Diocesan Pastoral Directory

Molloy, Rev. Joseph M. St. Joseph the Worker Parish, 700 East Spruce Street, Chatham, IL 62629 Office: (217) 483-3772

FAX/Hall: (217) 483-4581 Rectory: (217) 254-0515 E-mail: jmolloy@dio.org

Born: October 14, 1956. Ordained: May 28, 1983. Parochial Vicar: St. Aloysius, Springfield, 1983-1986; St. Mary, Quincy, 1986-1988. Parochial Administrator: St. Thomas the Apostle, Newton, 1988. Priest-Moderator: St. Mary of the Assumption, Ste. Marie, 1988-2000. Pastor: St. Thomas the Apostle, Newton, 1988-2002; Holy Family, Decatur, 2002-2021. Priest-Moderator: Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, Mt. Zion, 2004-2016. Dean: Decatur Deanery, 2014-2021. Parochial Administrator: Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, Mt. Zion and St. Isidore, Bethany, 2016. Pastor: St. Joseph the Worker, Chatham, 2021-present. Associate Vicar: Senior Priests, 2021-present

Ndeanaefo, Rev. Aloysius Okey St. Mary Parish, 528 N. Main, P.O. Box 577, Paris, IL 61944-0577

Office: (217) 466-3355 Rectory: (217) 465-7667 E-Mail: andeanaefo@dio.org

Born: June 21, 1972. Ordained: May 28, 2005. Parochial Vicar: Ss. Peter and Paul, Collinsville, 2005-2008; St. Paul, Highland, 2008-2010. Parochial Administrator: St. Elizabeth, Robinson, and Our Lady of Lourdes, Oblong, 2010-2012. Chaplain: Robinson Correctional Center: 2011 2012. Pastor: St. Elizabeth, Robinson, and Our Lady of Lourdes, Oblong, 2012-2016. Parochial Administrator: Sacred Heart, Villa Grove and St. Michael, Hume, 2016-2017. Pastor: Sacred Heart, Villa Grove, 2016-2023; St. Michael, Hume, 2016-present; St. Mary, Paris, and St. Aloysius, North Arm, 2023-present.

Nellikunnel, Rev. George St. Aloysius Parish, 2119 North 20th St., Springfield, IL 62702

Office: (217) 544-4554 FAX: (217) 544-4963 Cellular: (217) 206-0986 E-mail: fr.george.nellikunnel@saintaloysius.org

Born: January 24, 1966. Ordained: April 30, 1997. Incardinated: Pallottine Fathers and Brothers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Assistant Vicar: Catholic Church, Pallotti Seva Ashram, Korba, Chattisgaurd, 1997-1999. Parochial Vicar: Catholic Church, Khandwa, Madhyapradesh, 1999-2001. Youth Director: Regional Youth Commission, Bhopal, Madhyapresh, 2002-2007. Manager, Principal and Pastor: St. Vincent Pallotti School, Sangam Bhiar, Delhi, 2007-2010. Studies: Mahadma Gandhi University, Kottyam, Kerala, BEd degree, 2010 2011. Pastor: African Mission, Zambia, Pallotti Green House, Lusaka, 2011-2013. Chaplain: St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, 2014-2019. Pastor: St. John Vianney, Sherman, 2015-2021; Holy Family, Athens, 2019-2021; St. Aloysius, Springfield, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, 2021-present. Parochial Administrator: St. James, Riverton, 2023.

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