wpe3.jpg (19253 bytes)Father Dave Bruning

Fr. David Bruning was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia in 1952. He is the son of Richard and Lois Bruning, both deceased. He moved to Toledo in 1960 and was a member of St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Parish. He attended Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Cincinnati and was ordained in 1978. Fr. Dave has served as Associate Pastor at Regina Coeli and St. Clement Parishes in Toledo and St. John's Parish in Delphos. He attended Catholic University of America from 1983-1985 and received a Licenciate in Sacred Theology. He has been Pastor at St. Patrick and St. Andrew Parishes in Bascom and, most recently, at St. Joseph Parish in Fremont. Fr. Dave served as Ecumencial Officer of the Diocese of Toledo from 1986 to 2002. He became Pastor of St. Caspar's in July, 2011.