Fr. Walter Martinez was ordained a priest by the Most Rev. Joseph V. Brenna, D.D. on May 29, 2021 at Holy Spirit in Fresno, CA. He was assigned as a Parochial Vicar to St. Joseph's and San Clemente Mission in Bakersfield, CA. After a year and a half as parochial vicar Bishop Brennan assigned Fr. Walter as the Administrator of St. Helen's on December 17, 2022. Fr. Walter studied at Juan Diego House of Formation in Gardena, CA, Mt. Angel Seminary in St. Benedict, OR and St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, CA.