Directory: St. Patrick of Merna, Bloomington

Father Derick Mwesiga

History:

Born: Muleba, Tanzania
Birthday: December 3, 1989
Ordained: July 7, 2018 in Bukoba Catholic Diocese

Current assignment:
Chaplain of Central Catholic High School, Bloomington (2023).
Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick of Merna, Bloomington; St. Mary, Downs (2024).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria (2022).
Administrator of St. Patrick, Wapella (2023).

Father Dustin Schultz

Position(s):
History:

Born: Moline, Illinois
Birthday: December 12, 1979
Ordained: May 24, 2008

Current assignment:
Pastor of St. Patrick of Merna, Bloomington and St. Mary, Downs; Vicar Forane of the Bloomington-Lincoln Vicariate (2017).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria (2008).
Parochial Vicar of St. Michael the Archangel, Streator and Chaplain at Marquette Academy, Ottawa (2011).
Parochial Vicar of St. Matthew, Champaign and St. Boniface, Seymour (2013).
Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria (2014).
Administrator of St. Patrick, Wapella; and Chaplain of Central High School, Bloomington (2016).
While remaining Pastor of St. Patrick, Wapella, and Chaplain of Central Catholic High School, Bloomington; Pastor of St. Patrick Church of Merna, Bloomington, and St. Mary, Downs. (2017).

Father Matthew Deptula

Position(s):
History:

Born: Ogdensburg, New York
Birthday: May 30, 1972
Ordained: May 23, 2015

Current assignment:
Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick Church of Merna, Bloomington and St. Mary, Downs (2022).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Matthew, Champaign and St. Boniface, Seymour (2015).
Administrator of Holy Trinity, Bloomington; St. Patrick, Bloomington; and St. Patrick, Wapella (2017).
Parochial Vicar of Blessed Sacrament, Morton (8/8/2017).
Parochial Vicar of St. Paul, Macomb; St. Rose of Lima, Rushville; Assistant Chaplain of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Newman Center, Macomb (1/31/18).
Pastor of St. Edward, Chillicothe (2019).

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