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).
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Father Austin Bosse
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Ordained: May 29, 2021
Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of St. Michael the Archangel, Streator; Sts. Peter and Paul, Leonore; and Chaplain of Marquette Academy, Ottawa (2021).
Father Gary C. Caster
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Born: Lynwood, California
Birthday: November 30, 1961
Ordained: December 19, 1992
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).
Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of St. Columba, Ottawa; St. Patrick, Ottawa; and St. Francis of Assisi, Ottawa (2019).
Father Matthew Abu Cole, SMA
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Born: Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia
Birthday: May 13, 1958
Ordained: July 20, 1996
Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of Sacred Heart, Moline (2017).
Father Matthew Deptula
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Born: Ogdensburg, New York
Birthday: May 30, 1972
Ordained: May 23, 2015
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).
Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick Church of Merna, Bloomington and St. Mary, Downs (2022).
Father Joseph Domfe, SMA
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Born: Accra, Ghana
Birthday: July 4, 1968
Ordained: July 20, 2002
Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of St. Paul, Macomb; St. Rose of Lima, Rushville; and Assistant Chaplain of the St. Francis of Assisi Newman Center in Macomb (2021).
Father Julien Esse, SMA
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Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of St. Matthew, Champaign and St. Boniface, Seymour (2/16/2023).
Father Thomas Gibson
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Born: Chicago, Illinois
Birthday: February 26, 1964
Ordained: May 29, 1993
Assistant of Holy Cross, Champaign (1993). Assistant of St. Thomas the Apostle, Peoria Heights (1994). Assistant Chaplain of St. John Newman Center, Champaign (1997). Released to explore Vocation to Carthusian Charterhouse, VT (1999). Assistant of Sacred Heart, Moline (2000). Pastor of St. Patrick, Tolono, and St. Joseph, Ivesdale (2001). Released for discernment in religious life (2003). Parochial Vicar of Sacred Heart, Moline (2011). Administrator of St. Mary, Moline and St. Mary, East Moline (2012). Rector for the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Peoria; Parochial Vicar of St. Bernard, Peoria; Sacred Heart, Peoria; St. Joseph, Peoria (2015). Pastor of St. Anthony, Hoopeston and Chaplain Team at Schlarman Academy, Danville (2017). Parochial Vicar of St. Mary, Bloomington (2022).
Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of St. Mary, Champaign and St. Patrick, Urbana (2022).
Father Ghislain Inai, SMA
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Born: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Birthday: October 8, 1973
Ordained: June 26, 2004
Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick, Seneca; St. Theresa, Earlville; St. Mary, Grand Ridge; St. Joseph, Marseilles; St. Patrick, Ransom (2018). While remaining St. Patrick, Seneca; St. Mary, Grand Ridge; St. Joseph, Marseilles; St. Patrick, Ransom (8/1/2021).
Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of Corpus Christi, Galesburg; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Galesburg; St. Patrick, Galesburg; Sacred Heart, Abingdon (6/15/2022).
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 William Keebler
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Assistant of Immaculate Conception, Streator (1991). Assistant of St. Edward, Chillicothe (1993). Assistant of St. Patrick, LaSalle (1994). Assistant of St. Theresa, Alexis and St. Aloysius, Wataga (1996). Administrator of St. Lawrence, Penfield and Holy Trinity, Rankin (1999). While remaining Administrator of St. Lawrence, Penfield; Administrator of St. Elizabeth, Thomasboro (2000). Work outside of the Diocese (2006). Pastor of St. Patrick, Tolono (2009). Administrator of St. Rose, Rushville (2011). Parochial Vicar of St. Mary, Pontiac; St. Joseph, Flanagan; and St. John, Cullom (2012). While remaining Parochial Vicar of St. Mary, Pontiac; St. Joseph, Flanagan; and St. John, Cullom; Parochial Vicar of St. Paul, Odell (2013). While remaining Parochial Vicar of St. Mary, Pontiac; St. Joseph, Flanagan; Parochial Vicar of St. Joseph, Chenoa; St. Mary, Lexington (2018).
Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of Sts. Peter and Paul, Chatsworth; St. Joseph, Chenoa; St. Joseph, Flanagan; and St. Mary, Lexington (2019).
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 Daniel McShane
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Ordained: May 25, 2019
Parochial Vicar of Immaculate Conception, Monmouth and St. Patrick, Raritan; Chaplain of St. Augustine Newman Club at Monmouth College and OSF Holy Family Medical Center (2019).
Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of St. Jude, Peoria (2021); Interim Chaplain of Peoria Notre Dame High School, Peoria (1/2023).
Father Ignatius Mulenda
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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 Derick Mwesiga
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Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria (2022).
Father Andru O’Brien
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Birthday: May 13, 1992
Ordained: May 26, 2018
Parochial Vicar of St. Jude, Peoria (2018). While remaining Parochial Vicar of St. Jude, Peoria; Parochial Vicar of St. Mary of the Woods, Princeville (2018). Parochial Vicar of St. Jude, Peoria (2019).
Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of St. Mathew, Champaign; St. Boniface, Seymour; and Chaplain at The High School of St. Thomas More, Champaign (2021).
Father Peter Okola, AJ
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Born: Kenya
Birthday: May 8, 1968
Ordained: December 19, 1998
From assignment in his community to Parochial Vicar of Epiphany, Normal (2021).
Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of Holy Trinity, Bloomington and Historic St. Patrick, Bloomington (2022).
Father Michael Pica
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Ordained: May 28, 2016
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).
Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of St. Hyacinth, LaSalle; St. Patrick, LaSalle; and Queen of the Holy Rosary Shrine in LaSalle (2021).
Father Luke A. Spannagel
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Born: Effingham, Illinois
Birthday: October 30, 1976
Ordained: May 24, 2003
Parochial Vicar of Sts. Peter & Paul, Nauvoo; Immaculate Conception, Carthage; Sacred Heart, Dallas City; and St. Mary, West Point (2003). Assistant Chaplain of St. John Chapel, Champaign (2007); Director of St. Francis of Assisi Newman Center, Macomb; Administrator of St. Patrick, Raritan (2010). Chaplain of St. John’s Catholic Newman Center, Champaign (2014). Pastor of St. Patrick, Urbana (2017). Pastor of St. Mary, Rock Island and Sacred Heart, Rock Island (2019).
Current assignment: Special assignment with the USCCB as a Preacher of the National Eucharistic Revival. Parochial Vicar for the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Peoria; Sacred Heart, Peoria; St. Bernard, Peoria; and St. Joseph, Peoria; Interim Assistant Chaplain of Peoria Notre Dame High School, Peoria (1/2023); in residence at St. Philomena, Peoria (6/15/2022).
Father Nicolas Wilson
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Born: Peoria, IL
Birthday: October 13, 1994
Ordained: May 29, 2021
Parochial Vicar of St. Pius X, Rock Island; Chaplain of Alleman High School, Rock Island (2021).
Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of St. Columba, Ottawa; St. Francis of Assisi, Ottawa; St. Patrick, Ottawa; and St. Mary Shrine, Naplate (2022).
Father Jeff Windy
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Born: LaSalle, Illinois
Birthday: 1970
Ordained: 1996
Parochial Vicar of Holy Trinity, Bloomington and St. Patrick, Bloomington (2013). Parochial Vicar of St. Columba, Ottawa; St. Patrick, Ottawa; and St. Francis of Assisi, Ottawa (2017). Leave of Absence (2018).
Current assignment: Parochial Vicar of Holy Cross, Mendota; St. Theresa, Earlville; and Sts. Peter and Paul in Peterstown (2021).
