Ordination history of John Zuhlsdorf
John Todd Zuhlsdorf (born October 28, 1959) is an American Traditionalist Catholic priest, formerly of the Diocese of Velletri-Segni, and currently of the Diocese of Madison. He is also a Catholic Internet personality, often known as "Father Z". He currently resides in Madison, Wisconsin.
Life
Zuhlsdorf was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1959. As a young man he studied at the University of Minnesota. Formerly a Lutheran, Zuhlsdorf's conversion to Catholicism was set into motion after hearing a piece of sacred polyphony on the radio. He felt called to serve as a priest and entered the seminary and was ordained a priest by Pope John Paul II on May 26, 1991.
Later in his life, Zuhlsdorf became a weekly columnist for the Traditionalist Catholic newspaper The Wanderer, and has appeared on EWTN and the Fox News Channel. He is best known for his blog Fr. Z's Blog (previously named: What Does the Prayer Really Say?), in which he advocates for reverent celebration of both authorized forms of the Roman Rite liturgy of the Mass, the ordinary form and the extraordinary, and for revival of the sacrament of Penance.
"The Staggers", the blog of the British magazine New Statesman, listed Fr. Zuhlsdorf's site as one of the top ten Christian blogs in the world.
Yeah, might want to tone down the “rock-star-priest” thing. It rarely works out any better for priests than it does for reverends.