Fr. Michael Zimmer

Fr. Michael Zimmer has been a chaplain with the Nebraska Air National Guard since 2018, and is currently priest in residence at St. Joseph, Lincoln and St. Mary, David City.

Fr. Zimmer is a graduate of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland and was ordained a priest in 2012 for the Diocese of Lincoln. While assigned at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln, his duties included Diocesan Master of Ceremonies, Director of Charity and Stewardship Appeal, Director of Bishop’s Appeal for Vocations, Director of Frassati Young Adult, and theology teacher at Pius X High School. He was then pastor of St. Mary Parish in Sutton and St. Helena Parish in Grafton. He also has a passion for hunting, fishing, athletics, outdoor activities in general, and has an extensive background in backpacking and camping.