Meet Fr. Jake

A Wisconsin native (and unfortunately a Green Bay Packer fan), Fr. Jake received his B.S. in business and economics from Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio before moving to the Twin Cities. While working in the fields of banking and management IT consulting in Minneapolis in his 20’s, Fr. Jake started discovering anew the life of Jesus, especially through the Gospels. This eventually moved him to begin discerning priesthood.

He received his priestly formation and M.Div from St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, MN, and was ordained a priest in May of 2015.

He is an avid outdoorsman and fell in love with fly fishing on a warm June day at age 11 after watching the movie, A River Runs Through It. He enjoys reading on different topics and is a devotee of St. Paul the Apostle and many other saints. Fr. Jake lives in community in a household of the Companions of Christ, a community of diocesan priests who seek to live a life of priestly fraternity, accountability, and support.