Father William Patrick Wolfe
Pastor, Saint Ambrose Parish

The Reverend William Patrick Wolfe assumed the position of Pastor for St. Ambrose Parish in 1999. Father Wolfe had previously served as St. Ambrose Parish Administrator and was Associate Pastor of St. Paul of the Cross Parish in La Mirada, California.

Father Wolfe was born January 21, 1944 in Los Angeles, California. He went to Transfiguration and St. Bernadette elementary school. After graduation from Loyola High School, he entered St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, California. Father Wolfe was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in May 1970.

His first assignment was at St. James Parish in Redondo Beach. In April 1973, he was assigned to the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles where he remained until 1994. During the Tribunal years, he served in residence in many parishes.

Father Wolfe acquired the Canonical degree of J.C.L. from The Catholic University of America in 1978. He was a Judge and Associate Judicial Vicar of the Tribunal.