Overview
- Scott‑Vincent Borba, a deacon at St. Patrick’s Seminary, is slated for ordination in Visalia on Saturday, May 23, according to the Diocese of Fresno.
- He is on a silent retreat this week as he prepares for the ceremony and he now lives in a small, sparse room at the seminary.
- Borba says he began donating a multimillion‑dollar fortune to charity in 2019 and later left his business roles, describing a conversion that shifted his life toward ministry.
- After the ordination, the diocese says he will start as an associate pastor and work under a pastor who will mentor him in parish life.
- Borba co‑founded e.l.f. Cosmetics in 2004, a widely sold, low‑cost vegan brand, and his late‑life calling draws interest because most new priests are much younger and only a small share are over 50.