Pope appoints Coadjutor Bishop
for US Diocese of Peoria
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| Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Peoria, Illinois |
Pope Francis appoints Father Louis Tylka as the Coadjutor
Bishop of the Diocese of Peoria, in the US state of Illinois.
By Vatican News
Pope Francis on Monday appointed a Coadjutor Bishop for the
Diocese of Peoria (USA).
Father Louis Tylka currently serves as the parish priest of
Saint Julie Billiart Parish in Tinley Park. He is also President of the
Presbyteral Council of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
As Coadjutor, Bishop-elect Tylka has the right of succession
for the Diocese of Peoria following Bishop Daniel Jenky, CSC, the current
Bishop of Peoria.
The Diocese of Peoria is comprised of 16,933 square miles in
the US state of Illinois. It has a total population of 1,492,335, of which
139,835 are Catholic.
Brief biography
Fr. Tylka was born on 26 May 1970 in Harvey, Illinois, in
the Archdiocese of Chicago. He attended Saint Joseph’s Elementary School in
Homewood (1976-1984) and Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights
(1984-1988).
He entered the seminary, studying first at Niles College
Seminary before obtaining a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola University in Chicago
(1989-1992).
Fr. Tylka received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology (STB) in
1995 and a Master of Divinity in 1996. Both degrees were awarded by the
University of Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary, in Mundelein, Illinois
(1992-1996).
He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago on
18 May 1996.
Fr. Tylka has served as Associate Pastor at St. Michael Paris
in Orland Park (1996-2003); Associate Pastor at Ss. Faith, Hope & Charity
Parish in Winnetka (2003-2004); and Pastor at Mater Christi Parish in North
Riverside (2004-2014).
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