Catholic Diocese of Peoria St. Valentine, Peru Archives

Directory: St. Valentine, Peru

Father Gary Blake

Location(s):

Position(s):

Priest, Pastor, Vicar Forane

Incardination:

Incardinated in the Diocese of Peoria

Phone:

815-883-8233

History:

Born: Pekin, Illinois
Birthday: August 8, 1970
Ordained: May 24, 2008

Current assignment:
Pastor of St. Valentine, Peru; St. Mary, Peru; and St. Joseph, Peru (01/20/2021).
Vicar Forane of the LaSalle Vicariate (2017).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of Holy Cross, Mendota and Sts. Peter & Paul, Peterstown (2008).
Administrator of Holy Family, Oglesby (2012).
Pastor of Holy Family, Oglesby, Sts. Peter and Paul, Leonore, Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Eagle Township (2013).
Pastor of Holy Family, Oglesby; Vicar Forane of the LaSalle Vicariate (2017).

Father Jeffery A. Small

Location(s):

St. Joseph, Peru, St. Mary, Peru, St. Valentine, Peru

Position(s):

Priest, Assistant Chaplain

Incardination:

Incardinated in the Diocese of Peoria

History:

Born: Racine, Wisconsin
Birthday: November 13, 1964
Ordained: May 29, 1993

Current assignment:
Parochial Vicar of St. Joseph, Peru; St. Mary, Peru; and St. Valentine, Peru (2019).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Stephen, Streator (1993).
Pastor of Immaculate Conception, Carthage and St. Mary, West Point (1997).
Leave of absence (2003).
Parochial Vicar of Holy Family, Oglesby; Sts. Peter and Paul, Leonore; Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Eagle Township (2013).
Assistant Chaplain at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria (2015).