Fr. Andrew was recently ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Carl Kemme on May 29, 2021 and his first assignment is here at St. Francis of Assisi as parochial vicar, beginning July 1, 2021.
He grew up a member of St. Joseph, Ost and graduated from Garden Plain High School. He then attended Cowley Community College for two years and went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Kansas State University before entering Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, Ill.