Gulf Pine Catholic

24 Gulf Pine Catholic • October 11, 2024 Father Trinh celebrates 25 years of priestly ministry Father Truong Trinh, pastor of St. Ann Parish in Clemont Harbor and St. Joseph Chapel in Pearlington, celebrated the 25th anniversary to the priesthood on Oct. 2 at Our Lady of the Gulf Church in Bay St. Louis. Bishop Louis F. Kihneman III was principal celebrant and homilist for a Mass of Thanksgiving. Father Trinh, better known as “Father JT,” was ordained to the priesthood by the late Bishop Joseph Lawson Howze on June 12, 1999, at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral in Biloxi. Top left, l-r, are Bishop Kihneman, Deacon Mike Harris, Father Trinh, and Our Lady of the Gulf pastor Father Michael O’Connor. Top right, many priests joined Father Trinh for the celebration of his silver anniversary. Left, Father Trinh distributes Holy Communion. Below, Bishop Kihneman poses with Father Trinh and his family members. Photos/Juliana Skelton