: Official Catholic Directory Entries

Msgr. John Esquivel
ord. 1968
Fresno

1968-1970 St. Peter's in Lemoore
1970-1980: St. John Cathedral in Fresno
1980-1983: St. Mary in Delano
1983-1994: St. Joseph in Bakersfield
1994-1998: St. Lucy in Fowler; St. Joseph in Selma
1998- 2006: St. John Cathedral in Fresno
2006- at least 2017: St. Anthony in Reedley

Esquivel has held a number of Chancery positions. Named Monsignor in 1983.

Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1969-2017).

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