Our Lady of Good Counsel

Born in Da Nang, Vietnam, during the Tet Offensive, Father Khanh Hoang, 41, and his four sisters and one brother saw soldiers, tanks and helicopters growing up. In 1978, his parents put him on the family’s boat. While he was asleep, he and his brother and sister were moved to a larger boat bound for Hong Kong. They spent a year in Macau before getting U.S. sponsorship. He lived in California, Texas, Colorado and Michigan, where a priest uncle lived. Hoang attended a Toledo high school seminary, Seton Hall University and St. Thomas Seminary in Denver. He was ordained for the Diocese of Colorado Springs in 1994. Allergies led to a Hawaii transfer in 2003. He was the administrator of St. Jude, Kapolei, and then pastor when he was joined the diocese in 2006. He became vicar for clergy in 2007. On June 4, his 15th ordination anniversary,