Saint John Bosco established in 1962 served Cuban refugees with Father Ibarra, a Spanish priest serving the parish from 1962 to 1963. Mass was fi rst celebrated in a garage before relocating to the Tivoli movie house in 1963. At the end of 1963, Archbishop Coleman Carroll gave second pastor, Father Emilio Vallina, keys to a defunct car warehouse, a building that would become their future church.