Associate Pastor
cykao@sfxavier.org
C-Y was born and raised in a Catholic family in Taipei, Taiwan. After university and military service, he moved to the U.S. to pursue a Master’s in Foreign Service at Georgetown University, followed by eight years working in international development and education in Washington, DC, before joining the Jesuit USA East Province.
During his Jesuit formation, C-Y served as a hospital chaplain in Syracuse and Boston, provided spiritual care to the unhoused in Chicago, and supported minoritized and first-generation university students in San Francisco. He also holds a Master’s in Social Philosophy from Loyola University Chicago and a Master of Divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University. Ordained a priest in June 2024, he is currently pursuing a doctorate in Adult Learning and Leadership at Columbia University, focusing on Catholic higher education and Jesuit mission and identity.
In his free time, he enjoys cooking and playing piano. An immigrant and bicultural Jesuit, he is passionate about intercultural dialogue.