The Rev. Shay W. Auerbach was initially assigned to Sacred Heart Catholic Church for a year, but he asked to stay longer when he saw great opportunities to minister to a multicultural community, immigrants and the marginalized. After 15 months, the Jesuit priest, a native of Hawaii, was formally installed Thursday night as pastor of Sacred Heart, a church on Perry Street in South Richmond with about 1,200 families.

The Rev. Shay W. Auerbach was initially assigned to Sacred Heart Catholic Church for a year, but he asked to stay longer when he saw great opportunities to minister to a multicultural community, immigrants and the marginalized.

SLIDESHOW: New pastor for Sacred Heart Catholic Church