and went to their formation house, the International Seminary of St. Peter in Wigratzbad-Opfenbach, Bavaria, but he did most of his studies in Denton, Nebraska at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary where he was ordained deacon in March 2008. Priesthood Sumich was ordained a priest on 29 November 2008, at St Michael's Church, Remuera, Auckland, by Basil Meeking, Bishop Emeritus of Christchurch, using the 1962 Roman Missal and Rite of Ordination. He offered his first Mass on the First Sunday of Advent (30 November 2008); he was the first New Zealander to be ordained for the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter. After his priestly ordination he was stationed in Orlu, Nigeria where he had also served following his ordination as a deacon. In 2011, Sumich was the Rector of St. Gregory's Academy, an American Catholic boarding school located in Elmhurst, Pennsylvania. Sumich served as associate pastor for the Latin Mass community at St. Anthony's Parish in Calgary Alberta, Canada. in 2016, he returned to New Zealand to serve the Latin Mass community in West Auckland (Titirangi and Te Atatū). Notes External links The Priestly Fraternity of St Peter in Nigeria (accessed 29 June 2010) 1964 births Living people Catholic Church in New Zealand Croatian rugby union players New Zealand cricket coaches New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States New Zealand expatriates in Canada New Zealand expatriates in Nigeria New Zealand people of Croatian descent 21st-century New Zealand Roman Catholic priests New Zealand rugby union coaches New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand traditionalist Catholics People from Auckland People educated at St Peter's College, Auckland Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter Traditionalist Catholic priests