Father Zach Etienne

Fr. Zach Etienne was born May 1, 1964 in Tell City, IN. He graduated from Tell City High School in 1982 and attended Indiana University in Bloomington where graduated in 1987. Before entering the priesthood, Fr. Zach worked in Store Management for Kids "R" Us between 1987 and 1995. Following this, he worked as a member of the Development Office at Saint Meinrad Archabbey & School of Theology until the Summer of 1999. Fr. Zach left the business world to enter seminary in 1999 and entered the University of Saint Mary of the Lake and Mundelein Seminary. He graduated on May 8, 2004 and was ordained to the priesthood on June 5, 2004. Since his ordination he has served as Associate Pastor at St. Joseph Church in Jasper, IN. He was named Associate pastor of St. Mary, Ireland on June 29, 2005 and served as the Pastor of St. Mary until 2010.  He now serves as the Pastor of Good Shepherd Parish in Evansville.