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Father Stephen McKinley, OFM Conv.

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Born 6/11/1952.  Ordained 9/3/1994.

Asst. Holy Family in Peoria 1994.  Pastor Holy Family in Peoria 1997-2005.  Pastor St. Mary in Wenona, St. John the Baptist in Lostant, St. Patrick in Mononk, St. Ann Toluca 2014.  In residence St. Mary Wenona 2018.

Father Augustine Kassa, SMA

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Born 1981 in Sokode, Togo.  Ordained 2012.  Parochial vicar St. Francis of Assisi and St. Patrick, Ottawa (2014); Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick, Seneca, St. Theresa, Earlville and St. Mary, Grand Ridge 2017.

Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick, Seneca; St. Theresa, Earlville; St. Mary, Grand Ridge; St. Joseph, Marseilles; St. Patrick, Ransom (2018)

Father Michael Pica

Fr. Michael Pica
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Born on April 2, 1989. Ordained on May 28, 2016.
Parochial Vicar at St. Patrick Church of Merna in Bloomington and St. Mary in Downs (2016).
While remaining parochial vicar of St. Patrick Church of Merna, Bloomington, and St. Mary Parish, Downs, to parochial vicar, St. Patrick Parish, Wapella (04/2017); while remaining parochial vicar, St. Patrick of Merna, Bloomington and St. Mary, Downs to chaplain team, Central Catholic High School, Bloomington 2017.

Father Thomas Gibson

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Born in Chicago 2/26/1964. Ordained 5/29/1993. Asst. Holy Cross, Champaign (1993) St. Thomas, Peoria Heights (1994) Asst. Chaplain St. John’s Newman ctr., Champaign (1997) Released to explore vocation to Carthusian Charterhouse, VT (1999) Sacred Heart, Moline (2000) Pastor St. Patrick, Tolono; St. Joseph Ivesdale (2001) Released discernment in religious life (2003) Parochial Vicar Sacred Heart Moline 2011; Administrator, St. Mary’s Parish, Moline and St. Mary’s Parish, East Moline 2012; Parochial vicar St. Mary Cathedral, Peoria and St. Bernard, Peoria and Sacred Heart, Peoria and St. Joe, Peoria (2015); Pastor St. Anthony, Hoopeston and chaplain team at Schlarman Academy, Danville 2017.

Monsignor Stanley L. Deptula

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Born April 15, 1970, in Belleville, N.J. Ordained May 25, 1996 Parochial Vicar, Sacred Heart, Moline, 1996; Asst. Chaplain, St. John’s Newman Center, Champaign, 1999; while remaining Asst. Chaplain at St. John’s Newman Center, Champaign, to assoc. director of vocations, 1999. Pastor, St Mary, Wenona and St John the Baptist, Lostant 2002. While remaining pastor ast Wenona and Lostant, to adm., St. Patrick’s, Minonk, 2003. Vicar, Henry Vicariate, 2003. Chaplain, Newman Foundation, Bradley University and Illinois Central College, Peoria, Director, Office of Divine Worship and Vice Chancellor, 2004; Director of College Ministry, 2006; Remaining Director of Divine Worship to Executive Director of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Cause, 2008; Chaplain to His Holiness, 2009. Rector, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Peoria and pastor, St. Bernard’s, Peoria and St. Peter’s, Peoria, 2011.  Vice Chancellor; Director of Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation; Director of Divine Worship; Rector of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Peoria, Pastor of St. Bernard, Peoria and Sacred Heart, Peoria and St. Joseph, Peoria (2015)

Pastor of St. Matthew, Champaign and St. Boniface, Seymour (9/18/2018)

Father Daniel Mirabelli, C.S.V.

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Born in Chicago, September 24, 1931. Ordained May 28, 1960. Faculty, Spalding High School, Peoria, 1960; St. Viator’s High School, Arlington Heights, 1962; Alleman High School, Rock Island, 1965.

Father Gary Blake

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Born in Pekin on Aug. 8, 1970
Ordained, May 24, 2008. Parochial Vicar – Holy Cross, Mendota and Sts. Peter & Paul, Peterstown (2008). Administrator Holy Family, Oglesby (2012). Pastor Holy Family, Oglesby, Sts. Peter and Paul, Leonore, Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Eagle Township (2013); Pastor Holy Family, Oglesby 2017.

Father Dennis H. O’Riley

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6 Shorewood Drive South, Danville, IL 61832
Born in Chicago, April 9, 1931. Ordained August 2, 1959. Parochial Vicar, St. Columba, Ottawa, 1959; St. Malachy, Rantoul, 1964. Pastor, Sacred Heart, Farmer City, and St. John, Bellflower, 1971. Co-pastor, St. Patrick, Danville, 1974; Holy Family, Danville, 1978. Parochial Vicar, Holy Cross, Champaign, 1984, Pastor, St. Patrick, Tolono and St. Charles Borromeo, Homer, 1988. Senior priest status, 2001.

Father Robert E. Prendergast

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(309) 856-8211
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PO Box 548 Kewanee IL 61443
Born in Brooklyn, NY, June 25, 1922. Ordained May 28, 1950. Parochial Vicar, St. Mary, Peoria, 1950. Chaplain, St. Francis Hospital, Kewanee, 1953; St. Mary Hospital, Galesburg, 1969. Senior priest status, 1974.

Father Richard E. Raney

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21460 Bay Villiage Drive, #236 Ft. Myers Beach, FL 33931-4337
Born in Peoria, October 19, 1912. Ordained June 5, 1938. Parochial Vicar, Holy trinity, Bloomington, 1938. Pastor, St. Mary, Ottawa, 1946; Sts. Peter & Paul, Chatsworth, 1950; St. Edward, Chillicothe, 1957. Co-pastor, St. Edward, Chillicothe, 1973. Pastor, Sacred Heart, Moline, 1976. Senior priest status, 1980.

Father Patrick W. Collins

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Born in Peoria on Dec. 1, 1936.  Ordained May 31, 1964.  Parochial Vicar, Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Peoria 1964.  Pastor, St. Peter, Peoria 1987;  Rector, Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Peoria 1987.  Assistant Campus Minister, Bradley University, Peoria 1972. Campus Minister, Bradley University, Peoria 1973.  Vice Chancellor 1967.  Graduate Studies at Fordham University 1969.  Assistant Director, Office of Christian Worship and Music 1987.  Director, Office of Christian Worship and Music 1979. Leave for Work Outside the Diocese 1990.  Released for service in the Archdiocese of Chicago 1994. Return to service for the Diocese of Peoria 2002.  Senior Priest Status 2006.  Serving with Cross International Catholic Outreach 2007.

Father Robert G. Schladen

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PO Box 6105 Peoria IL 61601-6105
Born in Cissna Park, May 8, 1933. Ordained August 2, 1959. Parochial Vicar, St. Mary, Peoria, 1959. Director, Catholic Youth Center, Peoria 1966. Parochial Vicar, St. Patrick, Danville and faculty, Schlarman High School, Danville, 1967. Parochial Vicar, St. Patrick, Danville, 1970. Pastor, St. Maria Goretti, Coal Valley, 1972. Member of the Rock Island-Milan Cooperative Ministry, co-pator, St. Pius X, Rock Island, 1976. Coordinator, Ministry to Priests, 1978. Co-Director, Communications/Evangelization Office, 1981. Executive Director, Diocesan Personnel Board, 1983. Pastor, St. Mark, Peoria, 1990. Available for assignment, 1998. Senior priest status, 2003.

Monsignor Paul E. Showalter, P.A.

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Born in Rock Island, Oct. 7, 1940. Ordained May 22, 1966. Parochial Vicar, Immaculate Conception, Monmouth, 1966. Chaplain, Central Catholic High School, Bloomington, 1973. In residence, Holy Trinity, Bloomington, 1973. St. Patrick, Wapella, 1975. Pastor, Sts. Peter & Paul, Nauvoo, and Sacred Heart, Dallas City, 1980; St. Mary, Rock Island, 1992; St. Pius, Rock Island, 1996. Vicar, Rock Island Vicariate, 1996. Knight of the Holy Sepulchre, 1997. Prelate of Honor, 2000. Vicar General of the Diocese, 2004. While remaining Vicar General of the Diocese of Peoria, to Administrator, St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Peoria, 2005. While remaining Vicar General to pastor, St. Bernard, Peoria, 2006. While remaining Vicar General and pastor, St. Bernard, Peoria, to pastor, St. Peter, Peoria and Rector, St. Mary Cathedral, Peoria, 2008. Vicar General 2011.

Senior Status 2018

Father Joseph Baker

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Born in Peoria on December 24, 1986. Ordained on May 23, 2015.
Parochial Vicar at St. Mary in Champaign and St. Patrick in Urbana (2015); Parochial Vicar at St. Mary in Bloomington (2016) and chaplain team, Central Catholic High School, Bloomington 2017.

while remaining on chaplain team of Central Catholic High School, Bloomington; Parochial vicar, Epiphany Parish, Normal (2018)

Father Edward O. Harkrader

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545 S. 5th St. Princeton, IL 61356
Born in Peoria, Sept. 30, 1930 Ordained, June 7, 1969 Parochial Vicar, St. Paul, Macomb 1969; Holy Family, Oglesby, 1973; Pastor, St. Anthony, Matherville, 1979; St. Louis, Princeton, 1988; Senior Priest status, 2001

Father George M. Thompson

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3026 55th Street Drive Moline IL 61265
Born Davenport, IA, July 12, 1926. Ordained July 6, 1952. Parochial Vicar, St. Catherine, Aledo, 1952; St. Patrick, Dwight, 1956. Asst. Diocesan Director, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, 1958-1965. Administrator, St. Patrick, Dwight, 1959. Parochial Vicar, Visitation, Kewanee, 1960. Pastor, St. Patrick, Ransom, 1964; St. Patrick, Sheffield, 1968; St. Patrick, Bloomington, 1971; St. Catherine, Aledo, 1980; Our Lady of Guadalupe, Silvis, 1983. Senior priest status and pastor emeritus, 1996.

Father Peter Zorjan

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Born August 4, 1980, in Maywood. Ordained May 26, 2007. Parochial Vicar, St. Pius X, Rock Island, 2007. Administrator St. Patrick, Bloomington; Chaplain of John Paul II Newman Center, Normal; 2011 Parochial Vicar st. Mary, Pointiac, St. Joseph Mission, Flanagan and St. John, Cullom and St. Paul, Odell 2013.
Pastor St. Patrick, Colona and Our Lady of Guadalupe, Silvis 2015.

Father Dustin Schultz

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Born in Moline on December 12, 1979.
Ordained on May 24, 2008.
Parochial Vicar at St. Vincent de Paul in Peoria (2008). Parochial Vicar at St. Michael the Archangel in Streator and Chaplain at Marquette Academy (2011). Parochial Vicar at St. Matthew in Champaign and St. Boniface in Seymour (2013). Parochial Vicar at St. Vincent dePaul in Peoria (2014). Administrator at St. Patrick in Wapella and Chaplain of Central High School in Bloomington (2016).
While remaining pastor of St. Patrick Parish, Wapella, and chaplain, Central Catholic High School, Bloomington, to pastor, St. Patrick Church of Merna, Bloomington, and St. Mary Parish, Downs; Pastor St. Patrick of Merna, Bloomington and St. Mary Downs 2017.

Father Geoff Horton

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Born in Norman, Oklahoma on November 9, 1964. Ordained May 24, 2008.
Parochial Vicar at St. Bernard, Cathedral of St. Mary, and St. Peter in Peoria; faculty at Peoria Notre Dame High School; in residence at St. Mark in Peoria (2008). Administrator at St. Anthony Church in Hoopeston and chaplain at Schlarman Academy in Danville (2010). Parochial Vicar at Holy Cross in Mendota and Sts. Peter & Paul in Peterstown (2012). Parochial Vicar at St. Mark in Peoria and assistant chaplain at St. Joseph Newman Center at Bradley University in Peoria (2013). Parochial Vicar at Holy Family in Lincoln, St. Mary in Atlanta, St. Patrick in Elkhart, and St. Thomas Aquinas in Mt. Pulaski (2016). Parochial Vicar Holy Trinity, Bloomington, St. Patrick, Bloomington, St. Patrick Wapella and chaplain team, Central Catholic High School, Bloomington 2017.

While remaining Parochial Vicar Holy Trinity, Bloomington and Historic St. Patrick, Bloomington and St. Patrick Wapella to Chaplain St. John Paul II Catholic Newman Center, Normal 2018.

Father Robert Lampitt

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Ordained May 24, 2008 Parochial Vicar, Sts. Peter & Paul, Nauvoo, Sacred Heart, Dallas City, Summer 2008; further studies in Rome, Fall 2008; Parochial Vicar, St. Matthew, Champaign and Chaplain The High School of Saint Thomas More 2009. While remaining Parochial Vicar St. Matthew, Champaign & Chaplain St. Thomas More, Parochial Vicar St. Boniface, Seymour (2012) Administrator St. Thomas, Philo; St. Mary, Pesotum (2014)
Pastor St. Thomas, Philo and St. Mary Pesotum (2015); Chaplain St. John Catholic Newman Center, Champaign 2017.

Father William Keebler

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Born in Daytona Beach, FL in 1955.  Ordained in 1991.  Asst. Immaculate Conception, Streator (1991).  St. Edward, Chillicothe (1993).  St. Patrick, LaSalle (1994).  St. Theresa, Alexis; St. Aloysius, Wataga (1996).  Adm. St. Lawrence, Penfield; Holy Trinity, Rankin (1999).  St. Lawrence, Penfield; St. Elizabeth, Thomasboro (2000).  Work outside diocese (2006).  Pastor St. Patrick Tolono (2009).  Adm.  St. Rose, Rushville (2011).  Parochial Vicar, St. Mary, Pontiac; St. Joseph, Flanagan; St. John Cullom (2012) and St. Paul, Odell (2013).

Parochial Vicar St. Mary, Pontiac; St. Joseph, Flanagan; St. Joseph, Chenoa; St. Mary, Lexington (2018)

Father Richard F. Bresnahan

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Born in East St. Louis on March 28, 1932.  Ordained June 1, 1958.  Parochial Vicar, St. Mary, Moline 1958; St. Cecilia, Peoria 1963.  Pastor, St. John, Woodhull 1971; St. Columba, Ottawa 1974; Sacred Heart, Moline and Christ the King, Moline 1979;  St. Maria Goretti, Coal Valley 1994.  Ministry Training Services, Colorado 1978.  Senior Priest Status in 2002.

Monsignor Michael C. Bliss

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Born in Florissant, MO on May 7, 1961.  Ordained May 25, 1991.  Parochial Vicar Sacred Heart, Moline 1991.  Assistant Chaplain, St. John Newman Center, Champaign 1993.  Assistant Chaplain, OSF St. Francis Medical Center 1996.  Chaplain, OSF St. Francis Medical Center 1998.  Clinical Pastoral Education Residency 2001.  Vicar, Peoria SE Vicariate 2003.  Chaplain to His Holiness 2007 while remaining Chaplain, OSF St. Francis Medical Center; Pastor, St. Edward, Chillicothe 2017.

Father Richard W. Brunskill

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Born in Pontiac, Aug. 20, 1944
Ordained May 28, 1983
Parochial Vicar – Holy Trinity, Bloomington (1983); Chaplain Central Catholic High School, Bloomington (1986)
Pastor – St. Joseph, Colfax and St. Rose, Strawn (1989) St. Theresa, Earlville (1992) Sts. Peter & Paul, Chatsworth and St. John, Cullom (1996) Sts. Peter & Paul, Chatsworth and St. James, Forrest (2001) St. Mary, Westville (2007) St. Patrick, Havana and Immaculate Conception, Manito (2008) Senior Priest Status 2010

Father John Burns

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Born in Moline, Aug. 21, 1945
Ordained May 26, 1990
Parochial Vicar – Holy Cross, Champaign (1990)
Pastor – St. John, Walnut and Immaculate Conception, Ohio (1993) St. Francis, Kewanee and St. John, Cambridge (1996) St. Mary, East Moline (2003) St. John the Apostle, Woodhull and St. John Vianney, Galva (2005)
Leave of Absence (2004); Pastor St. John, Galva, St. John, Woodhull and St. John Vianney, Cambridge (2005).

Father Deus-Dedit B. Byabato

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Born in Bukoba, Tanzania, East Africa, Nov. 14, 1962 Ordained Nov. 20, 1993 Administrator – St. Aloysius, Wataga (2009) Assistant Chaplain – OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria (1999) Incardinated into the Diocese of Peoria in 2002 Clinical Pastoral Education (2003) while in residence at Epiphany, Normal Chaplain – OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg (2004)
Pastor St. Aloysius, Wataga; remaining Chaplain OSF St. Mary Medical Ctr., Galesburg (2014)

Monsignor James Kruse, J.C.L.

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Born in Chicago on March 27, 1970.
Ordained on May 25, 1996.
Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph in Pekin (1996). Pastor at St. Patrick in Camp Grove, St. Dominic in Wyoming, and Administrator at St. John in Toulon (1999). Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph in Pekin (2000). Pastor at Sacred Heart in Granville and St. Patrick in Hennepin (2002). Pastor at Holy Cross in Mendota and Sts. Peter & Paul in Peterstown (2003). Vicar of LaSalle Vicariate (2003). Assistant Vocation Director (2003). While remaining Pastor at Holy Cross in Mendota and Sts. Peter & Paul in Peterstown, to Pastor at St. Theresa in Earlville (2004). Canon Law studies (2008). JCL (2010). Pastor at St. Monica in East Peoria, Vice Chancellor and Adjutant Judicial Vicar for the Diocesan Tribunal (2010). While remaining Pastor at St. Monica in East Peoria, and Adjutant Judicial Vicar to Vicar General (2011). Chaplain to His Holiness (2011). Vicar General, Judicial Vicar with residence at St. Monica in East Peoria (2012). Vicar General and Adjutant Judicial Vicar (2015).

Father Timothy Hepner

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Born on July 9, 1986.
Ordained on May 26, 2012.
Parochial Vicar at Immaculate Conception in Monmouth, St. Theresa in Alexis, St. Patrick in Raritan, Chaplain at Holy Family Medical Center, and Chaplain at St. Augustine Newman Center at Monmouth College (2012). Diocesan Vocation Director of Recruitment (2015). In residence at St. Mary in Bloomington while remaining Diocesan Vocation Director for Recruitment (2016).

Father Adam Stimpson

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Ordained May 23, 2009. Parochial Vicar, St. Patrick and St. Hyacinth and Queen of the Holy Rosary Shrine, LaSalle, 2009. Parochial Vicar, St. Jude, Peoria; Chaplain, Peoria Notre Dame High School (2012); Chaplain at Peoria Notre Dame High School with residence at St. Philomena in Peoria (2015); Administrator at St. Paul, Macomb (January 2017). Pastor St. Paul, Macomb, St. Rose, Rushville, and chaplain, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Newman Center, Macomb 2017.

Monsignor Jason A. Gray, J.C.D.

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Born in Silvis on July 8, 1971.
Ordained July 12, 1997.
Parochial Vicar at St. Columba in Ottawa (1997). Studies at North American College in Rome (1997). Parochial Vicar at St. Columba in Ottawa (1998). Pastor at St. Peter in Peoria, Vice-Chancellor, and Administrative Assistant to the Bishop (2001). Studies at Catholic University of America (2004). JCL (2006). Administrator at St. Vincent de Paul in Peoria, Adjutant Judicial Vicar and Vice Chancellor (2006). Remaining Administrator at St. Vincent de Paul in Peoria to Judicial Vicar of the Tribunal and Episcopal Vicar for Consecrated Life (2008) Pastor at St. Vincent de Paul in Peoria (2010). Released to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome (2012). Judge for the Diocesan Tribunal (2012). Pastor at St. Thomas the Apostle in Peoria Heights, Judge for the Diocesan Tribunal, and Episcopal Vicar for Consecrated Life (2015).

Father Steven Bird

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Born in Carlisle, PA, on Oct. 27, 1964 Ordained May 27, 2000 Parochial Vicar, Holy Family, Lincoln, St. Mary’s Mission, Atlanta, and St. Columba’s Mission, Mason City, 2000; Graduate studies North American College, 2000; Parochial Vicar, Sacred Heart, Moline, 2001; Holy Cross, Mendota and Sts. Peter & Paul, Peterstown, 2003; While remaining Parochial Vicar at Mendota and Peterstown, to Parochial Vicar, St. Theresa, Earlville, 2004; Admin. St. Francis of Assisi, Kewanee and Hispanic Ministry, Kewanee, 2005, Pastor St. Francis and Hispanic Ministry, Kewanee, 2007; Released for work outside the Diocese 2009; Pastor, St. Malachy Church, Rantoul 2010; Pastor St. Patrick’s, Colona and assisting with Spanish Masses in Kewanee 2013;
Pastor St. Mary of the Woods, Princeville 2015

Pastor Immaculate Conception, Lacon; St. John XXIII, Henry, chaplain daughters of St. Francis of Assisi, Lacon; St. Joseph Nursing Home, Lacon 2017.

Leave of Absence, 2017

Monsignor Charles J. Beebe, P.A.

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Born in Passaic, NJ on June 23, 1944.
Ordained on June 6, 1970.
Parochial Vicar at St. Bernard in Peoria and St. Joseph in Pekin (1970). Faculty at Spalding Institute and Academy of Our Lady in Peoria (1974). Administrative Assistant at Spalding Institute/Academy of Our Lady in Peoria (1983). Administrative Assistant at Peoria Notre Dame in Peoria (1988). Pastor at Sacre Coeur and Principal at Sacre Coeur School in Creve Coeur (1991). Vicar for Pekin Vicariate (1991). Pastor of St. Jude in Dunlap (1993). Episcopal Vicar for Permanent Diaconate (1993). Prelate of Honor (1993). Pastor for St. Philomena in Peoria while remaining Episcopal Vicar for Permanent Diaconate (1999). Pastor for St. Joseph in Roanoke and St. John in Benson while remaining Episcopal Vicar for Permanent Diaconate (2003). Protonotary Apostolic (2011). Remaining pastor at St. Joseph in Roanoke and St. John in Benson (2012).
Senior Priest Status (2016).

Monsignor Timothy Nolan

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Born in Wenona, Nov. 6, 1956. Ordained May 23, 1992. Parochial Vicar, St. Patrick, Urbana, 1992; St. Joseph, Pekin, 1994. Diocesan Spiritual Director, Cursillo-TEC, 1996. Pastor, St. Joseph, Pekin, 2000. Vicar, Pekin Vicariate, 2003. Pastor, St. Joseph, Pekin, and Sacre Coeur, Creve Coeur, 2005; St. Joseph, Pekin, 2006. Pastor St. Mary, Delavan, St. Joseph Delavan, Episcopal Vicar for the Diaconate, 2012.

Father Patrick T. Henehan

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Born in Bradford, on July 16, 1971 Ordained May 23, 1998 Parochial Vicar, St. Vincent’s, Peoria, 1998; Pastor, St. Mary, Utica, and Chaplain, Marquette High School, Ottawa, 2000; Chaplain, Central Catholic High School, Bloomington, and Pastor, St. Mary, Downs, with residence at St. Patrick, Wapella, 2003; While remaining chaplain, Central Catholic High School, Bloomington, to pastor, St. Patrick’s Parish Wapella, 2004; Pastor, St. Jude Church, Peoria (2010)

Remaining pastor of St. Jude, Peoria; Vocation Director of Formation 2015.

Father Michael Andrejek

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Born in Oak Lawn May 26, 1970 Ordained May 23, 1998 Parochial Vicar – Sacred Heart, Moline (1998) Pastor – Holy Family, Oglesby (2005) Chaplain – Alleman High School, Rock Island (1999) Pastor – St. Joseph, Pekin (2012) Remaining pastor of St. Joseph, Pekin; Pastor Sacre Coeur, Creve Coeur (2013);  Remaining Pastor of St. Joseph, Pekin (2014)

Father Scott Archer

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Born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, June 8 1962 Ordained May 26, 1990 Parochial Vicar – Sacred Heart, Moline (1990) St. Philomena, Peoria (1992) Administrator – St. John the Baptist, Fairbury and St. James, Forrest (1993) Pastor – St. John the Baptist, Fairbury and St. James, Forrest (1994) St. John the Baptist, Fairbury and St. Rose, Strawn (2001) Pastor St. John the Baptist, Fairbury, St. Rose, Strawn; Administrator Sts. Peter & Paul, Chatsworth, St. James Mission, Forest; 2013; Founding pastor of the new St. Andrew’s Parish at Fairbury 2013

Father Joseph W. Anderson

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Born in Peoria, March 21, 1935
Ordained June 3, 1962
Parochial Vicar – St. Patrick, Washington (1962) St. Mary, Moline (1969) Epiphany, Normal (1971) St. Columba, Ottawa (1973)
Pastor – St. Patrick, Elkhart and St. Thomas, Mt. Pulaski (1974) St. Patrick, Elkhart, St. Thomas, Mt. Pulaski, and St. John, Middletown (1975) St. Anne, East Moline (1976) St. John, Walnut and Immaculate Conception, Ohio (1978) St. Casimir, Streator (1981) St. Hyacinth, LaSalle (1992) Sacre Coeur, Creve Coeur (2002)
Senior Priest Status in 2005

Father Richard L. Barclift

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Born in Waterloo, IA on November 23, 1939.
Ordained on May 22, 1966.
Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph in Rock Island (1966). Parochial Vicar at Epiphany in Normal (1967). Parochial Vicar at St. Patrick in Lincoln (1971). Diocesan Vocation Team (1972). Diocesan Consultor (1974). Member of RockIsland-Milan Cooperative Ministry, Co-Pastor at St. Ambrose in Milan and St. Patrick in Andalusia (1976). Pastor at St. Ambrose Milan and St. Patrick, Andalusia (1978). Diocesan Director of “Christ Renews His Parish” (1978). Pastor at St. Patrick in LaSalle (1990). Pastor at Christ the King in Moline (1994). Pastor at St. Patrick in Andalusia (1998).
Maritime Chaplain with the Apostleship of the Sea, Senior Priest Status (2009).

Father Stanley J. Malinowski

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Born in Ambridge, PA, Aug. 7, 1928. Ordained June 6, 1954. Parochial Vicar, St. Hyacinth, LaSalle, 1954. Faculty, Alleman High School, Rock Island, 1956. Faculty, Schlarman High School, Danville, and Assistant, St. Patrick, Danville, 1957. Chaplain, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Danville, and faculty, St. Elizabeth School of Nursing, Danville, and faculty, Schlarman High School, 1960-66. Pastor, St. Joseph, Colfax, and St. Rose, Strawn, 1066; St. Malachy, Rantoul, 1972. Senior priest status and pastor emeritus, 1997. In residence, St. Elizabeth, Thomasboro, 2001.

Father Robert D. Spilman

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Born in Galesburg April 18, 1947. Ordained May 25, 1996. Paraochial Vicar, Holy Cross, Champaign, 1996. Pastor, St. Joseph, Colfax, and St. Rose, Strawn, 1998. Pastor, St. Theresa, Earlville, 2001; St. Anthony, Spring Valley, 2004. While remaining Pastor, St. Anthony, Spring Valley, to Administrator, St. Mary, Peru, 2005. While remaining pastor, St. Anthony, Spring Valley to pastor, Immaculate Conception, Spring Valley, 2008; Pastor, St. Anthony, Spring Valley, Immaculate Conception, Spring Valley, Sts. Peter and Paul, Spring Valley, St. Gertrude, Seatonville 2009.
Founding pastor of the new parish of the Nativity of Our Lord, Spring Valley, 2013.

Senior Status June 2018

Father Thomas E. Taylor

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Born in Wroughton, England on September 22, 1952. Ordained on May 28, 1983.
Parochial Vicar of Holy Cross in Mendota (1983). Parochial Vicar of Epiphany in Normal (1986). Chaplain of the United States Air Force (1988). Pastor of St. John in Woodhull and St. John in Galva (1992). Parochial Vicar at Holy Family in Lincoln (1993). Pastor of St. John in Bradford (1996.). Leave of absence (1997). Parochial Vicar of Holy Family in Lincoln, St. Mary in Atlanta, and chaplain of the Lincoln Correctional Center (1998). Parochial Vicar at St. Thomas the Apostle in Peoria Heights (2004). Parochial Vicar at St. Vincent De Paul in Peoria (2016).

Father Patrick K. O’Neal

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309-694-2061
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Born in Quebec, Canada, Sept. 11, 1963. Ordained May 26, 1990. Parochial Vicar, Holy Trinity, Bloomington, 1990; Epiphany, Normal, 1991. Pastor, Sacred Heart, Granville; St. Francis Xavier, Bureau, and St. Mary, Tiskilwa, 1993. Vicar, Henry Vicariate, 1996. Pastor, St. Mary, Ottawa, 1998; St. Patrick, Bloomington, 2003; St. Patrick, Bloomington and St. Mary Mission, Atlanta, 2004. Leave of Absence, 2007; Parochial Vicar, St. Monica Church, East Peoria (2010) Full time teacher Peoria Notre Dame HS; In residence and assisting with weekend Mass at St. Philomena, Peoria; 2011 Administrator St. Anthony, Hoopeston; Chaplain, Schlarman Academy, Danville (2012). While remaining chaplain of Schlarman Academy to pastor of St. Anthony, Hoopeston (2014); Pastor St. Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Bernard, Bushnell 2017.

Monsignor Richard Soseman

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Born in Moline, Oct. 10, 1963. Ordained May 23, 1992. Parochial Vicar, St. Mary, Moline, 1992. Studies in Rome, 1993. Tibunal adjutant judicial vicar and judge, 1995, and chaplain, St. Joseph’s Home, Peoria, 1996. Judicial vicar, 1996. While remaining judicial vicar, Tribunal, to pastor, St. Mary, Princeville and adm., St. Joseph, Brimfield, and St. James, Williamsfield, 1998. Chaplain of Honor to His Holiness, 2000. While remaining pastor at St. Mary of the Woods Parish, Princeville, and Diocesan mission director, to Episcopal delegate for the Sheen Cause for Sainthood, 2004, and judicial vicar, 2007. Released for services to the Congregation for the Clergy, Vatican City, 2008.

Pastor St. Valentine and St. Mary in Peru, 2017

Father Patrick DeMeulemeester

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Born in East Moline, on September 8, 1964 Ordained May 27, 1995 Parochial Vicar, Holy Family, Lincoln, 1995; Pastor, St. Patrick, Elkhart, St. Thomas, Mt. Pulaski, and St. John, Middletown, 1997; while remaining at Elkhart, Mt. Pulaski, and Middletown, Pastor, St. Columba, Mason City, 2000; Pastor, St. Mary, Rock Island, and Administrator, St. Joseph, Rock Island, 2003. Pastor, St. Philomena, Monticello, and St. Michael, Bement, 2005; Pastor, St. Patrick, Henepin, Sacred Heart, Granville, 2008

Father Mark DeSutter

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Born in Kewanee, May 25, 1955 Ordained May 29, 1982 Member of Rock Island-Milan Cooperative Ministry, 1982; Parochial Vicar, St. Pius, Rock Island, 1982; Holy Trinity, Bloomington, 1985; St. John’s Chapel and Newman Foundation, Champaign, 1988; Chaplain, St. Francis Newman Center, Macomb, 1993; Pastor, Blessed Sacrament, Morton, 2000
Pastor Sacred Heart, Moline (2014)

Father Antonio Dittmer

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Born in Marseilles, IL on May 9, 1971.
Ordained on July 12, 1997.
Parochial Vicar at Immaculate Conception in Monmouth (1997). Studies at North American College in Rome (1997). Assistant Pastor at Holy Cross in Champaign (1998). Chaplain at The High School of Saint Thomas More in Champaign and consultant for Family Life Programs of the Diocese (2000). While remaining Chaplain at The High School of Saint Thomas More, to Administrator at Sacred Heart in Farmer City and St. John in Bellflower (2000). Whilte remaining Chaplain at The High School of Saint Thomas More, to part-time Parochial Vicar at Holy Cross in Champaign (2001). Leave of absence to discern religious life (2003). Chaplain at St. Robert Bellarmine Newman Center in Normal (2005). Working outside of the Diocese (2009). Pastor at St. Hyacinth, St. Patrick, and Rector of Queeen of the Holy Rosary Shrine all in LaSalle (2012); Pastor St. Anne, East Moline, St. Mary, Moline 2017.

Father Michael J. Driscoll, PhD

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Born in Peoria on December 28, 1961.
Ordained on May 23, 1992.
Parochial Vicar at St. Paul in Danville (1992). Parochial Vicar at St. Pius in Rock Island (1994). Chaplain at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria (1995). Pastor at St. Mary in Tiskilwa and St. Patrick in Camp Grove (1995). Pastor at St. Patrick in Camp Grove, St. Dominic in Wyoming, and St. John in Toulon (1998). Pastor at St. Mary in Rock Island (2001). Assistant Chaplain at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria (2003).

Chaplain and Director of Pastoral Care at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa (2012) &  Pastor St. Mary, Utica (2016).

Father Anthony Ego

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Born November 22, 1958 Ordained May 25, 1985 Parochial Vicar, Sacred Heart, Moline, 1985; St. Mark’s, Peoria, 1988. Pastor, St. Patrick’s, Elkhart; St. Thomas, Mt. Pulaski and St. John’s, Middletown, 1991. Vicar, Lincoln Vicariate, 1991-1994. Pastor, St. Philomena, Monticello, and St. Michael’s, Bement, 1994; St. Edward’s, Chillicothe, 1996; Pastor, St. Ambrose, Milan, 2001. Pastor St. Joseph, Marseilles; St. Patrick, Ransom (2014)

Pastor St. Maria Goretti, Coal Valley; Mary Our Lady of Peace, Orion (2018)

Father R. E. Enderlin

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246-3875 or 363-5389
History:

14 Sycamore Bay Lacon, IL 61540
Born in Monmouth June 23, 1939 Ordained June 7, 1969 Parochial Vicar, St. Monica’s, East Peoria, 1969; St. Francis Hospital, 1970; Parochial Vicar, St. Bernard’s, Peoria, 1972; Diocesan Consultor, 1974; Chaplain, St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, 1976; Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Lacon, 1985; Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Monmouth; St. Andrew’s, Oquawka, and St. Patrick’s, Raritan, 1997; while remaining Pastor of Monmouth, Oquawka and Raritan, to Administrator, St. Theresa’s, Alexis, 2002; Available for assignment, 2004; Senior priest status 2009

Father S. Stephen Engelbrecht

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Born July 26, 1973, in Jacksonville Ordained May 27, 2000 Parochial Vicar, St. Matthew’s, Champaign, 2000; St Thomas Peoria Heights, 2002; Administrator, St. Patrick Parish, Havana, Immaculate Conception Parish, Manito, 2004; Pastor, St. Patrick, Havana, Immaculate Conception, Manito, 2006; Pastor, St. Malachy, Rantoul; Pastor St. Elizabeth, Thomasboro, 2007; Pastor St. Patrick, Andalusia 2009. Pastor St. Anthony, Atkinson, 2013.

Pastor St. Anthony, Atkinson; Sacred Heart, Annawan; Vicar, Kewanee Vicariate (2014)

Father Glenn J. Fontana

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815-647-0044
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Born March 8, 1954 Ordained May 23, 1992 Parochial Vicar, Holy Family, Lincoln; St. Mary, Atlanta, and St. Columba, Mason City, 1992 and Chaplain, Lincoln Correctional Center, 1994; Parochial Vicar, St. Malachy, Geneseo, 1995; Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Carthage, and St. Mary, West Point, 1995; St. Martin de Porres, Peoria, 1997; Administrator, St. Mary, Wenona, and St. John, Lostant 2001; Assistant Pastor, St. Joseph, Pekin, 2002; Assist at the direction of the Pastor, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Silvis, with residence at St. Mary, East Moline, 2005; Parochial Vicar, St. Mary, Pontiac, St. Joseph, Flanagan, and St. John, Cullom (2009)
Parochial Vicar Holy Family, Lincoln; St. Mary, Atlanta; St. Patrick, Elkhart; St. Thomas, Mt. Pulaski; Chaplain at Logan Correctional Center and Lincoln Correctional Center (2010) Special Assignment 2014

Father Jeff Windy

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Born in LaSalle in 1970.  Ordained 1996
parochial vicar Holy Trinity and St. Parick’s, Bloomington (2013); Parochial vicar St. Columba, St. Patrick, and St. Francis of Assisi parishes in Ottawa 2017.

Leave of Absence, 2018

Father Jacob Rose

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Born 2/25/1987.
Ordained 5/25/2013.
Parochial Vicar St. Michael the Archangel, Streator; St. Patrick, Seneca; Chaplain of Marquette Academy, Ottawa (2013). From Parochial Vicar, St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Streator; St. Patrick Parish, Seneca; and chaplian, Marquette Academy, Ottawa, to administrator, St. Joseph Parish, Peru (01/09/2017).  While remaining Administrator of St. Joseph, Peru, to Administrator of St. Valentine, Peru and St. Mary, Peru (8/4/17).  Administrator of St. Joseph, Peru (10/26/17); Pastor St. Joseph, Peru (2018)

Leave of absence 2018.

Father Scott Potthoff

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Born in Princeton, Illinois on December 30, 1986.
Ordained on May 25, 2013.
Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph in Pekin and Sacre Coeur in Creve Coeur (2013).  Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph in Pekin (2014). Parochial Vicar at St. Pius X in Rock Island (2016).

Administrator, Nativity of Our Lord, Spring Valley (2018)

Father Jeremy Freehill

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Born in Bloomington on February 6, 1985. Ordained May 25, 2013.
Parochial Vicar at St. Pius X, Rock Island (2013). Chaplain Team at Alleman High School, Rock Island while remaining Parochial Vicar at St. Pius X, Rock Island (2014). Chaplain at Alleman High School and chaplain at Augustana College; in residence at St. Mary, Rock Island (2016).

Coordinator of Catholic Ministries at Augustana College, Rock Island; Parochial Vicar St. Pius X, Rock Island (2018)

Father Matthew Hoelscher

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Ordained May 24, 2014 Parochial vicar St. Matthew, Champaign; St. Boniface, Seymour; chaplain St. Thomas More High School, Champaign (2014).

Chaplain Alleman High School, Rock Island (2018)

Father Matthew Deptula

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Ordained May 23, 2015 Parochial vicar at St. Matthew, Champaign and St. Boniface, Seymour (2015); Administrator, Holy Trinity Parish, Bloomington, St. Patrick, Bloomington and St. Patrick, Wapella 2017. Parochial Vicar of Blessed Sacrament, Morton (8/8/2017).

Parochial vicar, St. Paul, Macomb; St. Rose of Lima, Rushville; Asst. Chaplain of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Newman Center, Macomb. (1/31/18)

Father Johndamaseni Zilimu, Ph.D.

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frjohn@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org
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Born in Karagwe, Tanzania, East Africa, January 31, 1965. Ordained August 13, 1995. Campus ministry with residence at St. John’s Catholic Newman Center, Champaign, 2000. Parochial vicar, Epiphany, Normal, 2009. Parochial vicar, St. Matthew, Champaign 2010 and St. Boniface, 2012. Administrator, St. Mary, Kewanee, 2013. Pastor, Saint John Paul II, chaplain OSF Saint Luke Medical Center, Kewanee, 2014.

Father Paul Carlson

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Born in Rock Island on August 12, 1981. Ordained May 29, 2010.
Parochial Vicar at St. Jude, Peoria and chaplain at Peoria Notre Dame High School, Peoria (2010). Parochial Vicar at St. Hyacinth, St. Patrick and Queen of the Holy Rosary Shrine, LaSalle (2012). Administrator at Nativity of Our Lord, Spring Valley and St. Mary in Utica (2016).

Pastor St. Hyacinth and St. Patrick, LaSalle (2017).

Father James Pankiewicz

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309-673-6317
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Born in St. Joseph, Missouri on November 24, 1980. Ordained on May 29, 2010.
Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph Church in Pekin (2010). Parochial Vicar at Sacre Coeur, Creve Coeur while remaining Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph in Pekin (2012). Assistant Chaplain at St. John Catholic Newman Center at University of Illinois in Champaign (2013). Parochial Vicar at the Cathedral of St. Mary, St. Bernard, and Sacred Heart in Peoria (2016).

Father Chase Hilgenbrinck

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Born in Quincy on April 2, 1982. Ordained May 24, 2014.
Parochial Vicar at St. Mary in Moline, St. Mary and St. Anne in East Moline, Our Lady of Guadalupe in Silvis and chaplain team member at Alleman High School in Rock Island (2014). Parochial Vicar at St. Mary in Moline, St. Mary and St. Anne in East Moline, and chaplain team member at Alleman High School in Rock Island (2015). Assistant Chaplain at St. John Catholic Newman Center University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.

Father Kyle Lucas

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klucas@bscmorton.org
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Born in Peoria on October 30, 1986. Ordained on May 24, 2014.
Parochial Vicar at Blessed Sacrament in Morton (2014); Chaplain, Peoria Notre Dame High School 2017.

Monsignor Brian K. Brownsey

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Born August 2, 1963 in Streator, IL Ordained May 25, 1996 Parochial Vicar – Sacred Heart, Moline (1996) Pastor – St. Mary, Utica (1998) St. Peter, Peoria (2005) Rector – The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception (2005) Assistant Chaplain – Alleman High School, Rock Island (1997) Chaplain – Marquette High School (1998) Associate Vocations Director (1999) Diocesan Director of Cursillo/TEC (2000) Vocations Director (2003) Director and Chaplain – St. Joseph Newman Foundation, Bradley University (2008) Pastor St. Mark in Peoria while remaining Director of Vocations and Director of Bradley Newman Center (2011)
Pastor St. Mark in Peoria and chaplain/director, St. Joseph Chapel and Newman Foundation at Bradley University (2015)

Father Charles Klamut

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Born in Waukegan on August 4, 1973. Ordained on May 29, 1999.
Parochial Vicar at St. Philomena in Peoria (1999). Chaplain at Peoria Notre Dame in Peoria (2002). Pastor of St. Mark in Peoria while remaining chaplain at Peoria Notre Dame High School in Peoria (2006). Faculty at Peoria Notre Dame in Peoria while remaining pastor of St. Mark in Peoria (2008). Assistant Chaplain at St. John Newman Center in Champaign (2011). Pastor at St. Ambrose in Milan, chaplain team coordinator for Alleman High School in Rock Island (2014). Pastor of St. Ambrose in Milan and St. Patrick in Andalusia (2016).

Father Gary C. Caster

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Catholic Chaplain Paresky Student Center 39 Chapin Hall Drive Willamstown, MA 01267
Born in Lynwood, CA, Nov. 30, 1961 Ordained Dec. 19, 1992

Monsignor Philip D. Halfacre

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Born in East Chicgo, Ind., Oct. 15, 1964 Ordained May 25, 1991 Parochial Vicar, St. Thomas, Peoria Heights, 1991. Pastor, St. Mary’s, Utica, and chaplain, Marquette High School, Ottawa, 1992. Pastor, St. Patrick’s, Ottawa, 1998. While remaining Pastor, St. Patrick’s, Ottawa, to Administrator, St. Mary’s (Naplate), Ottawa, 2003. Pastor St. Michael the Archangel, Streator; Part-time teacher at Marquette High School (2011); Pastor St. Michael the Archangel, Streator and St. Patrick, Seneca, 2012; Pastor St. Michael the Archangel, Streator and Sts. Peter and Paul, Leonore 2017.

Monsignor Jerome Nguyen Ham

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nnham@crtelco.com
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Born in Quangtri, Vietnam, Aug. 16, 1939 Ordained June 13, 1968, in Vietnam Parochial Vicar, Sacred Heart, Moline, 1978; St. Joseph’s, Marseilles, 1979. Pastor, St. Mary’s, Ottawa, 1982; St. Anthony’s and St. Casimir’s, Streator, 1994. Prelate of Honor, 2000. Dio. Consultor, 2001. While remaining pastor of St. Anthony’s, Streator, to administrator of St. Stephen’s Parish, Streator, 2004. Pastor, St. Anthony’s Streator, 2005; Pastor, St. Franics of Assisi, Ottawa 2009
Senior Status (2011)

Father Glenn H. Harris

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Born in Peoria, Aug.7, 1966 Ordained May 23, 1992 Parochial Vicar, Holy Trinity, Bloomington, 1992, and chaplain, Catholic Boy & Girl Scouts, 1993. Parochial Vicar, St. Columba, Ottawa, 1994. Pastor, St. Patrick’s, Bloomington, 1996; St. Joseph’s, Marseilles, 1999. While remaining pastor at St. Joseph’s, to pastor, St. Patrick’s, Ransom, 2000. Parochial Vicar, St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria, 2001. Pastor, St. Edward’s, Chillicothe, 2003.
Pastor St. John the Baptist, Rapids City; St. Mary, Hampton (2011)

Father David C. Heinz

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Born in Peoria, April 28, 1950 Ordained May 21, 1977 Parochial Vicar, Holy Trinity, Bloomington, 1977; St. Anne, East Moline, 1979. Pastor, St. Thomas, Philo, 1985; St. Mary, Westville, 1990; St. Bernard, Peoria, 1994; Vicar, Peoria SE Vicariate, 1994; Pastor, Holy Trinity, Bloomington, 1998; Pastor, St Anthony, Bartonville, 2002

Father William M. Gardner

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Born Feb.26, 1960, in Detroit, Mich. Ordained May 23, 1992 Parochial Vicar, St. Columba, Ottawa, 1992; Imm. Conception, Streator, and Assistant Chaplain and religion teacher, Marquette High School, Ottawa, 1994; Pastor, St. Mary, Wenona, and St. John, Lostant, 1995; Vicar, Henry Vicariate, 1998; Pastor St. Paul, Odell, and Sacred Heart, Campus, 2001; Pastor, St. Valentine, Peru, 2006; while remaining Pastor of St. Valentine, Peru, to Pastor, St. Mary, Peru, 2008
Special assignment (2014)

Father Johnathan Steffen

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jsteffen@pcj.edu
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Born in Fairbury on July 27, 1972. Ordained on May 26, 2012.
Parochial Vicar at St. Patrick in Washington and St. Monica in East Peoria (2012). Parochial Vicar at St. Patrick of Merna in Bloomington, St. Mary in Downs, and sacramental team member at St. John Paul II Newman Center in Normal (2014). Administrator at St. Mary in El Paso and chaplain at St. John Paul II Newman Center in Normal (2016); Pastor St. Mary, El Paso and chaplain, St. John Paul II Catholic Newman Center in Normal 2017.  Pastor at St. Mary, ElPaso; St. Patrick, Washington and St. Monica, East Peoria 2018.

While remaining pastor St. Patrick, Washington; St. Monica, East Peoria; relinquishing duties as pastor St. Mary, El Paso (10/1/2018)

Father Donald R. Henderson

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frdrhenderson@gmail.com
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Born in Peoria on August 9, 1943. Ordained June 6, 1970.
Parochial Vicar at the Cathedral of St. Mary, Peoria (1970). Parochial Vicar at St. Philomena, Peoria (1973). Faculty at Academy of Our Lady/Spalding, Peoria (1974). Chaplain at Schlarman High School, Danville and part-time Assistant Pastor at St. Paul, Danville (1980). Parochial Vicar at St. Matthew, Champaign (1983). Pastoral Team Ministry at St. Vincent, Peoria (1985). Pastor at St. Paul, Danville (1988). Pastor at St. Theresa, Earlville (1991). Pastor at St. Anthony and St. Casimir, Streator (1992). Pastor at St. Mary, Delavan and St. Joseph, Hopedale (1993). Pastor at St. Anthony and Sts. Peter and Paul, Spring Valley (1995). Parochial Vicar at Holy Cross, Champaign (2000). Pastor at St. Mary, El Paso and St. Patrick, Minonk (2001). Parochial Vicar at St Matthew, Champaign (2002). Faculty at Peoria Notre Dame High School with residence at St. Jude, Peoria (2003). Parochial Vicar at Holy Cross, Champaign (2003). Administrator at St. Mark, Peoria (2005). Pastor at St. Philomena, Peoria (2006). Parochial Vicar at St. Philomena (2008). Parochial Vicar at St Vincent de Paul, Peoria (2011). Pastor at St. Mary of the Woods, Princeville (2013).  Parochial Vicar at St. Mary Cathedral, Peoria, Sacred Heart, Peoria, St. Bernard, Peoria and St. Joseph, Peoria (2015).

Senior Priest Status in 2016.

Monsignor Douglas J. Hennessy

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Born in Bloomington, Feb. 21, 1938 Ordained July 14, 1963 Parochial Vicar, St. Paul’s, Macomb, 1964; Graduate studies at Fordham University, New York, 1967; Dio. Dir., Religious Education and Dio. Dir. of Vocations, 1968; Part-time Parochial Vicar, St. Patrick, Peoria, 1970; In residence, St. Martin, Peoria, 1976; Co-Pastor, St. Patrick, Urbana, 1977; Staff, North American College, Rome, 1986; Pastor, St. Paul, Danville, 1991; Chaplain to His Holiness, 2003; Pastor, Holy Trinity, Bloomington, 2004
SENIOR STATUS 2013

Father Michael Pakula

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Born in LaSalle, March 16, 1944. Ordained Sept. 9, 1973. Parochial Vicar, St. Pius, Rock Island, 1973; St. Monica, East Peoria, 1978. Diocesan Marriage Tribunal, 1978, and part-time chaplain, St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, 1988. Dio. Marriage Tribunal, 1991-95. Pastor, St. Malachy, Geneseo, 1995.

Father James G. Pallardy

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frjgp@yahoo.com
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Born in Evergreen Park, Dec. 8, 1960. Ordained May 23, 1987. Parochial Vicar, Sacred Heart, Moline, 1987. Chaplain and faculty, Alleman High School, Rock Island, 1991-1994. Pastor, St. Patrick, Andalusia, 1993; St. Bernard, Peoria, 1998; St. Mary, Kewanee, and St. John Vianney Mission, Cambridge, 2005; Pastor St. Mary Kewanee, St. Francis of Assisi, Kewanee, St. John Vianney, Cambridge 2009. Pastor St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria, 2012.

Father Peter Pilon

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217-935-9242
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Born in Silver Spring, Maryland on August 13, 1965. Ordained on May 27, 2000.
Parochial Vicar at Holy Cross in Mendota and Sts. Peter & Paul in Peterstown (2000). Chaplain of Marquette High School in Ottawa (2003). Parochial Vicar of St. Mary in Ottawa while remaining chaplain at Marquette High School (2003). Hispanic Ministry in Streator while remaining chaplain of Marquette High School with residence at St. Stephen in Streator (2004). Pastor of St. Patrick in Wapella and chaplain of Central Catholic High School in Bloomington (2010). Pastor of Holy Cross in Mendota, Sts. Peter & Paul in Peterstown, and St. Theresa in Earlville (2016); Pastor Holy Cross, Mendota and Sts. Peter and Paul, Peterstown 2017.

Monsignor Ernest E. Pizzamiglio

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Born in Chicago, Nov. 5, 1933. Ordained May 22, 1966. Parochial Vicar, Holy Family, Peoria, 1966; Holy Cross, Champaign, 1971; Visitation, Kewanee, and adm., St. John, Galva, 1973. Vicar, Kewanee Vicariate, 1974. Pastor, St. Patrick, Elkhart, St. Thomas, Mt. Pulaski, and St. John, Middletown, 1976; St. Mary, DePue, 1981; St. Edward, Chillicothe, 1985; Imm. Heart of Mary, Galesburg, 1990. Vicar, Monmouth Vicariate, 1990, while remaining Pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary, Galesburg, administrator St. Aloysius, Wataga 2002. Pastor, Imm. Heart of Mary, Galesburg, and St. Aloysius, Wataga, 2006.  Pastor Immaculate Heart of Mary and Chaplain to His Holiness (2009)

Senior Status June 2018

Monsignor Eric S. Powell

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Born in Baltimore, Md., Sept. 18, 1963. Ordained June 10, 1990. Graduate studies, Rome, 1990. STL, Pont. Athenaeum of St. Anselm, Rome, 1991. Chaplain and religion teacher, Marquette High School, Ottawa, 1991. Pastor, St. Mary, Utica, 1992. Adm. asst. to Bishop Myers, 1992. Released for service at the Congregation for Eastern Churches, Vatican City,1994. JCL, Pont. University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome, 1997. Chaplain of Honor to His Holiness, 1999. Pastor, St. Mary, Kickapoo, 1999. Assoc. judge, Marriage Tribunal, 1999. Pastor, Epiphany, Normal, 2002. While remaining pastor at Epiphany Parish, Normal to pastor, St. Mary’s Parish, Downs, 2004. Pastor, Epiphany, Normal, 2007.

Father Ted Pracz

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Born Aug. 7, 1937. Ordained April 23, 1966. Faculty, Schlarman High School, Danville, 1966. Pastor, St. Anthony, Hoopeston, 1982; Holy Family, Danville, 1992. Vicar, Danville Vicariate, 1996. While remaining Pastor, Holy Family, Danville, to Administrator, St. Paul, Danville, 2005. Pastor, Holy Family, Danville, 2005. 6/12,2013 Senior Status

Monsignor Richard A. Pricco

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Born in Spring Valley, Feb. 22, 1937. Ordained June 3, 1962. Paraochial Vicar, Holy Cross, Champaign, 1962. Diocesan Consultor, 1974. Pastor, St. Paul, Macomb, 1977. Vicar, Macomb Vicariate, 1991. Chaplain to His Holiness, 2003. While remaining pastor, St. Paul’s, Macomb, to adm., St. Rose’s, Rushville, 2006.

Senior status, 2017.

Father Eugene A. Radosevich

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Born in Peoria on October 19, 1960. Ordained on May 26, 1990.
Parochial Vicar for St. Paul in Danville (1990). Pastor at St. Patrick in Camp Grove and duties with Diocesan Tribunal (1992). Pastor at St. Patrick in Havana and Immaculate Conception in Manito (1995). Pastor of St. John in Woodhull and St. John in Galva (2000). Pastor of St. John Vianney, Cambridge while remaining pastor at St. John in Woodhull and St. John in Galva (2003). Pastor of St. Stephen in Streator and St. Patrick in Ransom (2005). Pastor of St. Mary in Downs (2007). Pastor of St. Luke in Eureka and Chaplain of Salve Regina Newman Center at Eureka College (2008). Pastor of St. Joseph in Roanoke and St. John in Benson while remaining pastor of St. Luke and chaplaign of Salve Regina Newman Newman Center at Eureka College in Eureka (2016).

While remaining pastor St. Luke, Eureka; St. Joseph, Roanoke; chaplain Salve Regina Newman Center, Eureka; relinquishing duties as pastor St. John the Baptist, Benson (10/1/2018).

Father Kenneth L. Marchulones

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Born in Peoria, Feb. 24, 1940. Ordained May 23, 1965. Parochial Vicar, St. Mary, Westville, 1965; St. Joseph, Danville, and faculty, Schlarman High School, Danville, 1967. Principal, Schlarman High School, Danville, 1968. Principal, Marquette High School, Ottawa, 1974. Principal, Bergan High School, Peoria, 1979. Pastor, St. Monica, East Peoria, 1984; Senior Status (2010)

Father Dale R. Maloy

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(815) 910-3030
History:

1709 Char-Lu Dr. Mendota, IL 61342
Born in Mendota, April 9, 1928. Ordained June 6, 1954. Parochial Vicar, Visitation, Kewanee, 1954; Sacre Coeur, Creve Coeur, 1954; St. Mark, Peoria, 1959. Pastor, St. John, Walnut, 1967; St. Theresa, Earlville, 1971; Holy Rosary, LaSalle, 1987. Advocate, Marriage Tribunal, 1968-1978. Associate Judge, Marriage Tribunal, 1978-1998. Senior priest status, 2003.

Father Luke Poczworowski, OFM Conv.

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Born Dec. 16, 1937. Ordained Feb. 22, 1964. Pastor, Holy Family, Peoria, 1981-1988; St. Mary, Wenona, and St. John the Baptist, Lostant, and St. Patrick, Minonk, 2005. Pastor St. Mary, Wenona; St. John, Lostant; St. Patrick, Minonk; St. Ann, Toluca; Sacred Heart, Rutland 2012.

Father Jeffrey G. Laible

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Born in Peoria, Jan. 30, 1961. Ordained May 28, 1988. Parochial Vicar, Sacred Heart, Moline, 1988; St. Columba’s, Ottawa, 1990. Pastor, St. Joseph’s, Colfax, and St. Rose, Strawn, 1992, and chaplain, Central Catholic High School, Bloomington, 1993. Pastor, St. Malachy’s, Rantoul, 1997. While remaining Pastor at Rantoul, Pastor of St. Elizabeth’s, Thomasboro, 2001; Pastor, Holy Family, Lincoln and St. Mary, Atlanta, 2005.
Pastor St. Patrick, Elkhart; St. Thomas Aquinas, Mt. Pulaski; Chaplain at Logan and Lincoln Correctional Centers while remaining Pastor at Holy Family, Lincoln; St. Mary, Atlanta, 2011

Father Donald L. Levitt

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Born in Kankakee, July 28, 1953 Ordained May 26, 1979 Parochial Vicar, St. Philomena’s, Peoria, 1979; St. Columba’s, Ottawa, 1983; St. Vincent’s, Peoria, 1988. Pastor, St. Mary’s, East Moline, 1989; Christ the King, Moline, 1998.

Father Bruce D. Lopez

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Born July 18, 1961 Ordained May 28, 1988 Asst., Holy Cross, Mendota, 1988; Holy Trinity, Bloomington, 1991. Pastor, St. Theresa, Alexis, and St. Aloysius, Wataga, 1992; St. John’s, Woodhull, and St. John’s, Galva, 1996; St. Anthony’s, Spring Valley, 2000. Pastor, St. Jude’s, (Dunlap) Peoria, 2003; Pastor, St. Patrick, Havana; Immaculate Conception, Manito, 2007; Pastor, St. Philomena, Monticello; St. Michael Bement, 2008.

Monsignor Thomas E. Mack

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Born on March 14, 1952 in Waynesville, MO.
Ordained on May 27, 1978.
Parochial Vicar at St. Malachy in Geneseo (1978). Parochial Vicar at Sacred Heart in Moline (1980). Administrator at St. Mary in Keithsburg, St. Therese in New Boston, and St. Andrew in Oquawka (1981). Parochial Vicar at Resurrection in LaSalle (1982). Pastor at St. Patrick in Ransom and St. Mary in Grand Ridge (1988). Pastor at Immaculate Conception in Monmouth, St. Andrew in Oquawka, and St. Patrick in Raritan (1991). Pastor at Holy Family in Lincoln, St. Mary in Atlanta, and St. Columba in Mason City (1997). Administrator at St. Mary in Pontiac (1998). Pastor at St. John in Cullom and St. Joseph in Flanagan (2001). Chaplain to His Holiness (2003). Pastor at St. Mary in Pontiac and St. Joseph in Flanagan (2005). While remaining Pastor at St. Mary in Pontiac and St. Joseph in Flanagan to Pastor at St. John in Cullom (2006). Pastor at Immaculate Conception in Monmouth, St. Theresa in Alexis, St. Patrick in Raritan, and Chaplain at St. Augustine Newman Center at Monmouth College (2012).

While remaining pastor at Immaculate Conception in Monmouth, St. Theresa in Alexis, St. Patrick in Raritan, and Chaplain at St. Augustine Newman Center at Monmouth College to Episcopal Vicar for Rural Life (2015).  Vicar of the Galesburg Vicariate (2018).

Father Joseph M. Mai-Chi-Thanh

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904 Switchgrass St. Champaign, IL 61822
Born Aug. 16, 1928. Ordained June 29, 1957. Principal, St. Joseph Grade & High School , Nghia-Hoa, Saigon, South Vietnam, 1973. Graduate Studies, Boston College, Boston, Mass., 1976. Adm., St. Augustine, St. Augustine, and St. Patrick, Raritan, 1977. Pastor, St. Augustine, St. Augustine, and St. Patrick, Raritan, 1982; Sacred Heart, Farmer City, and St. John, Bellflower, 1984; St. Joseph and St. Mary, Pesotum, 1993. Senior priest status and pastor emeritus, 2004.

Father Robert Rayson

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Born on May 22, 1969 in Gary, IN.
Ordained on May 29, 1999.
Parochial Vicar at Sacred Heart in Moline (1999). Parochial Vicar at Holy Trinity in Bloomington (2001).
Administrator at St. Dominic in Camp Grove and St. Patrick in Wyoming (2001). Pastor at St. Dominic in Wyoming and St. Patrick in Camp Grove and Administrator at St. John in Bradford (2002). While remaining pastor at St. Dominic in Camp Grove and St. Patrick in Wyoming, to Pastor at St. John in Bradford (2003). Pastor at Resurrection, St. Hyacinth, St. Patrick and Queen of the Holy Rosary in LaSalle and Sacred Heart in Dimmick (2006). Pastor of St. Hyacinth and St. Patrick, rector for Queen of the Holy Rosary Shrine all in LaSalle (2007). Pastor of St. Thomase More in Dalzell and St. Benedict in Ladd (2009). Pastor of St. Matthew in Champaign and St. Boniface in Seymour (2012). While remaining Pastor at St. Matthew in Champaign and St. Boniface in Seymour to Vicar Forane of the Champaign Vicariate (2016).

Pastor St. Mary, El Paso; St. John the Baptist, Benson (10/1/2018)

Father David M. Kipfer

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Born in Peoria, IL on September 29, 1962.
Ordained on May 28, 1988.
Parochial Vicar at Holy Trinity in Bloomington (1988). Pastor at St. Mary in Delavan and St. Joseph in Hopedale, and Associate Director of Vocations (1992). Director of Vocations, Pastor at St. Peter in Peoria, and Rector at the Cathedral of St. Mary (1993). Remaining Director of Vocations and Rector at the Cathedral of St. Mary (1995). Pastor at St. Columba in Ottawa (1997). While remaining Pastor at St. Columba in Ottawa, to Pastor at St. Mary Grand Ridge (2000). Pastor St. Columba, St. Francis of Assisi and St. Patrick parishes in Ottawa 2017.

Father Joseph T. Hogan

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Born in Cleveland, Ohio, July 16, 1960 Ordained May 28, 1988 Parochial Vicar, St. Thomas, Peoria Heights, 1988; St. John’s Chapel, Champaign, 1991; Pastor, St. Philomena, Monticello, and St. Michael’s, Bement, 1998; Pastor, St. Edward’s, Chillicothe, 2001; St. Anthony, Spring Valley, 2003; St. Patrick, Urbana, 2004; while remaining Pastor of St. Patrick, Urbana; to administrator of St. Lawrence, Penfield, 2008; Pastor of St. Mary, Champaign while remaining Pastor of St. Patrick, Urbana, 2011; Pastor Our Lady of the Lake, Mahomet, 2017;

Father John C. Horton

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Born in Blue Island, May 4, 1940 Ordained May 22, 1966 Parochial Vicar, Imm. Conception, Streator, 1966; St. Mary, Lincoln, 1973; St. Patrick’s, Ottawa, 1975; Pastor, St. Patrick, Havana, and Imm. Conception, Manito, 1977; Our Lady of the Lake, Mahomet, 1995; Senior Status (2010)

Father Duane C. Jack

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Born in Moline, Feb. 1, 1941 Ordained May 21, 1967 Parochial Vicar, Visitation, Kewanee, 1967; Imm. Conception, Monmouth, 1973; Holy Family, Peoria, 1973; Co-pastor, Sacred Heart, Moline, 1976; Pastor, St. Maria Goretti, Coal Valley, 1981. Vicar, Rock Island Vicariate, 1981-91. Pastor, St. Mary’s, Kewanee, 1991. Vicar, Kewanee Vicariate, 1996. Pastor, St. Patrick’s Colona, 2002; 6/12/13 Senior Status

Father Gregory J. Jozefiak

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Born in Chicago, May 25, 1961 Ordained May 23, 1992 Parochial Vicar, St. Vincent, Peoria, 1992; Holy Cross, Champaign, 1995; St. John’s Catholic Chapel, Champaign, 1996; Pastor, St. Mary, Delavan, and St. Joseph, Hopedale, 1997; Assistant Chaplain, Pekin Federal Prison. Pastor, Holy Family, Oglesby, 2000; Pastor, St. Mary, Rock Island, and St. Joseph, Rock Island, 2005; While remaining Pastor, St. Mary, Rock Island and St. Joseph, Rock Island, to Chaplain, Alleman High School, 2006; remaining Pastor at St. Mary and St. Joseph, Rock Island and Chaplain at Alleman H.S.; also to Pastor Sacred Heart, Rock Island, 2007 Pastor St. Anne, East Moline; Pastor Our Lady of Guadalupe, Silvis, 2011 Pastor St. Mary of Lourdes, Germantown Hills (2014)
Pastor St. Mary of Lourdes, Germantown Hills and St. Mary, Metamora and St. Elizabeth, Washburn (2015)

Father Edward S. Kopec

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Born in Milwaukee, WI, March 23, 1964 Ordained May 23, 1992 Parochial Vicar, St. Anthony and St. Casimir, Streator, 1992; Epiphany, Normal, 1994. Pastor, St. Mary, Delavan, and St. Joseph, Hopedale, 1995; St. Joseph, Colfax, and St. Rose, Strawn, 1997; Sts. Peter & Paul, Spring Valley, 1998; while remaining Pastor of Sts. Peter & Paul, Spring Valley, to Pastor, St. Gertrude Mission, Seatonville, 2005; Pastor, St. Ann, Toluca, Sacred Heart Mission, Rutland, 2008; Chaplain OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, 2012;

Chaplain Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI (9/26/2018)

Father James C. Kretz

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Born May 5, 1941 Ordained May 25, 1991
Parochial Vicar, St. Patrick’s, Merna, Bloomington, 1991; Epiphany, Normal, 1993. Pastor, St. Ann’s, Toluca, and Sacred Heart, Rutland, 1993; Senior Priest Status 2009.

Father George F. Remm

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PO Box 6136 Champaign IL 61826
Born in Peoria, July 23, 1934. Ordained May 29, 1960. Parochial Vicar, Holy Trinity, Bloomington, 1960. In residence, Sacre Coeur, Creve Coeur, 1969. Director, Office of Christian Worship, 1969-1976. Parochial Vicar, St. Mark, Peoria, 1971. Master of Ceremonies to the Bishop, 1972-76. Pastor, Visitation and St. Joseph, Kewanee, 1976; St. Mary, Kewanee, 1982; St. Patrick, Urbana, 1986. Senior priest status and pator emeritus, 2004.

Father Edward U. Ohm

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Born in Mattoon on Jan. 9, 1958.
Ordained on May 23, 1992.
Parochial Vicar at St. Stephen in Streator (1992). Parochial Vicar at Sacred Heart in Moline (1993). Pastor at Sacre Coeur in Creve Coeur (1994). Parochial Vicar at St. Stephen in Streator (1996). Released for chaplain
service in the United States Navy (1998). Chaplain for United States (2003).

Father Fredi Gomez-Torres

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Born Nov. 3, 1969, in Toluca, Mexico Ordained Aug. 3, 2002 Parochial Vicar, St. Mary, Metamora; St. Elizabeth, Washburn; St. John, Benson, and St. Joseph, Roanoke, 2002. Parochial Vicar, St. Mary and St. Francis of Assisi, Kewanee, 2003. Holy Cross, Mendota, 2005; Administrator, Holy Cross, Mendota, Sts. Peter & Paul, Peterstown, 2008; Pastor, Holy Cross Mendota, Sts. Peter and Paul, Peterstown 2009 added pastor St. Teresa of Avila, Earlville 2013. Pastor St. Mary, Moline; St. Mary and St. Anne, East Moline; Our Lady of Guadalupe, Silvis (2014) Pastor St. Mary, Moline and St. Mary, East Moline and St. Anne East Moline (2015); Pastor St. Mary, Champaign, St. Joseph, Ivesdale, St. Patrick Tolono 2017.

Father Carl Lopresti

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Born in Indiana, PA, April 8, 1944 Ordained May 24, 1997 Parochial Vicar, Immaculate Conception, Monmouth, and St. Andrew, Oquawka, 1997. Pastor, St. Joseph, Chenoa, and St. Mary, Lexington, 1999. Pastor, St. Joseph, Chenoa, St. Mary, Lexington, and St. Joseph, Colfax, 2001.

Senior Status June 2018

Monsignor James K. Ramer

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Born in Monmouth, July 11, 1945. Ordained May 24, 1986. Parochial Vicar, Holy Trinity, Bloomington, 1986; Holy Cross, Champaign, 1989,; St. Pius, Rock Island, 1990. Pastor, St. Joseph and St. Mary, Pesotum, 1991; St. Thomas, Philo, and Immaculate Conception, Bongard, 1992; St. Mary, Rock Island, 1996; St. Louis, Princeton, 2001. While remaining Pastor at St. Louis, Princeton, to Administrator, St. Mary, Tiskilwa, 2002. Pastor, St. Anne, East Moline, 2003. While remaining Pastor, St. Anne, East Moline, to Administrator, St. Mary, East Moline, 2004. Pastor, St. Anne, East Moline, 2005. Pastor, St. Anne, E. Moline, St. Mary, E. Moline; Our Lady of Guadalupe, Silvis, 2007. Chaplain to His Holiness, 2007. Pastor, St. Thomas, Philo, Immaculate Conception, Bongard, St. Joseph and St. Mary, Pesotum, 2008; Pastor, Our Lady of the Lake, Mahomet (2010);

Senior Status 2017

Father Thomas W. Shaw

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Born Nov. 24, 1949, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Ordained May 26, 2001. Parochial Vicar, St. Columba, Ottawa, 2001; St. Patrick, Elkhart and St. Thomas Aquinas, Mount Pulaski, 2003. Administrator, St. Patrick Parish, Elkhart and St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Mt. Pulaski, and chaplain, Logan Correctional Center and Lincoln Correctional Center, 2004. Pastor, St. Patrick Parish, Elkhart and St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Mt. Pulaski, and chaplain, Logan Correctional Center and Lincoln Correctional Center, 2007.
Pastor St. John the Evangelist, Walnut; Immaculate Conception, Ohio; 2011

Father John M. Verrier

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Born in Boston, Mass., Dec. 16, 1962. Ordained May 27, 1995. Parochial Vicar, St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria, 1995. Pastor, Imm. Conception, Lacon, 1998. While remaining at Lacon, to pastor, St. Mary, Henry, and adm., St. Joseph, Henry, 2000. Vicar, Henry Vicariate, 2001. While remaining Pastor Immaculate Conception, Lacon and St. Mary’s, Henry, and adm. at St. Joseph’s, Henry to Executive Director, King’s House of Retreats, Henry, 2002. Pastor, St. Mary, Metamora and St. Elizabeth Mission, Washburn, 2003; St. Joseph, Brimfield and St. James, Williamsfield, 2008.

Father Joseph Dondanville

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Born in Moline, November 28, 1967 Ordained May 27, 1995 Parochial Vicar, Holy Cross, Mendota, 1995; Pastor, St. Mary’s, East Moline, 1998; Chaplain, The High School of St. Thomas More, Champaign and Pastor, St. Patrick, Tolono and St. Joseph’s Mission, Ivesdale, 2003; Pastor, St. Patrick, Tolono, and Chaplain, The High School of St. Thomas More, Champaign, 2007; Pastor, St. Mary, Kickapoo 2009 and Pastor of St. Patrick, Elmwood 2017.

Father Steven Loftus

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Born January 18, 1970 in Decatur Ordained August 2002 Parochial Vicar, St. Mary’s, Pontiac; St. John’s, Cullom, and St. Joseph’s, Flanagan, 2002. From assitant, St. Mary’s Parish and St. John’s Parish, Cullom, and St. Joseph’s Mission, Flanagan, to assistant St. Patrick’s Parish and St. Mary’s Parish, Ottawa, 2004; Administrator, St. John the Baptist, Rapids City; St. Mary, Hampton, 2007; Pastor St. John the Baptist, Rapids city; St. Mary, Hampton, 2008; Pastor, St. John the Baptist, Rapids City, St. Mary, Hampton, and Faculty, Alleman High School 2009. Pastor St. Mary, Rock Island; Sacred Heart, Rock Island and Chaplain at Alleman High School, 2011; Pastor Holy Family, Danville 2013; while remaining pastor of Holy Family, Danville, Chaplain team, Schlarman Academy, Danville 2017.

Father Mark Miller

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Born August 9, 1963, Davenport, IA. Ordained May 28, 2005. Parochial Vicar, St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria, 2005; Sacred Heart, Moline, 2006; St. Patrick, Washington; St. Luke, Eureka, 2007; St. Matthew, Champaign, 2008; Parochial Vicar, Sts. Peter & Paul, Nauvoo, Sacred Heart, Dallas City, St. Mary, Hamilton, Sacred Heart, Warsaw and Immaculate Conception, Carthage 2010.  Administrator Sacred Heart, Annawan; St. Patrick, Sheffield; St. Mary, Hooppole 2012.  Administrator St. Patrick, Sheffield 2014.  Pastor St. Patrick, Sheffieild 2015.

Father Anthony Co

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Born on December 31, 1977 in St. Charles.
Ordained on May 28, 2005.
Parochial Vicar of Immaculate Conception in Monmouth, St. Theresa in Alexis, and St. Andrew in Oquawka; and chaplain of the Newman Club at Monmouth College (2005). Parochial Vicar at St. Matthew in Champaign while assisting with Hispanic Ministry at St. John Catholic Chapel (2006). Assistant Chaplain at St. John Newman Foundation, University of Illinois in Champaign (2009). Administrator at St. Patrick in Andalusia, chaplain of Alleman High School in Rock Island, and sacramental care of Augustana College in Rock Island (2013). Pastor at St. Patrick in Andalusia, while remaining sacramental care of Augustana College in Rock Island (2014). Pastor of St. Mary and Sacred Heart both in Rock Island (2016).

Father Ronald Dodd

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Born, January 21, 1945 in Springfield, IL Ordained May 28, 2005 Parochial Vicar, St. Columba, Ottawa, and St. Mary’s Mission, Grand Ridge, 2005; Parochial Vicar, Immaculate Conception, Streator, St. Stephen, Streator, St. Casimir, Streator, St. Anthony of Padua, Streator 2009 Administrator St. Paul, Odell and Sacred Heart, Campus (2011); Pastor St. Paul, Odell and Sacred Heart Campus 2012; Pastor St. Mary’s, Metamora and St. Elizabeth’s Mission, Washburn (2013)
Senior status (2015)

Father Daniel Ebker

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Born April 18, 1969, in Alton Ordained May 27, 2006 Parochial Vicar, Holy Rosary, St. Patrick, St. Hyacinth and Resurrection, LaSalle, and Sacred Heart, Dimmick, 2006; St. Patrick and St. Hyacinth and Queen of the Holy Rosary Shrine, LaSalle, 2007; Administrator, St. Mary, Canton 2009; Pastor, St. Mary, Canton (2010); Pastor St. Mary, Canton and St. Michael, St. David, 2012; Pastor St. Mary, Canton and St. Matthew, Farmington 2017.

Father John Pham

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Parochial Vicar at Holy Family in Lincoln and St. Mary in Atlanta (2007). Parochial Vicar at St. Patirck in Elkhart and St. Thomas Aquinas in Mt. Pulaski while remaining at Holy Family in Lincoln and St. Mary in Atlanta (2014). Parochial Vicar at St. Mary in Champaign and St. Patrick in Urbana (2016).  Parochial vicar, Holy Family in Lincoln, St. Mary in Atlanta, St. Patrick in Elkhart and St. Thomas Aquinas in Mt. Pulaski 2017.

Father John F. Cyr

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Born in Lafayette, Ind., on March 17, 1974 Ordained May 25, 2002 Parochial Vicar, Holy Cross, Champaign, 2002; St. Pius X Parish, Rock Island, 2004; St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria, 2005; Holy Trinity; Bloomington, 2006; Parochial Vicar, St. Patrick of Merna, St. Mary, Downs, 2008; Administrator, St. Patrick Church, Tolono (2010); Pastor, St. Patrick, Tolono and St. Joseph, Ivesdale, 2012 Parochial Vicar St. Vincent dePaul, Peoria (2013); Parochial vicar, St. Matthew, Champaign (2014)
Pastor St. John the Baptist, Bradford and St. Dominic, Wyoming (2015)

Father Kevin Creegan

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Born New London, WI on Dec. 8, 1959
Ordained May 26, 2001
Parochial Vicar – Immaculate Conception, Monmouth, St. Patrick, Raritan, and St. Andrew, Oquawka (2001) Immaculate Conception, Monmouth, St. Patrick, Raritan, and St. Theresa, Alexis (2002)
Administrator – St. Mary, DePue (2004) St. Mary, Tiskilwa (2005)
Pastor – St. Mary, DePue and St. Mary, Tiskilwa (2006)

Monsignor John J. Prendergast

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Born Oct. 31, 1945, in Streator. Ordained July 4, 1976. Parochial Vicar, St. Matthew, Champaign, 1976. Assistant Chaplain, St. John’s Chapel, Champaign, 1978. U.S. Army, 1980. Prelate of Honor, 2000. Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Streator, 2002. While remaining Pastor at Immaculate Conception, Streator, Administrator, St. Casimir, Streator, 2004. Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Streator, 2005. Remaining Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Streator and Admin., St. Casmir, Streator; also to Pastor, St. Stephen, Streator; St. Patrick, Ransom, 2007; Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Streator, St. Stephen, Streator, St. Casimir, Streator, St. Anthony of Padua, Streator 2009. Pastor of St. Patrick, Washington; 2011 Remaining pastor of St. Patrick, Washington, Pastor St. Monica, East Peoria, 2012. Special Assistant to the bishop; episcopal vicar for religious; episcopal vicar for retired priests; Vice Chancellor, 2013.
Senior Status 2015

Father Dominic J. Vitaliano

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Born in Long Branch, NJ 7/18/1958.  Ordained 5/25/1991.  Asst. St. Mary, Pontiac (1991).  St. Pius X, Rock Island (1992).  Pastor St. Lawrence, Penfield; Holy Trinity, Rankin (1994).  Pastor St. Thomas, Philo; Immaculate Conception, bongard (1996).  Pastor St. Luke, Eureka (1997).  Chaplain U.S. Air Force (2000).  Pastor St. Bernard, Bushnell; St. Augustine, St. Augustine and chaplain at St. Francis of Assisi Newman Ctr. at Western Illinois University, Macomb (2014). Parochial vicar St. Mary, Champaign, St. Patrick, Tolono, St. Joseph, Ivesdale, and chaplain Champaign hospitals 2017.

Chaplain, Veteran Administration, 2017

Father Daniel Gifford

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Born in Peoria on April 1, 1985. Ordained on May 26, 2012.
Parochial at Vicar Epiphany, Normal (2012). Assistant Chaplain at St. John Catholic Newman Center, Champaign (2014). Parochial Vicar at St. Mark, Peoria and assistant chaplain at St. Joseph Newman Center, Peoria (2016).  Administrator St. Louis, Princeton 2017.

Pastor St. Louis, Princeton 2018.

Father Joel Phelps

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Born on September 3, 1984. Ordained on May 26, 2012.
Parochial Vicar at St. Patrick in Urbana and St. Mary in Champaign (2012). Parochial Vicar at Holy Cross in Mendota, St. Theresa in Earlville, and Sts. Peter and Paul in Peterstown (2015); Administrator St. Malachy, Rantoul, and St. Elizabeth in Thomasboro 2017.

Pastor St. Malachy, Rantoul; St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Thomasboro (2018)

Father David Sabel

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Ordained: May 23, 2009. Parochial Vicar, St. Mary Church, Pontiac. St. Joseph, Flanangan, St. John, Cullom, (2009). Administrator St. Mary, Pontiac; St. Joseph, Flanagan; St. John, Cullom (2012). Pastor St. Mary, Pontiac; St. Joseph, Flanagan; St. John, Cullom; St. Paul, Odell and vicar Pontiac Vicariate (2013)

Pastor St. Mary, Pontiac; St. Joseph, Flanagan; St. Joseph, Chenoa; St. Mary, Lexington (2018)

Father Thomas F. Kelly

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W6881 W. Lake Shore Drive Elkhorn WI 53121
Born in Peoria, July 11, 1930 Ordained May 27, 1956 Parochial Vicar, St. Joseph, Rock Island, 1956; St. Paul’s, Odell, 1958; Asst. chaplain, Newman Foundation, Champaign, 1959; Chaplain, Newman Foundation, Bradley University, Peoria, 1963. Co-pastor, St. Columba, Ottawa, 1973; Adm., St. Columba, Ottawa, 1974; Co-pastor, St. Columba Ottawa, 1974; Pastor, St. Columba, 1978; Leave of absence, 1983; Adm., St. Mary, Tiskilwa, 1983; Pastor, St. Anthony, Bartonville, 1985; Senior Priest status, 1999

Canon J.J. Flattery

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20967 Walnut Hill Road Danville, IL 61834
Born in Danville, June 4, 1930. Ordained June 4, 1955. Asst., St. Joseph’s LaSalle, 1955; St. Columba’s Ottawa, and Marquette H.S., 1956. U.S. Air Force, 1960. Appointed Canon in perpetuum, Cathedral of Smyrna (lzmir), Turkey, 1971; Retired from Air Force, 1988; Faculty, St. Leo College, Florida, 1988; Pastor, Holy Family, Danville, 1989; Vicar, Danville, 1990-1992; Pastor, St. Matthew, Champaign, 1992; Sabbatical leave, 1994; Senior Priest status, 1995

Father R. Anthony Lee

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Born in Galesburg, Dec. 31, 1960 Ordained May 29, 1993 Parochial Vicar, Imm. Conception, Streator, 1993; St. Paul’s, Danville, and chaplain, Schlarman High School, Danville, 1994. Pastor, St. Paul’s, Odell, and Sacred Heart, Campus, 1998. Pastor, St. Anthony’s, Hoopeston, and chaplain, Schlarman High School, Danville, 1999. While remaining pastor, St. Anthony’s, and Chaplain, Schlarman, to pastor, Holy Trinity, Rankin, 2000. Pastor, St. Anthony’s, Hoopeston, and Chaplain, Schlarman High School, Danville, 2001. From chaplain, Schlarman H.S., Danville, and pastor, St. Anthony’s Parish, Hoopeston and Chaplain, Schlarman High School, Danville, Pastor, Rankin, 2003. From Chaplain, Schlarman High School and pastor St. Anthony’s Parish, Hoopeston, to pastor Holy Family, Lincoln and St. Columba Mission, Mason City, 2004; Pastor, St. Jude, Peoria, 2007; Leave of Absence (2010); Pastor St. Anthony, Atkinson (2011). Pastor Holy Trinity, Bloomington; Historic St. Patrick, Bloomington and pastoral care for JPII Catholic Newman Ctr at IL State University, Normal and Vicar, Bloomington/Lincoln Vicariate (2013).

Leave of Absence, 2017

Father Raymond Guthrie

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Born in Chicago on January 31, 1954.
Ordained May 12, 1984
Parochial Vicar, St. Pius X, Rock Island, 1984; St. Mary, Pontiac, 1987; Adm., St. Mary, Tiskilwa, 1990; Pastor, St. Mary, Tiskilwa, and St. Francis, Bureau, 1992; Released to enter the Jesuit Novitiate, 1993; Parochial Vicar, St. Patrick, LaSalle, 1994; Pastor, Holy Family, Oglesby, 1994; Assistant Chaplain, St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, 1995; Admin., St. Patrick, Camp Grove, 1995; Leave of absence, 1995; Parochial Vicar, St. Paul, Danville, and Chaplain, Schlarman High School, Danville, 1998; Working outside the diocese, 1999; Pastor, St. Mary’s Parish, Wenona, St. John’s Parish, Lostant, and Adm., St. Patrick’s Parish, Minonk, 2004; Pastor, Mary Our Lady of Peace, Orion, St. Maria Goretti, Coal Valley, and part-time teacher, Alleman High School, Rock Island, 2005; Remaining part-time teacher Alleman, H.S.; Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Silvis with residence at Our Lady of Guadalupe, Silvis, 2007; while remaining Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Silvis to Asst. Spiritual Director, Northwest area of TEC, 2008; Parochial Vicar, St. Columba, Ottawa and Faculty, Marquette High School 2009. Parochial Vicar St. Patrick, Seneca while remaining a faculty member Marquette High School, Ottawa. (2012) While remaining Parochial Vicar, St. Patrick Parish, Seneca, to Parochial Vicar, St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Streator (01/09/2017). Parochial vicar St. Michael the Archangel, Streator and Sts. Peter and Paul, Leonore 2017.

Released for service in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee (2018)

Father Edward F. Carney

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Born in Kewanee on Nov. 10 1937
Ordained May 26, 1963
Parochial Vicar – Blessed Sacrament, Morton (1963) St. Joseph, Rock Island (1968)
Chaplain – Guardian Angel Home (1973-74)
In residence at St. Joseph, Rock Island (1972)
George Williams College, Downers Grove (1971)
Post Graduate Studies in Social Work (1972-73)
Catholic Social Service, Peoria (1973-74)
Clinical Supervisor, Stonehedge Polydrug (1974-75)
Private Practice (1974-2003)
Psychology Director, Permanent Diaconate (1975-1983)
Senior Priest Status in 2003

Father Harold Datzman, OSB

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Born November 7, 1938.
Ordained May 23, 1965
Parochial Vicar, St. Joseph, Peru, 1977-1884; Administrator, Holy Trinity, Cherry, and St. Patrick’s, Arlington, 1987; Pastor, St. Thomas More, Dalzell, 1988; St. Benedict, Ladd, and St. Gertrude, Seatonville, 1994; Pastor, St. Joseph, Peru, 2005.
Senior priest status January 9, 2017.

Father Vien Van Do

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Born in Jue, Vietnam, Feb. 4, 1951 Ordained Dec. 22, 1990 Parochial Vicar, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Galesburg, 1990; Administrator, St. Elizabeth’s, Thomasboro, and Sacred Heart, Ludlow, 1994; Pastor, St. Elizabeth, Thomasboro, and Sacred Heart, Ludlow, 1994; St. Philomena, Monticello, and St. Michael, Bement, 1996; Leave of absence, 1998; Assistant, St. Anthony, Streator, 1999; Leave of absence, 1999; Parochial Vicar, St. Philomena, Peoria, 2000; Sacred Heart, Moline, 2003; Administrator, St. Dominic, Wyoming, St. Patrick, Camp Grove, St. John the Baptist, Bradford, 2006; Pastor, St. Dominic, Wyoming, St. Patrick, Camp Grove and St. John the Baptist, Bradford, 2008
Parochial vicar at St. Mary of Lourdes, Germantown Hills and St. Mary, Metamora and St. Elizabeth, Washburn with pastoral care of Vietnamese Catholicsin Peoria and Bloomington regions. (2015)

Father Joseph P. Donton

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Born in Florissant, MO, on Sept. 11, 1965 Ordained May 25, 1991 Parochial Vicar, Holy Family, Lincoln, and Chaplain, Lincoln Correctional Center, 1991; St. Thomas, Peoria Heights, 1992; Administrative Assistant to Bishop Myers and Vice-Chancellor, 1994; Pastor/Rector, Cathedral of St. Mary, Peoria, and Director of Vocations, 1997; Vicar, Peoria SW Vicariate, 2001; Pastor, St. Patrick, Washington, 2003; while remaining Pastor, St. Patrick, Washington, to Administrator, St. Luke, Eureka, 2006; while remaining Pastor St. Patrick, Washington, to Pastor St. Luke, Eureka, 2007 Pastor St. Patrick, Ottawa and Part time teacher at Marquette High School. Pastor St. Malachy’s, Rantoul and St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Thomasboro; 2013. Pastor Holy Cross, Champaign 2017.

Father Henry Fritz, OSB

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Born in Chicago, April 3, 1925 Ordained May 22, 1952 Teacher, St. Bede Academy, Peru, 1948. Principal, St. Bede Academy, Peru, 1977. Assistant, St. Mary, Pontiac, 1985. Pastor, St. Peter, Peoria, 1986; St. Francis, Kewanee, and St. John, Cambridge, 1987; St. Joseph, Peru, 1994. Pastor, St. Joseph, Peru, and Administrator, St. Mary, Peru, 2001. Pastor, St. Benedict, Ladd, 2005; Senior Priest Status 2009

Monsignor Albert W. Hallin, PA

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Born in Chicago, Feb. 3, 1929 Ordained May 28, 1961 Parochial Vicar, Holy Family, Peoria, 1961. Faculty, Academy of Our Lady, Peoria, 1961. Faculty, Bergan High School, Peoria, 1964. Chaplain, Bergan High School, Peoria, 1967-78. Administrator, Sts. Peter & Paul, Chatsworth, 1972. Diocesan Director of Pre-Cana, 1973-80. Resident Chaplain, Mt. Alverno Motherhouse, while remaining Chaplain at Bergan, 1976. Co-pastor, St. Matthew, Champaign, 1978. Pastor, St. Anne, East Moline, 1983; St. Mary and Sts. Peter & Paul, Westville, 1988. Vicar, Danville Vicariate, 1988. Pastor, St. Columba, Ottawa, 1990. Diocesan Ecumenical Officer, 1990. Diocesan Consultor, 1990. Vicar, Ottawa Vicariate, 1991. Episcopal Vicar for Ecumenism, 1993. Prelate of Honor, 1993. Pastor, Holy Cross, Champaign, 1997. Vicar, Champaign Vicariate, 1997. While remaining Vicar Forane of the Champaign Vicariate and Episcopal Vicar for Ecumenical Affairs, to Pastor, St. Boniface, Seymour, with residence at St. John’s Catholic Chapel, Champaign, 2005. Remaining Pastor, St. Boniface, Seymour, Asst. Chaplain, St. John’s Catholic Chapel, Champaign; also Pastor of St. Joseph, Ivesdale, 2007. Protonotary Apostolic. Senior priest status 2012.

Father Robert Hoffmann

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217-354-2521
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343 Hickory Ct. Oakwood, IL 61858
Born in St. Louis, Mo., June 14, 1930 Ordained May 27, 1956 Parochial Vicar, St. John, Peoria, 1956; St. Paul’s, Odell, faculty member and athletic dir., St. Paul’s High School, and chaplain, Veteran’s Hospital, Dwight, 1959; Faculty, Alleman High School, Rock Island, and part time Asst. St. Mary, Rock Island, 1996; Asst. St. John Chapel, Champaign, 1967; St. Bernard, Peoria, 1969; Pastor, St. Patrick Wapella and St. Mary, Downs, 1970; Vicar, Lincoln Vicariate, 1974; Co-chaplain, Newman Foundation, Normal, Co-pastor, St. Patrick, Danville, 1978; Pastor Holy Family Danville, 1985; St. John, Clinton and St. Patrick, Wapella, 1989; Senior Priest status and Pastor Emeritus, 2000

Father Keith A. Walder

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Born September 27, 1976, in Peoria. Ordained May 24, 2003. Parochial Vicar, St. Columba, Ottawa, and St. Mary Mission, Grand Ridge, 2003. Administrator, St Thomas, Philo, Immaculate Conception, Bongard, St. Joseph, Pesotum, and St. Mary, Pesotum, 2005. Pastor, St. Thomas, Philo, Immaculate Conception, Bongard, St. Joseph & St. Mary, Pesotum, 2007; St. Anne, East Moline, St. Mary, East Moline, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Silvis, 2008; Pastor St. Edward, Chillicothe 2011;

Pastor St. Thomas, Philo and St. Mary, Pesotum 2017.

Father James E. Rickey

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Born in Peoria, June 25, 1943. Ordained June 7, 1969. Parochial Vicar, Imm. Heart of Mary, Galesburg, 1969. Adm., St. Rose, Rushville. Asst., St. Paul’s, Macomb, and chaplain, St. Francis Newman Center, Macomb, 1974. Pastor, St. Patrick’s, Raritan, while remaining chaplain, St. Francis Newman Center, Macomb, 1989. Chaplain, St. Francis Newman Center, Macomb, 1991. Sabbatical, 1993. Pastor, St. Patrick’s, Dwight, 1994. While remaining at Dwight, adm., Sacred Heart, Campus, 1996. Pastor, St. Patrick’s, Dwight, 1998. 6/12/2013 Senior Status

Father Patrick M. Riordan

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Born in Streator, Feb. 10, 1947. Ordained Dec. 22, 1990. Parochial Vicar, Imm. Conception, Monmouth; St. Andrew, Oquawka, and St. Patrick, Raritan, 1990. Pastor/Principal, Sacre Coeur, Creve Coeur, 1993. Pastor, St. Mary, Westville, 1994; Our Lady of Guadalupe, Silvis,1996. Leave of absence, 1999. Parochial Vicar, St. Anthony, Streator, and Chaplain, St. Mary Hospital, Streator, 2000. Adm., Immaculate Conception, Streator, 2002. Pastor, St. Mary, Kickapoo, 2002; Pastor, St. Mary of the Woods, Princeville 2009.
Pastor St. Patrick, Tolono, St. Joseph, Ivesdale (2013);

Senior Status 2017

Monsignor Steven P. Rohlfs

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STD

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Born in Lincoln, June 17, 1950. Ordained May 22, 1976. Parochial Vicar, St. Bernard, Peoria, 1976. Chaplain and Dir. of Religious Ed., Bergan High School, Peoria, 1978. Assoc. Dir.of Vocations, 1983. Doctoral studies in Rome, 1986. Vice-chancellor, Vocation dir., Dir. of Propagation of the Faith, 1987. Rector, St. Mary Cathedral, 1987, and pastor, St. Peter, Peoria, 1987-92, while remaining vice-chancellor, vocation director and director of Propagation of the Faith, 1990. Pastor, St. Philomena, Peoria, 1993. Prelate of Honor, 1993. Censor Librorum, 1993. Vicar, Peoria NE Vicariate, 1994. Episcopal Vicar for Healthcare, 1994. Knight Commander of the Holy Sepulchre, 1997. Vicar General, Moderator of the Curia, and Chancellor, 1999. Knight o fConstantinian Order, 2000. Named Diocesan Administrator 2001. Reappointed Vicar General, Moderator of the Curia and Chancellor, as well as Director, Propogation of the Faith, Holy Childhood Association, Mission Coordinator, and Director of Cemetaries, 2002. While remaining Vicar General, from chancellor and moderator of the curia, to administrator, St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Peoria, 2004. Rector, Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, 2005.

Rector emeritus, assisting with special direction, St. Paul Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota (2015)

Father Donald Roszkowski

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frdon2003@yahoo.com
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Born in Northlake on January 25, 1970. Ordained on May 24, 1997.
Parochial Vicar at St. Philomena in Peoria (1997). Pastor at St. Paul in Odell and Sacred Heart in Campus (1999). Assistant Chaplain at St. John Catholic Chapel in Champaign and Associate Director of Vocations (2001). Parochial Vicar at Holy Trinity in Bloomington (2002). Pastor of St. John in Clinton, St. Patrick in Wapella, Sacred Heart in Farmer City, and St. John in Bellflower (2003). Parochial Vicar at St. Vincent de Paul in Peoria (2007). Pastor at St. Mary in Metamora and St. Elizabeth in Washburn (2008). Pastor at St. Mary in El Paso (2013). Administrator at St. Ann in Peoria (2016).

Father Tom Royer

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Born in Canton, Jan. 27, 1935. Ordained May 29, 1960. Parochial Vicar, Holy Family, Peoria, 1960; St. Paul, Danville, 1966; St. Matthew, Champaign, 1970. Chaplain, Mercy Hospital, Urbana, 1971. Parochial Vicar, St. Edward, Chillicothe, 1972. Director, Office of Communications, 1972. Pastor, St. Mary, Champaign, 1973; St. Joseph, Ivesdale, while remaining Pastor at Champaign, 1989. Pastor, St. Mary, Champaign, and St. Boniface, Seymour, 2001. Pastor, St. Mary, Champaign, 2005.  Senior priest status (2011)

Father Timothy J. Sauppe

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Born in Milwaukee, Wis., July 17, 1957. Ordained Dec. 19, 1992. Parochial Vicar, Imm. Conception, Monmouth;St. Andrew, Oquawka, and St. Patrick, Raritan, 1992. Chaplain, Alleman High School, Rock Island, 1994. While remaining chaplain at Alleman, Parochial Vicar, St. Pius, Rock Island, 1995. Pastor, Sacred Heart, Annawan, and St. Mary, Hooppole, 1997. While remaining pastor, Sacred Heart Parish, Annawan, and St. Mary Mission, Hooppole, to pastor, St. Patrick Parish, Sheffield, 2004;
Pastor St Mary, Westvile, 2008. and St. Issaac Jogues, Georgetown 2013;

Father Michael R. Schaab

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Born in Peoria, March 7, 1944. Ordained May 22, 1971. Parochial Vicar, St. Malachy, Rantoul, 1971; Holy Trinity, Bloomington, 1972. Leave for study, 1977. Director, Religious Education, 1979. Pastor, St. Mary, Downs, and St. Patrick, Merna, 1985. Leave for teaching, 1991. Pastor, Mary, Our Lady of Peace, Orion, 1996. While remaining Pastor, Our Lady of Peace, Orion, to Administrator, St. Maria Goretti, Coal Valley, 2002. Pastor, St. Pius X, Rock Island, 2005.
Senior Status 2014

Father Bowan Schmitt

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217-684-5107
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Born in Iowa City, Iowa on May 12, 1963. Ordained on May 24, 1997.
Parochial Vicar at St. Thomas in Peoria Heights (1997). Pastor at St. Joseph in Marseilles and St. Patrick in Ransom (2000). Pastor at St. Anthony in Hoopeston and chaplain at Schlarman High School in Danville (2005) Pastor at St. Thomas Church in Philo, Immaculate Conception in Bongard, and St. Mary in Pesotum (2010). Pastor at Holy Cross in Mendota, St. Teresa of Avila in Earlville, and Sts. Peter & Paul in Peterstown (2014). Pastor at St. Paul in Danville (2016). While remaining pastor at St. Paul in Danville to chaplain team, Schlarman Acadamy in Danville 2017.

Monsignor Rick J. Oberch, J.C.L.

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(309) 699-9315
Born Aug. 11, 1957. Ordained May 25, 1985. Asst., St. Anne’s, East Moline, 1985; St. Malachy’s, Geneseo, 1986. Residence at St. Jude’s, Dunlap, with work at Diocesan Matrimonial Tribunal, 1988. Graduate studies in canon law, St. Paul
Chaplain of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, East Peoria and Mass coverage at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home, Peoria (2015)

Father Paul J. Meismer

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Born in Peoria, June 7, 1943. Ordained June 7, 1969. Parochial Vicar, St. Valentine, Peru, 1969. Adm., St. Patrick, Arlington, Sacred Heart, Dimmick, while remaining Parochial Vicarl, St. Valentine, Peru, 1976; Pastor, St. Mary, Delavan, and St. Joseph, Hopedale, 1979. Chaplain, Logan Correctional Center, Lincoln, 1979. Pastor, St. Patrick, Sheffield, 1985; St. Patrick, Sheffield and St. John, Cambridge, 1986-87; Pastor, St. Patrick, Sheffield, and St. Margaret, Wyanet, 1988; Imm. Conception, Spring Valley, 1998; Holy Trinity, Cherry and St. Patrick, Arlington, 2008.  Senior priest status (2011)

Father Michael Menner

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slcpenfield@gmail.com
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217-595-5620
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Born in Chicago, Sept. 30, 1957. Ordained May 29, 1993. Parochial Vicar, Sacred Heart, Moline, 1993. Chaplain, Motherhouse of Daughters of St. Francis of Assisi, Lacon, and St. Joseph’s Nursing Home, Lacon, and assisting with chaplain services at King’s House, Henry, 1996. Adm. Immaculate Conception, Lacon, 1997. Pastor, St. Theresa, Alexis, and St. Aloysius, Wataga, 1998, Sacred Heart , Warsaw and St. Mary, Hamilton 2002; Pastor, St. Lawrence, Penfield, Holy Trinity, Rankin, St. Charles Borromeo, Homer (2009).

Monsignor Mark J. Merdian

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Born in Peoria, Nov. 13, 1966. Ordained May 29, 1993. Parochial Vicar, St. Matthew, Champaign, 1993. Adm. asst. to Bishop Myers and vice-chancellor, 1997. While remaining adm. asst. to bishop and vice-chancellor, adm., St. Peter, Peoria, 1998. Pastor, St. Peter, Peoria, while remaining adm. asst. to bishop and vice-chancellor, 1999. Pastor St. Mary, Metamora and St. Elizabeth, Washburn, 2001. While remaining Pastor, St. Mary, Metamora and St. Elizabeth, Washburn, to Admin., St. Joseph, Roanoke and St John, Benson, 2001. Pastor, St. Mary, Metamora, St. Elizabeth, Washburn, St. Joseph, Roanoke and St. John, Benson, 2002. Pastor, St. Matthew’s, Champaign, 2003. Knight of the Holy Sepulchre, 2003. Vicar of junior clergy, 2006. Chaplain to His Holiness, 2009. Episcopal vicar for health care, 2010. While remaining Episcopal Vicar for Healthcare and Episcopal Vicar for Young Clergy, President, Peoria Notre Dame High School (2012)
Pastor St. Pius X, Rock Island, Vicar of Rock Island Vicariate (2014)

Father Thomas Mizeur

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Born in Rock Island, Dec. 1, 1945. Ordained June 9, 1973. Parochial Vicar, Holy Trinity, Bloomington, 1973. Co-chaplain, St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, 1980. Campus Minister, Bradley University, Peoria, and Illinois Central College, East Peoria, 1983. Dir., Pastoral Care, St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, 1985. Chaplain, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, 1998. Leave of absence, 1999. In residence, St. Pius, Rock Island, 1999. Parochial Vicar, St. Pius, Rock Island, 2000. Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Lacon, St. Mary and St. Joseph, Henry, 2004.

Pastor Immaculate Conception, Lacon; St. John XXIII, Henry, chaplain daughters of St. Francis of Assisi, Lacon; St. Joseph Nursing Home, Lacon (2014)

Senior Status (2-2017)

Father Michael Monclova

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Born in El Paso, Texas, March 29, 1971. Ordained May 24, 1997. Parochial Vicar, St. Stephen, Steator, 1997; Holy Cross, Mendota, 1998. Pastor, St. Patrick, Havana, and Imm. Conception, Manito, 2000; Immaculate Conception, Monmouth, St. Theresa, Alexis and St. Andrew Mission, Oquawka, 2004; Sts. Peter & Paul, Spring Valley, St. Gertrude, Seatonville, also local Hispanic needs, 2008; Pastor St. Anthony, Atkinson 2009.

Father Gregory E. Nelson

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Born in Peoria on October 25, 1967.
Ordained on May 24, 1997.
Parochial Vicar at Holy Trinity in Bloomington (1997). Pastor of St. Philomena in Monticello and St. Michael in Bement (2001). Pastor at St. Paul in Danville (2005). Vicar for the Danville Vicariate (2013). Pastor at St. Mary in Bloomington (2016).

Father Jeffery A. Small

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Born in Racine, Wis., Nov. 13, 1964. Ordained May 29, 1993. Parochial Vicar, St. Stephen, Streator, 1993. Pastor, Imm. Conception, Carthage, and St. Mary, West Point, 1997. Leave-of-absence, 2003. Parochial Vicar 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)

Father William T. Miller

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Born in Harvey, May 12, 1959. Ordained May 12, 1984. Rector, Rosmini House and Novice Master, 1991. Provencial Superior, 2001. Administrator, Corpus Christi and St. Patrick, Galesburg, and Sacred Heart, Abingdon, 2002. Pastor Corpus Christi and St. Patrick, Galesburg, and Sacred Heart, Abingdon, 2004.

Pastor Corpus Christi, Galesburg; St. Patrick, Galesburg, Sacred Heart, Abingdon; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Galesburg (2018)

Father Robert G. Mann

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(623) 544-4795
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19614 Star Ridge Dr, Sun City West, AZ 85375-4119
Born in Clinton, Iowa, June 5, 1933. Ordained June 6, 1959. Dir., Pastoral Care Dept., United Samaritans Medical Center, Danville, 1990. Senior priest status, 2003.

Father David F. Roche

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815-842-2891
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728 E. Water Street Pontiac IL 61764
Born in Peoria, Nov. 30, 1932. Ordained June 1, 1958. Parochial Vicar, Sacred Heart, Moline, 1958; St. Mary, Westville, 1958; Imm. Conception, Spring Valley, 1965; St. Patrick, Washington, 1969. Chaplain, St. Margaret Hospital, Spring Valley, 1970. Pastor, St. Mary, Delavan, and St. Joseph, Hopedale, 1971. Chaplain, Mercy Hospital, Urbana, 1973. Co-pastor, St. Patrick, Urbana, 1981. On leave, 1981. Adminstrator, Sacred Heart, Farmer City, and St. John, Bellflower, 1982. Leave of absence, 1983. In residence, St. Bernard, Peoria, 1984. Pastor, St. Mary, Princeville, 1985. Chaplain, St. James Hospital, Pontiac, 1991. Senior priest status, 2003.

Father Harold F. Schmitt

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(309) 246-3867 or 246-2175
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Born in Henry, Feb. 6, 1931. Ordained May 30, 1959. Parochial Vicar, St. Patrick, Ottawa, 1959; Imm. Conception, Monmouth, 1963; St. Philomena, Peoria, 1966. Pastor, Imm. Conception, Carthage, Sacred Heart, Dallas City, and St. Mary, West Point, 1972. Co-pastor, St. Philomena, Peoria, 1974. Adm., St. Augustine, St. Augustine, and St. Patrick, Raritan, 1975. Pastor, St. Mary, DePue, 1975; St. Mary Cathedral, Peoria, 1978; St. Mary, Kewanee, 1986; St. Maria Goretti, Coal Valley, 1991; St. Mary’ Ottawa, 1994. Chaplain, Daughters of St. Francis of Assisi, Lacon, and St. Joseph’s Nursing Home, Lacon, 1998.

Senior Priest Status 2014

Father Chris G. Haake

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Born in Highland, Feb. 8, 1968 Ordained May 24, 1997 Parochial Vicar, St. Philomena, Peoria, 1997. Chaplain, Peoria Notre Dame High School, 1999. While remaining chaplain at Peoria Notre Dame to Associate Director of Vocations, 1999. Pastor, St. Mary, Kewanee, 2002. While remaining Pastor, St. Mary’s, Kewanee, to Pastor, St. Francis of Assisi, Kewanee, 2003. Pastor, St. Bernard, Peoria, and Spiritual Director, Crusillo/TEC program, 2005. While remaining Spiritual Director, Cursillo/TEC program, to Assistant Pastor, St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria, 2006. Administrator, St. Theresa, Earlville, and Chaplain, Marquette High School, 2006; while remaining Chaplain, Marquette High School, to Pastor St. Theresa, Earlville, 2008 Pastor St. Teresa, Earlville; Part time teacher at Marquette High School (2011). Pastor St. Patrick, Dwight and Sacred Hearth, Campus (2013)

Pastor St. Patrick, Dwight; St. Paul, Odell (2018)

Father David P. Richardson

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Born on December 11, 1973 in Red Bank, NJ.
Ordained on May 24, 2003.
Parochial Vicar at St. Matthew in Champaign (2003). Parochial Vicar at St. Philomena in Peoria (2006). Assistant Vocation Director (2007). While remaining Assistant Vocation Director to Administrator at St. Philomena in Peoria (2008). Pastor at St. Philomena in Peoria (2009). While remaining Pastor at St. Philomena in Peoria to Episcopal Vicar of Junior Clergy (2014).

Father Luke A. Spannagel

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309-837-3989
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Born October 30, 1976, in Effingham. Ordained May 24, 2003. Parochial Vicar, Sts. Peter & Paul, Nauvoo, Immaculate Conception, Carthage, Sacred Heart Mission, Dallas City and St. Mary Mission, West Point, 2003. Asst. Chaplain St. John Chapel, Champaign, 2007; Director, St. Francis of Assisi Newman Center, Macomb, Administrator, St. Patrick, Raritan (2010); Chaplain of St. John’s Catholic Newman Center, Champaign (2014); Pastor St. Patrick, Urbana 2017.

Father Dennis Spohrer

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Born in Urbana, July 13, 1967. Ordained May 24, 2003. Parochial Vicar, St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria, 2003; St. Matthew Parish, Champaign, 2004; Holy Cross, Champaign, 2005; Administrator St. Theresa, Alexis and Chaplain OSF Holy Family Medical Center, Monmouth; Pastor, St. Theresa, Alexis while remaining Chaplain, OSF Holy Family Medical Center, Monmouth (2010) Parochial Vicar, St. Patrick, Urbana and St. Mary, Champaign (2012)
Assistant Chaplain at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. (2013)

Father Stephen A. Willard

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Born in Peoria Sept. 9, 1966. Ordained May 29, 1993. Parochial Vicar, Holy Trinity, Bloomington, 1993. Pastor, St. Mary, Downs, and Chaplain, Central Catholic High School, Bloomington, with residence at St. Patrick, Bloomington, 1997. Pastor, St. Thomas, Philo and Immaculate Conception, Bongard, 2003. While remaining Pastor of St. Thomas, Philo, and Immaculate Conception, Bongard, to Pastor, St. Mary and St. Joseph, Pesotum, 2004. Pastor, Holy Cross, Champaign, 2005. Pastor St. Patrick’s Parish, Washington, and St. Monica Parish, East Peoria, 2013.

Pastor St. Vincent dePaul, Peoria (2018)

Father David Whiteside

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Born in Peoria, May 31, 1971. Ordained May 24, 1997. Parochial Vicar, Holy Family, Oglesby, St. Anthony, Spring Valley, and Sts. Peter & Paul, Spring Valley, 1997. Holy Family, Oglesby, 1998; St. Pius X, Rock Island, 1998. Leave of absense 2001. Parochial Vicar, St. Joseph, Pekin, 2002. Admin., St. Patrick, Bloomington, Asst. Chaplain at St. Robert Bellarmine Newman Center, Normal, 2007. Pastor, St. Patrick, Bloomiington, while remaining Asst. Chaplain, St. Robert Bellarmine Newman Center, Normal, 2008; Pastor, St. Patrick, Havana and Immaculate Conception, Manito, 2010.

While remaining pastor, St. Patrick, Havana, and Immaculate Conception, Manito to pastor, St. Mary, Lewistown 2017.

Father Jeffrey D. Stirniman

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Born in Cedar Rapids, IA, Oct. 12, 1964. Ordained Aug. 5, 1995. Parochial Vicar, St. Philomena, Peoria, 1995. Chaplain, Alleman High School, Rock Island, and Parochial Vicar, St. Pius X, Rock Island, 1997. Pastor, St. Patrick, Bloomington, 1999; St. Louis, Princeton and St. Mary Mission, Tiskilwa, 2003. Pastor, St. Louis, Princeton, 2005. Administrator Holy Trinity and St. Patrick, Bloomington, and St. Patrick, Wapella 2017.

Monsignor James J. Swaner

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Born in Chicago on March 25, 1936. Ordained May 28, 1961.
Parochial Vicar at St. Columba, Ottawa, and faculty at Marquette High School, Ottawa (1961). Assistant Principal at Marquette High School, Ottawa (1968). Principal at Marquette High School (1969). Pastor at Annunciation, Streator and St. Mary, Kangley (1973). Pastor at Sts. Peter & Paul, Leonore, while remaining pastor at Annunciation, Streator and St. Mary, Kangley (1977). Pastor at Resurrection, LaSalle (1984). Pastor at Sacred Heart, Dimmick while remaining pastor at Resurrection, LaSalle (1991). Pastor at St. Mary, Wenona and St. John, Lostant (1993). Pastor at St. Patrick, Washington (1994). Vicar of Pekin Vicariate (1996). Administrator of St. Luke, Eureka while remaining pastor at St. Patrick, Washington (2000). Prelate of Honor (2000). Pastor of St. Mary, Utica (2003).

Senior Priest Status in 2016.

Monsignor Stuart W. Swetland

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Born in Pittsburg, Pa., May 15, 1959. Ordained May 25, 1991. Parochial Vicar, St. Peter, Peoria, and administrative asst. to the bishop, 1991. Pastor, St. Peter, Peoria, and chaplain, Bradley Newman Center, Peoria, and Illinois Central College, East Peoria, 1992. Pastor, St. Martin de Porres, Peoria, while remaining Newman Center chaplain, Bradley Univeristy and Ill. Central College, 1993. Graduate studies at John Paul II Institute for the Study of Family & Marriage, 1994.STL, 1995. Chaplain, St. John Chapel, Champaign, and director, Newman Foundation, University of Illinois, Champaign, 1997. Knight of Holy Sepulchre, 1997. Dio. Dir., Campus Ministry, 1998. STD, 1998. Episcopal Vicar for Social Justice, 1999. Prelate of Honor, 2000. Director, Pre-Theology and Homeletics; Spiritual Director and Formation, Mount St. Mary Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland, 2006.  President, Donnelly College, Kansas City, KS, 2014.

Father Binh K. (Thaddeus) Tran

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Born March 15, 1956. Ordained May 23, 1992. Parochial Vicar, St. Edward, Chillicothe, 1992; Blessed Sacrament, Morton, 1993; St. Pius X, Rock Island, 1994. Pastor, St. Anthony, Matherville, and St. John, Viola, 1995; St. John, Walnut, and Immaculate Conception, Ohio, 1996. Leave of absence, 2005. Administrator, St. Bernard, Bushnell, and St. Augustine, St. Augustine, 2006. Pastor, Sts. Peter & Paul, Chatsworth and St. James, Forrest, 2007.
Sabbatical for service in Florida parishes (2013).  Parochial vicar St. Patrick, Washington; St. Monica, East Peoria; St. Mary, El Paso 2018.

While remaining parochial vicar St. Patrick, Washington; St. Monica, East Peoria; relinquishing duties as parochial vicar St. Mary, El Paso (10/1/2018)

Father Anthony J. Trosley

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Born Nov. 6, 1951. Ordained May 27, 1978. Parochial Vicar, Holy Cross, Champaign, 1978; St. Thomas, Peoria Heights, 1981. Asst. chaplain, St. Francis Medical Center, 1986. Parochial Vicar, St. Paul, Danville, 1988. Pastor, St. Thomas, Philo, and Imm. Conception, Bongard, 1990. Spiritual director, Imm. Heart of Mary Seminary, Winona, Minn., 1992. Pastor, Holy Family, Oglesby, 1995; St. Matthew, Champaign, 1998; Sts. Peter & Paul, Nauvoo, Sacred Heart Mission, Dallas City, Immaculate Conception, Carthage and St. Mary Mission, West Point, 2003; Pastor, Sts. Peter and Paul, Nauvoo, Sacred Heart, Dallas City, Immaculate Conception, Carthage, St. Mary, West Point, Sacred Heart, Warsaw, St. Mary, Hamilton 2009.

Father Gerald J. Verdun

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Born in Pontiac on March 3, 1942.
Ordained on May 20, 1972.
Parochial Vicar at St. Patrick in Danville (1972). Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph in Pekin (1974). Parochial Vicar at Epiphany in Normal (1977). Pastor at Immaculate Conception in Carthage, Sacred Heart in Dallas City, and St. Mary in West Point (1978). Pastor at St. Joseph in Colfax and St. Rose in Strawn (1980). Parochial Vicar at St. Matthew in Champaign (1989). Pastor at St. Anthony and St. Casimir in Streator (1993). Pastor at St. Joseph in Pekin (1994). Pastor at St. Mary in Delavan and St. Joseph in Hopedale (2000).
Senior Priest Status (2012).

Monsignor Gerald T. Ward

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Born in Peoria, Feb. 23, 1953. Ordained May 26, 1979. Parochial Vicar, St. Ambrose, Milan, 1979; Holy Trinity, Bloomington, 1982; St. Matthew, Champaign, 1985. Pastor, St. Patrick, Elkhart, St. Thomas, Mt. Pulaski, St. John, Middletown, and Prison Ministry, Logan Correctional Center, Lincoln, 1988. Vicar, Lincoln Vicariate, 1989-1991. Pastor, St. Patrick of Merna, Bloomington, 1991. While remaining at Merna, adm., St. Mary, Downs, 1996-2004. While remaining pastor at Merna, pastor, St. Mary, Downs, 2008.
Pastor Blessed Sacrament, Morton (2014)

Monsignor William A. Watson

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Born in Pontiac, March 9, 1936. Ordained June 3, 1962. Parochial Vicar, St. Joseph, Rock Island, 1962; St. John Chapel, Champaign, 1969. Pastor, St. Thomas, Peoria Heights, 1981. Vicar, Peoria N.W. Vicariate, 1986. Chaplain to His Holiness, 2003. Vicar, Peoria NW Vicariate, 2004. While remaining Pastor, St. Thomas, Peoria Heights, to Administrator, St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria, 2004. Pastor, St. Thomas, Peoria Heights, 2005. President, Peoria Notre Dame High School, Peoria, 2007. Prelate of Honor, 2007.  July 8, 2015 to Senior Status.

Father John G. Waugh

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Born in Peoria, Aug. 7, 1929. Ordained May 29, 1955. Parochial Vicar, Visitation, Kewanee, 1955; Holy Cross, Champaign, 1960. Pastor, St. Patrick, Arlington, 1967. Chaplain, Sheridan Correctional Center and pastor, St. Joseph, Wedron, 1969.

Monsignor Dale L. Wellman

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Born in Quincy on November 10, 1938.
Ordained on May 31, 1964.
Parochial Vicar at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Galesburg (1964). Parochial Vicar at St. John in Peoria and Vicar of Education (1968). Vicar Adjutor of St. Anthony in Bartonville (1969). Chaplain at Peoria State Hospital (1969). Administrator at St. Anthony in Bartonville (1972). Pastor at St. Anthony in Bartonville (1974). Moderator for DCCW (1974). Pastor at St. Patrick in LaSalle (1983). Pastor at St. Ambrose in Milan (1990). Prelate of Honor (1993). Pastor at Sacred Heart in Moline (2001). Vicar of Rock Island Vicariate (2004).
Senior Status (2014).

Father Thomas R. Szydlik

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Born Plattsburgh, NY, January 21, 1977. Ordained May 24, 2003. Parochial Vicar, St. Matthew, Champaign, 2003; studies in Rome in the fall, 2003. Parochial Vicar, St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria, 2004; St. Pius X, Rock Island, 2005. Leave of absence, 2006. Parochial Vicar, Sts. Peter & Paul, Nauvoo; Immaculate Conception, Carthage; Sacred Heart, Dallas City; St. Mary, West Point, 2007.

Parochial vicar Sts. Peter and Paul, Nauvoo; Sacred Heart, Dallas City; Immaculate Conception, Carthage; St. Mary, West Point; Sacred Heart, Warsaw; St. Mary, Hamilton (2012)

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