Father John Bazimenyera
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Born: Uganda
Birthday: December 10, 1950
Ordained: May 25, 1980
Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick, Washington; St. Monica, East Peoria (2022).
Incardinated in another Diocese, serving in Peoria Diocese
Father Deusdedit Byomuhangi
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Born: Uganda
Birthday: July 15, 1967
Ordained: August 11, 1996
Current assignment: Chaplain of OSF HealthCare Sacred Heart Medical Center, Danville (2012).
Monsignor Jerome Nguyen Ham
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nnham@crtelco.com
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Born: Quangtri, Vietnam
Birthday: August 16, 1939
Ordained: June 13, 1968 (in Vietnam)
Parochial Vicar of Sacred Heart, Moline (1978). Parochial Vicar of St. Joseph, Marseilles (1979). Pastor of St. Mary, Ottawa (1982). Parochial Vicar of St. Anthony and St. Casimir, Streator (1994). Prelate of Honor (2000). Diocesan Consultor (2001). While remaining Pastor of St. Anthony, Streator, to Administrator of St. Stephen, Streator (2004). Pastor of St. Anthony, Streator (2005). Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi, Ottawa (2009).
Senior Status (2011).
Father Sixmund Nyabenda Henry
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Birthday: April 30, 1967
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Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria (04/07/2022).
Current assignment: Administrator of St. Joseph, Marseilles and St. Mary of the Field, Grand Ridge (6/15/22).
Father Dagobert Kabendera
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Ordained: July 9, 1995
Parochial Vicar, St. Hyacinth, St. Patrick, Queen of the Holy Rosary Shrine in LaSalle (2019).
Assistant Chaplain OSF HealthCare St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria (2019).
Father Narcis Katambe
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Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of Holy Family, Lincoln; St. Mary, Atlanta; St. Patrick, Elkhart; and St. Thomas Aquinas, Mt. Pulaski (09/13/2021).
Father Christopher Magesa
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Born: Africa
Birthday: July 24, 1968
Ordained: August 12, 2001 (Geita Catholic Diocese)
Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of St. John Paul II, Kewanee; St. John the Apostle, Woodhull; St. John the Evangelist, Galva; and St. John Vianney, Cambridge (2021).
Father Ignatius Mulenda
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Ordained: September, 1990
Parochial Vicar of St. Paul, Macomb and St. Rose of Lima, Rushville; Assistant Chaplain of St. Francis of Assisi Newman Center, Macomb (04/01/2022).
Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of Holy Family, Danville and St. Anthony, Hoopeston (6/15/2022).
Father Leopold Mushobozi
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Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of Holy Cross, Champaign (8/15/2021).
Father John Pham
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Parochial Vicar of Holy Family, Lincoln and St. Mary, Atlanta (2007). While remaining Parochial Vicar of Holy Family, Lincoln and St. Mary, Atlanta; Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick, Elkhart and St. Thomas Aquinas, Mt. Pulaski (2014). Parochial Vicar of St. Mary, Champaign and St. Patrick, Urbana (2016). Parochial Vicar of Holy Family, Lincoln; St. Mary, Atlanta; St. Patrick, Elkhart; and St. Thomas Aquinas, Mt. Pulaski (2017). Parochial Vicar of St. Mary, Bloomington (2018).
Current assignment: Available for assignment upon return renewal of immigration visa (2020).
Father John Twinomujuni
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Born: Uganda
Birthday: October 2, 1968
Ordained: April 29, 2001 (Rwanda)
Parochial Vicar of St. Joseph, Pekin (2019).
Current assignment: Chaplain of OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria (2021).
Father John Baptist Uwigaba
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Parochial Vicar of St. Maria Goretti, Coal Valley and Mary, Our Lady of Peace, Orion (2017). Parochial Vicar of Corpus Christi, Galesburg; St. Patrick, Galesburg; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Galesburg; and Sacred Heart, Abingdon (2018). Parochial Vicar of St. Joseph, Peru; St. Valentine, Peru; and St. Mary, Peru (2019).
Current assignment: Administrator of St. John the Baptist, Bradford and St. Dominic, Wyoming (4/2023).
