History:
Born: Palos Heights, Illinois
Birthday: August 28, 1988
Ordained: May 23, 2015
Current assignment:
Administrator of St. Mary of Lourdes, Germantown Hills (2022).
Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Jude, Peoria (2015).
Parochial Vicar of St. Matthew, Champaign; St. Boniface, Seymour; Chaplain of the High School of St. Thomas More, Champaign (2018).
Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick Church of Merna, Bloomington, and St. Mary, Downs (2019).
Parochial Vicar of St. Pius X, Rock Island (2020).
Parochial Vicar of The Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Peoria; Sacred Heart, Peoria; St. Bernard, Peoria (2021).
Phone:
413-597-2483
History:
Born: Lynwood, California
Birthday: November 30, 1961
Ordained: December 19, 1992
Current assignment:
Pastor of St. Ambrose, Milan and St. Patrick, Andalusia (2023).
Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick, Washington, and Assistant Chaplain of Peoria Notre Dame High School, Peoria (1993).
While remaining Assistant Chaplain of Peoria Notre Dame High School, Peoria; Chaplain of Bradley University Newman Center (1994).
Chaplain of Peoria Notre Dame High School, Peoria (1995).
Chaplain of St. Robert Bellarmine Newman Center, Normal (1999).
Assist the Bishop with special projects (2005).
Assistant of St. Patrick, Washington and St. Luke, Eureka (2006).
Chaplain Williams College, MA (2007).
Parochial Vicar of St. Columba, Ottawa; St. Patrick, Ottawa; and St. Francis of Assisi, Ottawa (2019).
History:
Born:
Birthday: April 30, 1967
Ordained: July 22, 2001
Current assignment:
Administrator of St. Joseph, Marseilles and St. Mary of the Field, Grand Ridge (2022).
Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria (04/07/2022).
History:
Born: Bukongo-Kamachumu, Muleba, Tanzania
Birthday: April 10, 1965
Ordained: July 23, 1995
Current assignment:
Administrator of St. Patrick, Havana; Immaculate Conception, Manito; and St. Mary, Lewistown (2023).
Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of Holy Family, Lincoln; St. Mary, Atlanta; St. Patrick, Elkhart; and St. Thomas Aquinas, Mt. Pulaski (09/13/2021).
Email:
msgrmerdian@gmail.com
History:
Born: Peoria, Illinois
Birthday: November 13, 1966
Ordained: May 29, 1993
Current assignment:
Pastor of St. Columba, Ottawa; St. Francis of Assisi, Ottawa; St. Patrick, Ottawa; St. Mary Shrine, Naplate; and Vicar Forane of the Ottawa Vicariate (2022).
Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Matthew, Champaign (1993).
Administrative Assistant to Bishop Myers and Vice-Chancellor (1997).
While remaining Administrative Assistant to Bishop Myers and Vice-Chancellor; Administrator, St. Peter, Peoria (1998).
While remaining Administrative Assistant to Bishop Myers and Vice-Chancellor; Pastor of St. Peter, Peoria (1999).
Pastor of St. Mary, Metamora and St. Elizabeth, Washburn (2001).
While remaining Pastor of St. Mary, Metamora and St. Elizabeth, Washburn; Admininstrator of St. Joseph, Roanoke and St John, Benson (2001).
While remaining Pastor of St. Mary, Metamora and St. Elizabeth, Washburn; Pastor of St. Joseph, Roanoke and St. John, Benson (2002).
Pastor of St. Matthew, Champaign (2003).
Knight of the Holy Sepulchre (2003).
Episcopal Vicar of Junior Clergy (2006).
Chaplain to His Holiness (2009).
Episcopal Vicar for Healthcare (2010).
While remaining Episcopal Vicar for Young Clergy and Episcopal Vicar for Healthcare; President of Peoria Notre Dame High School, Peoria (2012).
Pastor of St. Pius X, Rock Island; Vicar Forane of the Rock Island Vicariate (2014).
History:
Born: Kagera, Tanzania
Birthday: January 25, 1960
Ordained: September 2, 1990 in Rulenge-Ngara Diocese in Tanzania
Current assignment:
Parochial Vicar of Holy Family, Danville (2022) and Administrator of St. Anthony, Hoopeston (2023).
Past assignments:
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).
Parochial Vicar of St. Anthony, Hoopeston (2022).
History:
Born: Muleba, Tanzania
Birthday: February 5, 1976
Ordained: July 20, 2008 in Rulenge-Ngara Diocese in Tanzania
Current assignment:
Administrator of Holy Cross, Champaign (2023).
Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of Holy Cross, Champaign (8/15/2021).
History:
Born: Muleba, Tanzania
Birthday: December 3, 1989
Ordained: July 7, 2018 in Bukoba Catholic Diocese
Current assignment:
Administrator of St. Patrick, Wapella and Chaplain of Central Catholic High School, Bloomington (2023).
Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria (2022).
Email:
fr_martin@cdop.org
History:
Born: Nyakishenyi, Uganda
Birthday: August 1, 1965
Ordained: July 28, 1996
Current assignment:
Administrator of St. Edward, Chillicothe (2022).
Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of Immaculate Conception, Monmouth; St. Theresa, Alexis; St. Andrew, Oquawka; Chaplain of Holy Family Hospital, Monmouth (2008).
Parochial Vicar of St. Anthony, Spring Valley; St. Joseph, Peru; Associate Chaplain of St. Margaret Hospital, Spring Valley (2009).
Left the Diocese (2009).
Parochial Vicar of Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Peoria; St. Bernard, Peoria; St. Peter, Peoria (2012).
Judicial Vicar, Office of Tribunal (2015).
Incardinated (2016).
Judicial Vicar, Office of Tribunal; Pastor of St. Mary of the Woods, Princeville (2017).
Leave of absence (2018).
Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick of Merna, Bloomington (2020).
Judge Diocesan Tribunal (2021).
History:
Born: Peoria, Illinois
Birthday: April 2, 1989
Ordained: May 28, 2016
Current assignment:
Administrator of Immaculate Conception, Lacon and St. John XXIII, Henry (2023).
Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick of Merna, Bloomington and St. Mary, Downs (2016).
While remaining Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick of Merna, Bloomington and St. Mary, Downs; Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick, Wapella (04/2017).
While remaining Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick of Merna, Bloomington and St. Mary, Downs; Chaplain Team at Central Catholic High School, Bloomington (2017).
Parochial Vicar of St. Matthew, Champaign and St. Boniface, Seymour; Chaplain of The High School of St. Thomas More, Champaign (2019).
Parochial Vicar of St. Hyacinth, LaSalle; St. Patrick, LaSalle; and Queen of the Holy Rosary Shrine in LaSalle (2021).
History:
Born: Plattsburgh, New York
Birthday: January 21, 1977
Ordained: May 24, 2003
Current assignment:
Administrator of St. John the Baptist, Clinton; Sacred Heart, Farmer City; and St. John the Evangelist, Bellflower (4/2023).
Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Matthew, Champaign (2003).
Studies in Rome (Fall 2003).
Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria (2004).
Parochial Vicar of St. Pius X, Rock Island (2005).
Leave of absence (2006).
Parochial Vicar of Sts. Peter & Paul, Nauvoo; Immaculate Conception, Carthage; Sacred Heart, Dallas City; and St. Mary, West Point (2007).
While remaining Parochial Vicar of Sts. Peter and Paul, Nauvoo; Immaculate Conception, Carthage; Sacred Heart, Dallas City; and St. Mary, West Point; Parochial Vicar of Sacred Heart, Warsaw and St. Mary, Hamilton (2012).
Administrator of St. Paul, Danville and Chaplain of Schlarman Academy, Danville (2022).
History:
Born: Uganda, East Africa
Birthday: August 25, 1959
Ordained: October 6, 1991 (Rwanda)
Current assignment:
Administrator of St. John the Baptist, Bradford and St. Dominic, Wyoming (4/2023).
Past assignments:
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).
