Catholic Diocese of Peoria Saint John Paul II, Kewanee Archives

Directory: Saint John Paul II, Kewanee

Father Christopher Magesa

Location(s):

Position(s):

Parochial Vicar, Priest

Incardination:

Incardinated in another Diocese, serving in Peoria Diocese

History:

Born in Africa 7/24/1968. Ordained 8/12/2001 in the Geita Catholic Diocese.

Parochial Vicar Saint John Paul II in Kewanee, St. John the Apostle in Woodhull, St. John the Evangelist in Galva and St. John Vianney in Cambridge 2021.

Father Johndamaseni Zilimu, Ph.D.

Location(s):

OSF St. Luke Kewanee, St. John the Apostle, Woodhull, Saint John Paul II, Kewanee, St. John the Evangelist, Galva, St. John Vianney, Cambridge

Position(s):

Priest, Vicar Forane, Chaplain, Pastor

Incardination:

Incardinated in the Diocese of Peoria

Email:

frjohn@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org

History:

Born in Karagwe, Tanzania, East Africa, January 31, 1965. Ordained August 13, 1995. Campus ministry with residence at St. John’s Catholic Newman Center, Champaign, 2000. Parochial vicar, Epiphany, Normal, 2009. Parochial vicar, St. Matthew, Champaign 2010 and St. Boniface, 2012. Administrator, St. Mary, Kewanee, 2013.

Pastor, Saint John Paul II, chaplain OSF Saint Luke Medical Center, Kewanee, (2014) and Pastor St. John the Apostle, Woodhull; St. John the Evangelist, Galva; St. John Vianney, Cambridge (2021). Vicar, Kewanee Vicariate (01/01/2022).