Rev. Rene Labrador
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Pastorpastorstpeterstd.orgI am Rev. Rene Lacena Labrador, a Filipino priest from the Diocese of Boac, Marinduque, Philippines. I was born March 23, 1963.
I am the fourth child of Ernesto Labrador and Anacita Lacena (both deceased). With God’s special grace, I received the Sacred Ordination to the Priesthood on May 18, 1991. I have been blessed as a priest for the past 31 years..
From 1994 to 2004, I was assigned as a seminary formator, a philosophy teacher and Spiritual Director at St. Aloysius College Seminary in the Philippines. After 10 years of my ministry in the seminary, I was sent to the U.S. to assist the Pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in San Antonio, TX. Then after a year, I was sent to serve in the Diocese of Dodge City, KN. I had a very fruitful and blessed 12 years of ministry in Southwest Kansas.
In 2018, I moved to the Diocese of Sacramento, CA. I served as Parochial Vicar of the Holy Rosary Church, in Woodland, CA. In 2019-2021, I was the Parish Administrator of Holy Cross Church, in Tulelake, CA, and Our Lady of Good Counsel Mission Church, in Dorris CA.
In 2022, I was accepted by Bishop Liam Cary to serve in the Diocese of Baker. I was sent to St. Francis of Assisi Church in Bend and Served as Parochial Vicar.
I have been blessed to serve the many and diverse churches here in the United States of America for the past 17 years. Now, through the grace of God, I am sent to serve you and the entire parish family of St. Peter Catholic Church in The Dalles. I know that every church and parish has its own blessings and challenges. So, please offer a short prayer for me as I begin my ministry with you.
Thank you and I look forward to serving you all.
-Fr. Rene Labrador