Fr. Chris Bongato was born and raised in San Diego. His home parish is Mater Dei Catholic Church in Chula Vista. He went to college at UC Irvine and received a BA in English Literature and got an MBA in Film Producing from St. John Paul the Great University before entering the seminary. He first …
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