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Bishop Tran
Pope Francis named Father John Nhan Tran as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta Oct. 25, 2022.
Bishop Tran served as pastor of Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church, in Mandeville, Louisiana, since from 2014 until he was named a bishop in 2022. Tran was born in Vietnam in 1966 to the late Dung Van Tran and Lai Thi Nguyen. He and his family left their home country and received refugee status in the United States following the Vietnam War.
Settling in New Orleans, Bishop Tran attended Edna Karr Jr. High before moving to New York to finish high school. He then attended Don Bosco College in New Jersey before returning to the New Orleans area to complete studies at St. Joseph Seminary College and Notre Dame Seminary. Bishop Tran graduated from Notre Dame Seminary with a Master of Divinity in 1992 and was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of New Orleans on May 30, 1992.
Bishop Tran has served as both a parochial vicar and pastor in parishes throughout the Archdiocese of New Orleans before assignment as pastor of Mary, Queen of Peace Church. Bishop Tran has served on a number of councils and committees including the Priest Personnel Board, Presbyteral (Priests) Council, where he served as chair, and the Council of Deans as dean of the St. John-St. Charles Deanery of New Orleans. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and has been active with ministries supporting the Vietnamese community in New Orleans.
Dr. Nicholas Kongoasa
Dr. Kongoasa is a parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church. He and his wife are devoted parents to their 5 children. A native Chinese Indonesian, he was educated in Singapore. He received his medical degree from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. Following a research appointment at the Mayo Clinic, he did his OBGYN residency training at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Jersey. He completed his Fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Endometriosis Surgery in Atlanta in 2014 and has been in practice since. In 2019, Dr Kongoasa established Reproductive Health Medicine & Gynecology focusing on gynecological care, infertility and reproductive health. He has completed the FEMM Medical Professional and NaProTechnology Medical Consultant (auditor) training. He is also the medical director of RHM’s sister practice, the Center for Restorative Reproductive Surgery, a surgical practice that focuses on reproductive surgery and endometriosis excision. In his spare time Dr. Kongoasa is an avid badminton player and loves to cook for his family.
Hector Arocha
Hector has a degree in science with orientation in biotechnology. He is a member of the national system of researchers in Mexico, and currently director of Genesis 4C Museum & Laboratory. His current research lines include: Microbial ecology, Bioprospecting of endemic actinobacteria from Cuatro Ciénegas Valley with applications in industry, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals. He also assist in the development of biotechnological products in the agricultural and pharmaceutical industry.