Youth and Young Adult Ministry Office and Migrant Ministry in the Diocese of Stockton; he is the President of the Catholic Migrant Farmworkers Network (CMFN) and an active member of LA RED- National Catholic Network de Pastoral Juvenil Hispana since it was founded in 1997. José participated as a facilitator and delegate at the Diocesan, Regional and National levels from 1983-1985 in the process to the III National Encuentro of Hispanic Ministry, in Encuentro 2000, in the First National Encounter of Hispanic Youth and Young Adult Ministry in 2006, and in 2007 in the Catholic Migrant Farmworkers Network II National Consultation. In 2013, José and his wife Digna were the recipients of the "Lumen Christi Award" presented by Catholic Extension Society for their commitment of more than 30 years to the development and formation of lay Hispanic leaders, especially young people and migrants in the Church. José and Digna are the first Hispanics to receive this award. Accompanied by their daughters and son, Daniela, Josue and Gabriela, José and Digna received the award on behalf of the Hispanic lay leaders in the Diocese and thanked God and the community for making them a part of this ministry. On the ENAVE team, José is a member of the process committee in which he is committed to continue to being a bridge between migrant farmworkers and Hispanic youth and young adults, motivating them to come together and raise their prophetic voice as the Hispanic people did in the III National Encounter of Hispanic Ministry. 2015 © ENAVE.  All Rights Reserved. Photo by José López.