Fr. Zachery Feldker

Fr. Zachery Feldker, CPM, is a perpetually professed member of the Fathers of Mercy, a Marian Congregation of Priests of Pontifical Rite. Headquartered in Auburn, KY. He was ordained a priest on June 7, 2025, after completing his seminary studies at The Pontifical College Josephinum. Fr. Zachery graduated from Carthage College in 2015 with a degree in biology before serving for three years as a missionary with SPIRITUS, a young adult evangelization team based in Menasha, Wisconsin.

It was during his time with SPIRITUS that Fr. Zachery first encountered the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Champion, WI, where he often came to pray and reflect between retreats. Over time, these visits to the Shrine became central to his vocational discernment. Fr. Zachery is filled with gratitude to now return to the very place where his vocation was nurtured, serving as a chaplain at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion for his first priestly assignment.

July 1-9, 2026, the Shrine is hosting a special Catholic Saints of America novena and exhibit dedicated to praying for the United States.