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Fr. robert a. dow, FSSP

Pastor

Fr. Robert Dow was born in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. As a child, he felt drawn to the Franciscans and religious life. Later the family moved to Orange County in Southern California, and there he was active in the parish as an altar boy. In high school he began attending the Latin Mass at Mission San Juan Capistrano, one of the original Spanish missions founded by St. Junípero Serra in 1776.

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    During his first year of college, he began again to feel a vocation to the priesthood, and following a period of discernment, decided to enter the seminary after completing his studies. The FSSP Superior General recommended he enter St. Peter Seminary in Wigratzbad, Germany, since he was already fluent in German and knew the region quite well, having spent considerable time with family in St. Gallen, Switzerland, just an hour away on the other side of the border. After completing six years at the seminary in Wigratzbad, he returned to the United States to finish his diaconate year at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 31, 2014 by Bishop Athanasius Schneider, at St. Cecelia Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska. Prior to being appointed pastor of St. Francis de Sales in July 2020, Fr. Dow had served in Oklahoma City and Montreal, Canada.

Fr. James L. eichman, FSSP

Parochial Vicar

Father Eichman is a Fort Wayne, Indiana native and one of eleven children. Five of his siblings are also living out a call to religious life. Father was homeschooled through high school and briefly attended Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne before entering the seminary in 2014. Father Eichman was ordained to the sacred priesthood in 2021. In addition to his priestly duties, he enjoys music, running, basketball, and being outdoors.

Fr. BRIAN t. AUSTIN, FSSP

Priest in Residence with the Faculties of the Archdiocese

Father Austin was born in Miami, Florida and ordained to the sacred priesthood in 2009. He holds degrees from St. John’s College in Annapolis, MD (B.A., Liberal Arts), Saint Paul University / University of Ottawa (J.C.L. / M.C.L., Canon Law) in Ontario, and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium (J.C.D., Ph.D., Canon Law). In addition to his priestly duties, he enjoys reading, writing, and teaching.

Deacon Douglas Anderson

Archdiocese of Atlanta

Deacon Anderson is a Syracuse, New York native. He was ordained to the sacred order of the Diaconate in 1987. He holds degrees from the University of Georgia (B.A., English) and Georgia State (B.S., Respiratory). Deacon Anderson faithfully served as a respiratory therapist at St. Joseph’s Catholic hospital for forty-one years.


Deacon Anderson has been serving the parishioners of St. Francis de Sales since it’s conception in 1995. In his free time he enjoys reading, music and spending quality time with his wife of fifty-three years, their three children and seven grandchildren.

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