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February 19, 2026
25 years
Vince Parsons - Ordained May 25, 2001
July 1, 2001 – Associate Pastor of Holy Rosary, Alliance
July 1, 2003 – Associate Pastor of Blessed Sacrament, Grand Island & Chaplain of Grand Island Central Catholic.
Nov. 1, 2003 – Associate Pastor of St. Patrick’s, North Platte
July 1, 2004 – Parochial Administrator of St. Patrick’s, North Platte
July 1, 2006 – Associate Pastor of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Grand Island and Chaplain of Grand Island Central Catholic
July 1, 2009 – Pastor of St. Agnes, Scottsbluff
July 1, 2014 – In addition to St. Agnes, Pastor of St. Theresa, Mitchell; St. Ann, Morrill; Sacred Heart, Lyman
July 1, 2021 – Pastor of Sts. Peter & Paul, St. Paul; St. Joseph’s, Elba; St. Anthony of Padua, Farwell
40 years
Don Buhrman - Ordained June 6, 1986
July 1, 1986 – Associate Pastor, St. Agnes, Scottsbluff
July 1, 1988 – Associate Pastor, Holy Rosary, Alliance
July 1, 1992 – Associate Pastor, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Grand Island
July 1, 1994 – Pastor, St. Ann’s, Lexington
July 1, 2003 – Pastor, St. Agnes, Scottsbluff
July 1, 2009 – Pastor, St. Michael, Spalding; Sacred Heart, Greeley; St. Theresa, Ericson; St. Libory, St. Libory
July 1, 2014 – Pastor, St. Leo’s, Grand Island
50 years
Art Faesser - Ordained June 4, 1976
June 24, 1976 – Associate Pastor of Holy Rosary, Alliance
June 24, 1977 – Associate Pastor of St. Michael’s, Spalding
July 1, 1981 – Pastor of Immaculate Conception, Rushville; St. Columbkille, Hay Springs
July 1, 1987 – Pastor of St. Josaphat, Loup City; St. Mary, Rockville
July 1, 1991 – Director of the Newman Center and Chaplain of Youth Development Center, Kearney
July 1, 1998 – Pastor of Holy Spirit, North Platte
July 1, 2003 – Pastor of Sacred Heart, Sutherland; Our Lady of Guadalupe, Hershey
July 1, 2007 – Pastor of St. Patrick’s, Sidney
July 1, 2014 – Associate Pastor of St. James, Kearney
July 1, 2019 – Retired from full-time active ministry
60 years
Robert Karnish - Ordained May 17, 1966
June 11, 1966 – Assistant, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Grand Island
Sept. 1, 1971 – Administrator, St. Joseph’s, Elba and St. Patrick’s Mission, Scotia; on faculty at Grand Island Central Catholic
Feb. 14, 1972 – Diocesan Director of Vocations
Aug. 23, 1972 – Associate Pastor, Holy Rosary, Alliance
June 7, 1973 – Chaplain of Newman Apostolate at Kearney State College
September 1974 - June 1975 – Administrator of Immaculate Conception, Elm Creek
July 1, 1978 – Pastor, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sargent and St. Wenceslaus, Geranium
July 1, 1981 – Pastor, St. Agnes, Scottsbluff
July 1, 1988 – Pastor, Holy Spirit, North Platte
July 1, 1995 – Pastor, St. Leo’s, Gordon; Immaculate Conception, Rushville; St. Columbkille, Hay Springs
July 1, 2002 – Pastor, St. Joseph’s, Kimball
July 1, 2013 – Retired from active ministry
60 years
James Schmitt - Ordained Jan. 9, 1966
January 1966 - September 1974 – Member of the Franciscan Order
Sept. 16, 1974 – Associate Pastor, St. Ann’s, Lexington
June 12, 1975 – Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Elm Creek; Holy Rosary, Overton
July 1, 1981 – Pastor, Sacred Heart, Greeley; St. Patrick’s Mission, Scotia
July 1, 1982 - Pastor, St. Francis, Ashton; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Mission, Choynice/Paplin
July 1, 1987 – Pastor, St. Theresa’s, Mitchell; St. Ann’s, Morrill; Sacred Heart, Lyman
July 1, 1991 – Pastor, Resurrection, Grand Island
July 1, 2003 – Retired from active ministry