Diocesan Pastoral Directory

Chineke, Rev. Peter Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Parish, 400 North Whitetail Circle, Mt. Zion, IL 62549 Office: (217) 864-3467

Cellular: (217) 481-4744 E-mail: pchineke@dio.org

Born: November 25, 1989. Ordained: June 19, 2020. Parochial Vicar: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Springfield, 2020-2022. Co-Chaplain: Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, Springfield, 2020-2022. Part-time, Online, Graduate Studies in Canon Law, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., 2022-present. Parochial Administrator: Ss. Mary and Joseph, Carlinville, Ss. Simon and Jude, Gillespie, and St. Joseph, Benld, 2022. Parochial Administrator: St. Thomas the Apostle, Decatur, 2022-2023. Chaplain: St. Teresa High School, Decatur, 2022-2023; Millikin University, Decatur, 2022-present. Associate Master of Ceremonies to the Bishop: 2023-present. Parochial Administrator: Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, Mt. Zion, and St. Isidore, Bethany, 2023-present.

Chiola, M.DIV., M.A., Ph.D., M.A., LPC, CSAT, NCC, Rev. Richard L. 2926 Victoria Drive, Springfield, IL 62704

Cellular: (217) 622-9339 E-mail: rchiola@dio.org

Born: December 29, 1945. Ordained: May 27, 1972. Awarded Master of Divinity: Kenrick Seminary, September 15, 1974. Associate Pastor: St. Thomas, Decatur, 1972-1976; St. Agnes, Springfield, 1976-1980; St. Bernard, Wood River, 1980-1984. Religious Studies Instructor and Co-Chaplain: Marquette High School, Alton, 1980-1982. Tribunal, Pro-Synodal Judge: 1981 1983. Awarded M.A. in Religious Studies: St. Louis University, 1983. Parochial Administrator: St. Louis, Nokomis, and St. Barbara, Witt, 1984-1985. Pastor: St. Louis, Nokomis and St. Barbara, Witt, 1985-1988. Dissertation Research: 1988-1990. Retreat Staff: Franciscan Apostolic Center, Springfield, 1988-1990. Theological Consultant: Hospital Sisters Health System, 1990-1994. Awarded Ph.D. in Historical Theology: St. Louis University, 1991. Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology: Yale Divinity School, New Haven, CT, 1994-1998. Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology, Graduate School of Theology, St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN, 1998-1999. Chaplain: Calvert House (The Catholic Newman Center), University of Chicago, 1999-2000. In residence: Blessed Sacrament, Springfield, 2000. Parochial Vicar: Blessed Sacrament, Springfield, 2001; St. Agnes, Springfield, 2001-2003. Parochial Administrator: St. Augustine, Ashland, 2003-2004. Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist: 2003. Pastor: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Parish, 2004-2015. Awarded M.A. in Human Development Counseling, UIS, December 2005. Licensed Professional Counselor, March 2006. Diocesan Director for the Ongoing Formation of Clergy: 2006-2012. Adjunct Faculty: Psychiatry Department, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 2010-2014 Delegate: Clergy Health and Wellness, 2012-2015. Pastor Emeritus: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Springfield, 2015-present. Parochial Administrator: St. Joseph the Worker, Chatham, 2016.

Comerford, Rev. Christopher Joseph Ss. James and Patrick Parish, 407 E. Eldorado St., Decatur, IL 62523

Office: (217) 429-5363 FAX: (217) 429-8206 Cellular: (618) 798-0343 E-mail: ccomerford@dio.org

Born: June 9, 1969. Ordained: May 25, 1996. Parochial Vicar: Blessed Sacrament, Springfield, 1996-1999; Our Saviour, Jacksonville, 1999-2002; Ss. Peter and Paul, Collinsville, 2002 2003. Sacramental Priest: St. Luke, Virginia, 1999-2002. Associate Director of Vocations: 2000-2003. Pastor: St. Louis, Nokomis, 2003-2009; St. Barbara, Witt, 2003-2005; St. Maurice, Morrisonville, 2004-2008; St. Elizabeth, Granite City, 2009-2017. Priest-Moderator: St. Mary and St. Mark, Madison, 2009-2011. Pastor: Blessed Sacrament, Quincy, 2017-2020; Ss James & Patrick, Decatur, 2020-present. Chaplain: Decatur Correctional Center, Decatur, 2020-present.

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