Fr. Nick Schneider is a priest of the Diocese of Bismarck, North Dakota. Ordained to the priesthood in 2009, Fr. Schneider holds degrees in music performance, humanities, philosophy and theology, as well as a Doctorate in Sacred Liturgy from the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm in Rome, Summa Cum Laude. Father’s doctoral studies focused on liturgical philology and linguistics. Fr. Schneider also holds the AMS Montessori diploma for 9-12 year olds and is in course to receive the AMI Elementary Diploma for 6-12 year olds. In pastoral ministry, Fr Schneider has served as Parochial Vicar at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck, Pastor of Christ the King Parish, Mandan, ND, and is currently the Pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in rural Crown Butte. He has been an upper elementary (9-12) Montessori guide at Christ the King Catholic Montessori School since 2018. He has also served as Director of the Office of Worship in the Bismarck Diocese since 2011. Fr. has been chaplain to several communities of religious sisters and to the Latin Mass community in the Diocese of Bismarck. He previously served as a board member for the Society of Catholic Liturgy and a presenter to their annual liturgical conference.