Fr. Vincent Brewer

Rev. Fr. Vincent Brewer (Fr. Vince) is joining us from St. Olaf Parish, DeForest and St. Joseph Parish, East Bristol where he has been the pastor for the last 5 years. Fr. Vincent… “is a war veteran with radio, telecommunications and sales experience who loves scuba diving and rides a Harley Davidson…

An atypical background perhaps for a priest, Brewer believes his decades of life experience makes him more real and relatable to his parishioners.

Relatively new to his priesthood vocation, Brewer was ordained by the Madison Diocese in May 2013. He spent his first year at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic Church in Sun Prairie followed by one year as parochial vicar at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Parish in Madison.

“Joining the priesthood always seemed like a possibility for me,” said Brewer. “It just took me a while to get there.”                                     https://www.hngnews.com/deforest_times/community/article_309fd3b4-6862-11e5-b13f-ab3f43324baa.html)

Fr. Vince has an undergraduate degree in Telecommunication Management from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He has more than 12 years of combined service in the US Navy, Army National Guard and Air National Guard. He worked for almost 10 years in the telecommunications industry as an IT manager before entering the seminary.

Fr. Vince attended Blessed John XXIII National Seminary (now called Pope St John XXIII Seminary) outside of Boston, MA receiving a Master of Divinity degree in 2013.