Fr. Branch is presently the Catholic Chaplain for
the AUC, which consists of a cluster of historically African American
institutions of higher education that boasts the largest concentration of
scholars of African heritage in the world. He completed his Doctor of Ministry
program at the Howard University School of Divinity in Washington, D.C., and
following his six year tenure there, served as University Chaplain and Director
of Campus Ministry at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Fr.
Branch also served in similar capacities at Grambling State University in
Grambling, Louisiana. As a priest from the Archdiocese of Louisville, KY, Fr.
Branch has been the Catholic Chaplain for the AUC since 1990.