Rev. Joseph Galli, pastor of St. Joseph's Portuguese church in Oakland, has been at the head of this congregation since 1909 and his labors have been an effective force in the lives of those who have come under his teachings. His birth occurred in Varese, Italy, on the 18th of April, 1877, his parents being John and Antonia Galli. He attended the gymnasium until fifteen years of age and then went to Braga, Portugal, where he continued his education in the high school for three years. He next studied theology for five years and subsequently taught in an orphanage in Braga, Portugal, until twenty-three years of age, when he went to Lisbon, Portugal, as ordain and teacher in a school of trades. At the age of twenty-four he came to Oakland, California, as assistant pastor of St. Joseph's Portuguese church and in 1909 became pastor thereof. With consecrated zeal he has labored to advance moral interests, and his teachings have borne fruit in many lives. He is a member of the Y. M. I. and the Knights of Columbus, and also belongs to the Salesian Fathers of Venerable Don Bosco.

Past and Present of Alameda County California, Vol. II
Published in Chicago by The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1914
Pages 116-117
Transcribed by Linda Jackson 5/29/2008

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