Patrick Named Interim Executive Director of Catholic Social Services of S. Nebraska
Bishop James Conley has appointed Katie Patrick as Interim Executive Director of Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska (CSS, www.csshope.org). She replaces Father Justin Fulton, whom Bishop Conley has appointed as vicar general of the Diocese of Lincoln and to handle the administrative oversight, strategy, and mission for CSS.
Katie graduated from Pius X High School in Lincoln in 2002 and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2006. She received a master’s degree in diplomacy and international relations from Seton Hall University in 2010, and then spent a year volunteering for the Canossian Daughters of Charity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She was named director of regional services for CSS in 2019.
Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska provides food pantry services, emergency services including rent and utility assistance, disaster relief, refugee and immigration services, St. Gianna Women’s Homes, and a clinical and family counseling program. Founded in 1932, CSS serves all individuals across the 24,000 square miles in southern Nebraska, regardless of faith. For more information, visit www.csshope.org or call (402) 474-1600.