Congratulations to Father Anthony Vinson, O.S.B. on his 25th Jubilee

Father Anthony Vinson, O.S.B.

Vocation Fund Board Chair Benedictine Father Anthony Vinson celebrated his 25th Jubiliee with his confreres at Mass on July 26, 2026. Three other monks were also celebrating Jubilees. Father Anthony, a native of Cedar Falls, Iowa, professed vows as a Benedictine in 2001 and was ordained a priest in 2005, according to his biography on the Saint Meinrad Archabbey website.

Father Anthony has served in many leadership roles including director of monastery vocations, associate spiritual director, and director of pastoral formation for the seminary. He was also director of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Formation, overseeing the “One Bread, One Cup” (OBOC) summer liturgical leadership conferences for high school youth and the College Ministerial Internship Program.

From 2009 through September 2025, Fr. Anthony was administrator of St. Boniface Parish in Fulda, IN, and St. Meinrad Parish in St. Meinrad, IN. He has long served as a spiritual director and retreat facilitator for priests, religious, seminarians, dioceses, and other organizations. He also served the Archdiocese of Indianapolis on the Council of Priests and, later, on the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council. From 2007–2013, he served on the National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC) Board of Directors.

Father Anthony is a founding member of the National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations.