Fr. Nathanael Mudd, CPM
Fr. Nathanael Mudd is Chaplain of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, the only approved Marian apparition site in the United States.
He grew up on a small farm outside of Hannibal, Missouri. After graduating from Kolbe Academy homeschooling curriculum, he immediately applied to the Fathers of Mercy. He entered the Fathers of Mercy in 2010, and professed his first vows in January 2012.
After completing his bachelor’s degree at Thomas More University in Crestview Hills, he studied theology at Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary and School of Theology in Cincinnati, Ohio. He received his M.A. in Theology there and was ordained a priest on June 6, 2020. Fr. Nathanael served as associate pastor in a rural parish for 2 years before becoming Chaplain of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Champion, Wisconsin.
