Fr. Joseph Phong Nguyen was born in Sai Gon, Viet Nam and came to the United States in March, 2004. He studied at St. Mary Seminary in Houston, Texas from 2004 to 2011. He was ordained on June 4, 2011. He served at St. Rose of Lima Parish from July 2011 to June 2014, and at St. Vincent de Paul Parish from July 2014 to June, 2022.
He starts as the new Parochial Vicar of St. Justin Martyr Parish on July 1, 2022.