FR. ENGELBERTO Gammad was ordained in the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao on May 24, 1984. He served as a pastor in two parishes in Cagayan from 1985 to 1995. He was sent by his bishop to study at the University of Navarre in Spain where he earned his licentiate degree in Canon Law in 1997. Later, he enrolled at the Faculty of Canon Law of the University of Salamanca in Spain where he obtained his degree Doctor of Canon Law in 2001.
With the permission of his local ordinary, Fr. Gammad embarked for a pastoral ministry in the Diocese of San Jose in California as a Parochial Vicar in the Parish of the Holy Family in San Jose, CA (2005-2007) and in the Parish of St. Clare in Santa Clara, CA (2007-2008). He was appointed Adjutant Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of San Jose in April 2008.
His areas of Ministerial Training/Experience are in Parish, National / Diocesan Administration, Post Graduate Education, and Hospital Chaplaincy. He has been serving in the United States for nine years.
Fr. Gammad graduated with several degrees: Bachelor of Arts (1980),
Licentiate in Philosophy (1980), Bachelor in Sacred Theology (1983),
Licentiate in Canon Law (1997), and Doctorate in Canon Law (2001).
The seminaries and schools he has attended are: San Jacinto Seminary, Tuguegarao City (1970-1975), UST Central Seminary, Manila (1976-1984), Universidad de Navarra, Spain (1995-1997), and Universidad de Salamanca, Spain (1997-2001).
Fr. Gammad is presently working in the Diocese/Archdiocese of San Jose, California. He works as a full-time judge of the Tribunal and sits as a member of the Priests’ Council of the diocese. He also acts as the Presiding Judge of the Tribunal of Second Instance for matrimonial cases from the Diocese of Oakland, CA and the Diocese of Honolulu, HI.
He speaks English, Spanish, Tagalog, Ilocano, Ibanag and Itawes.
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