Fr. Gale Hammerschmidt
Pastor | Chaplain | Director of Evangelization and Communication
He was ordained May 19, 2012, by Bishop Edward Weisenburger at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Salina.
Assignments:
2012 - Parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Cathedral and chaplain at Sacred Heart Junior-Senior High School
2013 - Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph Parish in Brookville, in addition to his other duties
2013 - Received the Lumen Christi Award from Catholic Extension for founding Prayer and Action
2014-2020 - Co-Director of Vocations for Salina Diocese
2015 - Ends chaplaincy at SHJSHS and assistant to chaplain at St. Isidore’s Student Center in Manhattan
2015 - Pastor at St. Francis Xavier Parish, Junction City
2017 - Pastor/Chaplain at St. Robert Bellarmine Parish-St. Isidore Catholic Student Center in Manhattan
2023 - Appointed priest supervisor of Seven Dolors of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Manhattan and Chaplian of Manhattan Catholic Schools
2024 - Appointed Director of Evangelization and Communication for Dicoese of Salina
Present - Released from assignment as Priest Supervisor of Seven Dolors of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Manhattan, and St. Patrick Parish, Ogden, while maintaining other official appointments in addition to being the Director of Evangelization and Communications for the Diocese of Salina.
Articles by Fr. Gale Hammerschmidt
So, What Do You Do in a Seminary Anyway?
One of the most mysterious places on earth must be the seminary. A common question that seminarians get is, “What exactly do you do at a seminary?” Some people might think that all we do is pray all day or that we go to a...
Is it For You?
In the summer of 2005, my entire world had been turned upside down. I had just walked away from a nine year teaching and coaching career, and was preparing myself to move to Denver, CO, in order to begin studying to become a Roman Catholic...