On July 1, 2022, Fr. Nick began his term as Cathedral Rector. Ordained to the priesthood on May 31, 2018, he served as Parochial Vicar at St. Richard Catholic Church in Jackson until being named Vocation Director and Director of Seminarians on July 1, 2020. He continues to serve in his roles in the Department of Vocations. 

Fr. Nick is was raised in South Alabama and moved to Meridian, Mississippi in 2008 to work in television news. He entered the seminary for the Diocese of Jackson in August 2012.