Mitchell Schleis of Shelby recently became an ordained priest. He is pictured here with his family. Pictured (left to right) his father, Mike Schleis, mother Maria Schleis, Mitchell, Bishop James Conley, his sister Maryssa, and his brother Mason. Photo provided by Danielle Schaf.
by Danielle Schaf Rev. Mitchell Schleis, of Shelby, was ordained a priest on Saturday, May 25th at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln. Fr. Schleis joined the order of the priesthood along with four others—Jonah Brox, Santiago Izquierdo, Augustine Reimers, and Ranil Weerackoon— becoming the newest clergy members of the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln.
Following his ordination, the First Mass o…
