Fr. Khanh Hoang was born during the Tet Offensive of 1968 in the city of Da Nang, Viet Nam. He grew up during the Viet Nam war and eventually escaped out by boat with his brother and one sister in 1978 and landed in Hong Kong. He came to the United States in 1980 and has lived in numerous places; California, Texas, Colorado, Michigan, Ohio, New Jersey, and now Hawaii.
Fr. Khanh entered the seminary in the ninth grade in 1982 (he skipped the eighth grade), actually to accompany his cousin who wanted to study for the priesthood. Eventually his cousin left and got married. Fr. Khanh continued and was ordained for the Diocese of Colorado Springs, Colorado on June 4, 1994. Fr. Khanh came to Hawaii in 2003 due to allergies and has served at St. Jude, Sts. Peter and Paul, Our Lady of Good Counsel, and Vicar of Clergy at the diocese. Fr. Khanh was reassigned to St. Jude on July 1, 2014.
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