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Pastorfrbennativityindy.orgFr. Ben grew up on the Southside on Indianapolis. He’s a graduate of Our Lady of the Greenwood Catholic School and Roncalli High School. He attended Bishop Simon Brute College Seminary at Marian University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. He holds a Master of Divinity from St. Meinrad Archabbey. Fr. Ben was ordained in 2014.
Ministry History: 2014, associate pastor, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis; 2015, chaplain, University of Indianapolis, while continuing as associate pastor, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis; 2016, administrator, Our Lady of the Springs, French Lick and Our Lord Jesus Christ the King, Paoli; 2017, pastor, Our Lady of the Springs, French Lick and Our Lord Jesus Christ the King, Paoli; 2018, pastor, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg; 2019, pastor, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Aurora, while continuing as pastor, St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg; 2021, pastor, St. Margaret Mary, Terre Haute, and St. Patrick, Terre Haute; priest moderator, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Terre Haute, and St. Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods (2021); associate director of vocations, Archdiocese of Indianapolis (2021); dean, Terre Haute Deanery (2021); 2025, administrator pro tem of St. Rita Parish, Indianapolis and the Church of the Holy Angels Parish, Indianapolis, Advocate in the Metropolitan Tribunal.