Father Matthew Summe was born and raised in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky as the eighth of ten children. He studied two years of chemical engineering at the University of Kentucky before entering the Legionary of Christ novitiate in Cheshire, CT in 1993. He did his novitiate and studied classical humanities in Cheshire, followed by a bachelor’s degree in philosophy in Thornwood, NY. From 1999 to 2002, he did his apostolic internship in Brazil, and then went on to Rome to earn a license in philosophy at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum and his bachelor’s degree in theology. In 2005, he began working as an assistant secretary to the territorial directorate in Atlanta. He was the superior of the new Legionary community in Houston, TX in 2007. In 2010, Fr Matthew joined the community in Greater Cincinnati and is now serving as the Chaplain for the RC Men’s Section and Chaplain for Familia.