Office of the Tribunal, Spalding Pastoral Center, St. Mary, Peru, St. Valentine, Peru

Born in Evergreen Park, Dec. 24, 1958. Ordained May 24, 1986. Parochial Vicar, Holy Cross, Mendota, 1986. Graduate studies, Rome, 1988-90. Diocesan Tribunal and Hispanic ministry at St. Mary’s Cathedral, St. Mary, East Moline, and St. Mary, Moline, 1990-91.  Pastor , St. Mary, Princeville, and duties with Diocesan Tribunal 1991.  Pastor, Holy Family, Oglesby, and Defender of the Bond and Promoter of Justice, Diocesan Tribunal, 1998.  While remaining Defender of the Bond and Promoter of Justice, Tribunal, to pastor, Holy Cross, Mendota, and Sts. Peter and Paul, Peterstown, and Diocesan Director, Hispanic Ministry, 2000.  Vicar, LaSalle Vicariate, 2000.  Episcopal Vicar, Hispanic Ministry, 2001. While remaining Episcopal Vicar to the Hispanic ministry and Defender of the Bond and Promoter of Justice in the Diocesan Tribunal, to Rector, Cathedral of St. Mary, Peoria, 2003. Chaplain to His Holiness, 2003.  While remaining episcopal vicar of Hispanic ministry, work at the Tribunal, and rector, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Peoria to pastor, St. Peter, Peoria and Diocesan Promoter of Justice, 2004.  While remaining Episcopal Vicar of Hispanic Ministry and Defender of the Bond, Tribunal, to pastor, St. Joseph, Marseilles, 2005 and Tribunal associate judge, 2006.  While remaining pastor, St. Joseph, Marseilles, Defender of the Bond, Tribunal associate judge to administrator, St. Patrick, Ransom and co-director of Hispanic ministry, 2008.  Pastor, St. Mary, Lewistown, and St. Rose, Rushville, 2013.  Administrator, St. Valentine and St. Mary, Peru, 2014.  Pastor, St. Valentine and St. Mary, Peru, Tribunal Defender of the Bond, 2015.