Fr. Robert Matya

Fr. Robert Matya attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and was ordained to the priesthood in May 1995 for the Diocese of Lincoln. He served as an assistant pastor and high school teacher at both St. Cecilia’s Parish in Hastings, NE and Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln, NE before coming to the UNL Newman Center in 1998.  Father Matya served as campus ministry chaplain at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Vocation Director for the Diocese of Lincoln and chaplain to the Serra Club of Lincoln. In 2023 he became pastor of St. Mary, Ashland and St. Joseph, Greenwood, and is chaplain for the Lincoln Legatus Chapter.