Rev. Alfonso Gioppato, OMI, born in Rome, Italy on July 23, 1937, died in San Antonio on November 13, 2015 at the age of 78 years. Fr. Gioppato professed vows as a member of the Congregation of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate on September 15, 1958 and was ordained to the priesthood on February 15, 1964 in San Giorgio Canavese, Torino, Italy, by Bishop Maturino Blanchet, OMI. After serving in Italy and in Toronto and Ottawa, Canada, Fr. Gioppato's first assignment in the United States was as Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Refuge Parish in Eagle Pass, Texas. He also served as Parochial Vicar at Sacred Heart Parish in Eagle Pass, and as Pastor at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Del Rio, Texas, before serving in the Oblate missions in Zambia for nearly three years. Father Gioppato returned to Texas and served as Pastor at Our Lady of Refuge Parish in Eagle Pass; as Pastor at St. Joseph's Parish in Eagle Pass; and as Pastor at St. Joseph's Parish in Nixon, Texas. In 2013, Fr. Gioppato retired and moved to Oblate Madonna Residence in San Antonio, Texas. In 2014, Fr. Gioppato celebrated his 50th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination. In addition to his Oblate family, Fr. Gioppato is survived by his brother, Rev. Peter Gioppato, OMI, who serves the Oblates in Toronto, Canada, and by brothers, sisters, cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends throughout Italy, Canada, Zambia, and the United States. Fr. Gioppato will be remembered with respect and esteem by his Oblate brothers and all the people who were recipients of his pastoral care. Funeral services will be held at Immaculate Conception Chapel at 285 Oblate Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78216. A Vigil will be held on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 7:00 PM. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, November 20, 2015 at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow at the Oblate Cemetery.