Father Stephen Wong Ordained as Priest for the Archdiocese of Washington.

Father Stephen Wong grew up in Kingston, Jamaica and moved to the United States when he was 17 years old. He was a leader well before finding his vocation as a priest, serving in the U.S. Army for 40 years – 21 years of active military service and 19 years in federal civilian service – supervising and conducting counterintelligence and human intelligence operations and activities globally. He has worked in the Persian Gulf, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Korea and Afghanistan. Before entering the seminary, he served as the principal counterintelligence advisor to the NATO Supreme Commander, primarily working on counterterrorism.

On June 15, Father Wong was among 16 men ordained as new priests for the Archdiocese of Washington…

“On July 1, 2019, I concluded a 40-year career with the US Army, retiring my counterintelligence badge to embark on a long-overdue journey of service to God.

As a native of Kingston, Jamaica, and of Chinese ancestry, my family and I immigrated to the United States in 1979, leaving behind a period of violence and political unrest. My ancestors arrived in Jamaica in the early 19th century as indentured laborers. Despite the political challenges in Jamaica, a deep-rooted Chinese culture remains.

I attended primary school at Saint Theresa’s in Vineyard Town and graduated from high school at Saint George’s College in Kingston.“

— Father Stephen Wong