Very Reverend James Misko, Diocesan Administrator

Father James attended St. Edwards University in Austin graduating with a B.A. in Communications.  He had a successful career in the restaurant industry before hearing the call to serve God and his people.
After earning a Master of Arts in Theological Studies, a Master of Divinity, and a Bachelor of Sacred Theology at the University of St. Thomas and St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston, Father Misko was ordained a priest by Bishop Gregory Aymond on June 9, 2007. He was appointed parochial vicar of St. Elizabeth in Pflugerville and thereafter served as pastor of Christ the King in Belton, then, pastor at his former parish and elementary school, St. Louis King of France in Austin.

Archbishop Joe S. Vásquez appointed Father James Misko as Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia of the Diocese of Austin on January 21, 2019. Father Misko is a member of the College of Consultors, Presbyteral Council, Diocese of Austin Finance Council, Austin Pension Plan and Trust Committee, Diocese of Austin School Advisory Board, Priestly Life and Formation Committee, Priest Personnel Board, and the Diocesan Building Commission. Father Misko is a fourth degree Knight of Columbus and a member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem. 

Upon the installation of Archbishop Vásquez to Galveston-Houston on March 25, 2025, Father James Misko was elected as Diocesan Administrator by the College of Consultors, a group of priests appointed by the diocesan bishop to advise and assist him in governing the diocese, particularly when the bishop's see is vacant or impeded. 

Father James enjoys golf, cooking, cycling, tending to his garden, and visiting family in San Antonio.