Fr. Bob Garrow was ordained on June 4, 2016 and assigned as parochial vicar at St. Jude Parish in Fort Wayne until 2018, administrator at Queen of Angels in Fort Wayne, and then pastor at St. Anthony de Padua in South Bend from 2018 to 2020.  He has also served as the Priest Chaplain at Bishop Dwenger Catholic High School.  He still serves as assistant spiritual director for The World Apostolate of Fatima FWSB division and spiritual director for the Legion of Mary (Fort Wayne-South Bend.) 

Fr. Bob holds a Masters of Divinity degree and a Masters in Church History from Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary (Emmitsburgh, MD).  Prior to ordination, Fr. Garrow was a school teacher for 11 years teaching seventh through twelfth grade.  Fr. Bob holds a Bachelor of Science in Education, with an emphasis in U.S. History, World History, and Government from Indiana University.   

Fr. Garrow has a love for the liturgy and church history, especially diocesan history.  Some of his favorite saints are Peter, Paul, Therese of Lisieux, John of the Cross, Augustine, Brother André Bessette, and Thomas Aquinas. 

Some of his favorite pastimes include reading books by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and enjoying his insights into our faith.  He also loves traveling and watching sports - especially cheering on Notre Dame, Indiana University, and the Chicago Cubs.