Fr. Leo Salvania was born on March 11, 1976 in Baler Quezon, Philippines and grew up in Lucban Quezon, Philippines graduating from Maryhill Academy High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Saint Francis De Sales Regional College Seminary in Marauoy, Lipa City, Philippines and attended Saint Mary of the Lake (Mundelein) Seminary in Chicago, Illinois from 2006 through 2009.
He has been a priest in the Diocese of Metuchen for over 10 years serving in Saint Mary Church in Alpha, Saint Philip and Saint James Church in Phillipsburg and Saint James Church in Basking Ridge.
Fr. Leo has a passion for celebrating the Sacraments and teaching theology to students. His hobbies include playing sports, playing music, and working on old cars. He is excited and grateful to God to be serving the parishioners of Our Lady of Victories Church because of his strong devotion to Mama Mary and love for the priesthood.