Diocesan Pastoral Directory

Paprocki, Most Rev. Thomas John Catholic Pastoral Center, 1615 West Washington Street, Springfield, IL 62702-4757. Residence: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 524 E. Lawrence Ave., Springfield, IL 62703

Office: (217) 698-8500 FAX: (217) 698-0802

Born: August 5, 1952. Ordained: May 10, 1978. Associate Pastor: Saint Michael, Chicago, 1978 1983. Administrator: Saint Joseph, Chicago, 1983-1986. President: Chicago Legal Clinic, 1981 1986; 1991-2014. Vice-Chancellor: Archdiocese of Chicago, 1985-1992. Chancellor: Archdiocese of Chicago, 1992 2000. Pastor: Saint Constance, Chicago, 2001-2003. Episcopal Ordination as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, March 19, 2003. Adjunct Professor of Law: Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 1999-2015. Bishop of Springfield in Illinois: 2010-present. Adjunct Professor of Law: Notre Dame Law School, 2016-2021. Adjunct Professor: Quincy University Oakley School of Business, 2022-present. Adjunct Professor of Law: Ave Maria School of Law, Naples, Florida, 2024-present.

Patibandla, Rev. Zachraiah Our Saviour Parish, 453 E. State St., Jacksonville, IL 62650 Office: (217) 245-6184 Cellular: (217)-690-5153 E-mail: zpatibandla@dio.org

Born: April 5, 1987. Ordained April 29, 2015. Incardinated Diocese of Guntur, India. Parochial Vicar: Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ravipadu, 2015-2017; Church of St. Michael, Pedavadlapudi, 2017-2018; St. Mary’s Church, Repalle, 2018-2021; St. Mary, Taylorville, St. Rita, Kincaid, and Holy Trinity, Stonington, 2021-2022; Sacred Heart, Effingham, 2022-2023. Our Saviour, Jacksonville, 2023-present. Associate Chaplain: Routt Catholic High School, Jacksonville 2023-present.

Peters, Rev. Msgr. David L. The Villas Senior Care Community, 100 Stardust Drive, Sherman, IL 62684, Residence 44 Phone: (217) 789-0214 E-mail: dpeters@dio.org Born: May 24, 1932. Ordained: May 24, 1958. Assistant: Blessed Sacrament, Springfield, 1958 1962; St. Patrick, Alton, 1962-1966. Assistant Chaplain and Chaplain: St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, 1966-1972. Parochial Administrator: St. Thomas, Newton, 1969 (for two weeks, continuing as Chaplain at St. John’s). Co-Administrator: St. Anthony of Padua, Effingham, 1972-1976. Pastor: St. Michael, Staunton, 1976-1979; St. Bernard, Wood River, 1979-1987; St. James, St. Jacob, 1987-1988; St. Paul, Highland 1987-2007. Associate Vicar for Retired Priests: 2004-2012. Retired: 2007-2011. Parochial Administrator: St. Anthony of Padua, Effingham and Annunciation, Shumway, 2011. Retired: 2011-present. Delegate for Senior Priests: 2012-present. Papal Honor: Chaplain to His Holiness (“Monsignor”), December 18, 2015. Pastor Emeritus: St. Paul, Highland, 2016-present.

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