Monsignor Rob Panke

Msgr. Rob Panke is the director of Priest Vocations and Formation for the Archdiocese of Washington. A New York City native, he attended seminary at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. He was ordained in 1996, and was parochial vicar at St. Peter parish in Olney, Maryland for four years before becoming chaplain for the George Washington University Newman Club. In 2002, he became vocations director.  More than 70 men currently are studying for the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Washington.