Fr. Dan was baptized as St. Francis as a child, he attended grade school at St. Peter’s in Schulte and then graduated from Bishop Carroll in 2002. He attended seminary at Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Winona Minnesota graduated in 2007 and then attend Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg Maryland.

Fr. Dan was ordained on May 28, 2011 by Bishop Jackels. His has served at St. Thomas Aquinas, Associate Pastor; Kapaun Mt. Carmel, Chaplain; Associate Director of Vocations for the Diocese. He served here at St. Francis of Assisi as parochial vicar from June 2016 until June 2017.