Priests appointments
Pastor Emeritus
Reverend Jeffery A. Grantis appointed Pastor Emeritus of Blessed Sacrament Parish, Springfield, Illinois, from Pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish, Springfield, Illinois, effective August 19, 2024.
Pastor
Reverend Michael Friedelis appointed Pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish, Springfield, Illinois, from Pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Decatur, Illinois, and Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish, Decatur, Illinois; from Chaplain, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois; and from Associate Vocation Director for the Springfield Deanery, while retaining duties as a member of the College of Consultors and Censor librorum, effective August 19, 2024.
Reverend J. Braden Maher is appointed Pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Decatur, Illinois, and Chaplain, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois, effective August 19, 2024, following completion of Spanish language studies at Middlebury Language Schools, Middlebury, Vermont, from June 28 to August 16, 2024; from Pastor of Saint Charles Borromeo Parish, Charleston, Illinois; from Chaplain, Eastern Illinois University Newman Center, Charleston, Illinois, and from Associate Vocation Director for the Mattoon Deanery, effective June 28, 2024.
Reverend Michael Berndt is appointed Pastor of Saint Charles Borromeo Parish, Charleston, Illinois; Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry, Eastern Illinois University Newman Center, Charleston, Illinois, and Associate Vocation Director for the Mattoon Deanery; from Parochial Vicar, Saint Anthony of Padua Parish, Effingham, effective June 28, 2024.
Reverend Peter Chinekeis appointed Pastor of Saint Jude Parish, Rochester, Illinois, from Parochial Administrator of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Parish, Mt. Zion, Illinois, and Saint Isidore Parish, Bethany, Illinois; and from Chaplain, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois, effective July 1, 2024; while retaining duties as Associate Master of Ceremonies to the Bishop and Graduate Studies in Canon Law in the summer program at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., which this year will be from May 28 to August 9, 2024.
Reverend Rafał Pyrchla is appointed Pastor of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Parish, Mt. Zion, Illinois, and Saint Isidore Parish, Bethany, Illinois, from Parochial Vicar, Saint Francis Solanus Parish, Quincy, Illinois.
Reverend Jason Stoneis appointed Pastor of Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish, Decatur, Illinois, from Parochial Administrator of same.
Reverend Michael Trummer is appointed Pastor of Saint John the Baptist Parish, Arcola, Illinois; Forty Martyrs Parish, Tuscola, Illinois; and Sacred Heart Parish, Villa Grove, Illinois; from Parochial Vicar, Saint Boniface Parish, Edwardsville, Illinois, and Associate Chaplain, Father McGivney Catholic High School, Glen Carbon, Illinois, effective August 19, 2024.
Reverend Varghese Anthony Puthussery, S.A.C., is appointed Pastor of Holy Family Parish, Athens, Illinois, and Saint Peter Parish, Petersburg, Illinois, from Parochial Administrator, Saint John the Baptist Parish, Arcola, Illinois; Forty Martyrs Parish, Tuscola, Illinois; and Sacred Heart Parish, Villa Grove, Illinois, effective August 19, 2024.
Reverend Maurice Yonta, S.A.C. is appointed Pastor of Saint Augustine Parish, Ashland, Illinois; Saint Luke Parish, Virginia, Illinois; and Saint Fidelis Parish, Arenzville, Illinois; from Pastor, Holy Family Parish, Athens, Illinois, and Saint Peter Parish, Petersburg, Illinois, effective August 19, 2024.
Reverend Ronnie Lorilla is appointed Pastor of Saint Clare Parish, Altamont, Illinois; Saint Mary Parish, Saint Elmo, Illinois; and Saint Anne Parish, Edgewood, Illinois, from Parochial Administrator of same.
Parochial Administrator
Reverend John C. Burnette is appointed Parochial Administrator of Saint Jude Parish, Rochester, Illinois, from July 1, 2024, through August 9, 2024, while retaining his title as Pastor Emeritus, Saints James and Patrick Parish, Decatur, Illinois.
Parochial Vicar
Reverend Christopher A. Trummer is appointed Parochial Vicar of Saint Boniface Parish, Edwardsville; Associate Chaplain, Father McGivney Catholic High School, Glen Carbon, Illinois; and Doctoral Studies in Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, effective August 19, 2024, following completion of Spanish language studies at Middlebury Language Schools, Middlebury, Vermont, from June 28 to August 16, 2024; from Parochial Vicar, St. Agnes Parish, Springfield, effective June 28, 2024, while retaining duties as Associate Delegate for Health Care Professionals and Associate Chaplain of the Springfield Chapter of the Catholic Physicians Guild/Catholic Medical Association.
Reverend Zachary D. Samplesis appointed Parochial Vicar of Saint Agnes Parish, Springfield, Illinois; Chaplain, Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, Springfield, Illinois; and Associate Vocation Director for the Springfield Deanery; from Parochial Vicar, Saint Peter Parish, Quincy; and Associate Chaplain, Quincy-Notre Dame High School, Quincy, Illinois.
Reverend Wayne Stockis appointed Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Decatur, Illinois, and Associate Chaplain, St. Teresa High School, Decatur, and Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois, from Parochial Vicar, Christ the King Parish, Springfield, Illinois.
Reverend Paul L. Lesupati is appointed Parochial Vicar of Saint Peter Parish, Quincy, Illinois, and Associate Chaplain, Quincy-Notre Dame High School, Quincy, Illinois, from Parochial Vicar, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Springfield, Illinois.
Reverend Alex M. McCullough, newly ordained, is appointed Parochial Vicar of Christ the King Parish, Springfield, Illinois.
Reverend Daniel G. McGrath, newly ordained, is appointed Parochial Vicar of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Springfield, Illinois, and Associate Chaplain, Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, Springfield, Illinois.
Reverend Bruce E. Scott, newly ordained, is appointed Parochial Vicar of Saint Francis Solanus Parish, Quincy, Illinois.
Reverend Jayke A. White, newly ordained, is appointed Parochial Vicar of Saint Anthony of Padua Parish, Effingham, Illinois.
Reverend Mariadas Chatla, a priest incardinated in the Diocese of Guntur, India, is appointed with the consent of his diocesan bishop as Parochial Vicar of Saint Paul Parish, Highland, Illinois.
Reverend Pius Chidozie Nwiyi, a priest incardinated in the Diocese of Abakaliki, Nigeria, is appointed with the consent of his diocesan bishop as Parochial Vicar of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Springfield, Illinois.
Chaplain
Reverend Charles A. Edwards is granted his request to pursue ministry as a Pastoral Care Chaplain, from Pastor of Saint Jude Parish, Rochester, Illinois.
Graduate Studies
Reverend Troy P. Niemerg, newly ordained, is appointed to Graduate Studies for the Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) in Systematic Theology from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (The Angelicum), Rome, Italy, with residence at the Pontifical North American College, Rome, Italy.
Reverend Dominic Vahlingis appointed to Graduate Studies in Canon Law at Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada, from Chaplain and teaching at Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, Springfield, Illinois.
Campus Ministry
Reverend Robert P. Johnson is appointed Director of Campus Ministry, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois, while retaining duties as Chaplain, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois; Pastor, Mother of Perpetual Help Parish, Maryville, Illinois; and Associate Vocation Director for the Alton Deanery.
Reverend Daren J. Zehnle is appointed Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry, Quincy University, Quincy, Illinois, with Residence on the Campus of Quincy University, Quincy, Illinois; from Pastor, Saint Augustine Parish, Ashland, Illinois; while retaining duties as Adjunct Instructor of Theology, Quincy University; Director of the Office for Divine Worship and the Catechumenate; Adjutant Judicial Vicar, Diocesan Tribunal; Bishop’s Delegate for Matrimonial Concerns; Post-Graduate Studies in Liturgy, Liturgical Institute, University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, Illinois; and Censor librorum, effective August 19, 2024.
Appointment Concluded
Reverend Monsignor Leo J. Enlow, V.F., concludes his appointment as Dean of the Quincy Deanery, while retaining duties as Pastor of Saint Peter Parish, Quincy, Illinois, and Chaplain of Quincy Notre Dame High School, Quincy, Illinois.
Reverend Paul Habing concludes his appointment as Pastor of Saint Luke Parish, Virginia, Illinois,and Saint Fidelis Parish, Arenzville, Illinois, while retaining duties as Pastor of Saint Alexius Parish, Beardstown, Illinois, effective August 19, 2024.