Deacon George Torres
George Roque Torres, Jr., was born August 29, 1947 at Fort Hood U.S. Army Base in Killeen, Texas. He is married to Janice DeLange Torres and is the father of two sons, and is the grandfather to three grand-children and one great gran-child.
Deacon George served in the USAF/USN and is a Vietnam Veteran. In college he majored in Criminal Justice and served as a Juvenile Detention Officer, federal Corrections Officer, Metropolitan Police Officer in Washington DC, Criminal Investigator with the Department of Justin, and a Warden/CEO of a private correctional facility.
He was ordained as Deacon with the Arch Diocese of San Antonio, TX. May 19, 2007.
Deacon George’s ministries include the following: Past-Jail Ministry – Dominguez Unit. 2007-2009, Present: Active in Pro-Life ministry, He serves St. Joseph Parrish as an Assistant priest at weekly Mass and Communion Services during week three. Have Full Faculties and takes communion to the home bound, and hospice. He also Ministers to local Adult Day Care, and Nursing Homes. He is also available to conduct Rosaries, Funeral/Graveside Services, Weddings, Baptisms and Quinceaneras.