Fr. Joseph T. M. Tran

Fr. Joseph was born in Dong Nai, Vietnam. From a young age Fr. Joseph was hearing a call from God. The oldest of three children, Fr.  Joseph grew up playing soccer and video games and practicing the piano, he is a gifted musician! Part of a devout Catholic family, he remembers hearing stories of the saints, walking to church almost daily, and eating dinner in front of a statue of Saint Joseph. All of these things laid a firm foundation of faith and inspired him to consider the priesthood.

At 20 years old, Father Joseph’s family moved to Melbourne, FL and he began attending Eastern State College, majoring in mechanical engineering. He was immersed in his studies and working at a nail salon when his uncle, who is also a priest, visited from Illinois and asked him if he still had the desire to enter the priesthood. He is a young priest, ordained just over 2 years ago, on May 28, 2022. 

Fr. Joseph served as a parochial vicar at Resurrection Catholic Church in Lakeland until his official transfer to Most Precious Blood Catholic Church in Oviedo in September of 2024, as a parochial vicar.