Geoffrey W.M.P. Lopes da Silva is an instituted acolyte or “subdeacon” in the Roman Catholic Church, having formerly serve in that capacity at Mission Basilica San Carlos Borromeo del Río Carmelo (Carmel Mission Basilica) and as a former master of ceremonies to the Bishop of Monterey in California. He is the author of Grace upon Grace: A History of the Diocese of Monterey in California (2017) and the founder of Central Coast Catholic and Domina Nostra Publishing. He currently lives with his family in Rhode Island.