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, 2023-2025. Associate Chaplain: Routt Catholic High School, Jacksonville 2023-2025. Chaplain: Jacksonville State Correctional Facility, Jacksonville, 2025. Parochial Administrator: St. Jude, Rochester, 2025. Medical Leave of Absence: 2025-present.

Pohlman, Rev. Stephen J. 10 Crabapple Ln., Glen Carbon, IL 62034

Telephone: (618) 980-5645 E-mail: spohlman@dio.org

Born: April 21, 1958. Ordained: May 26, 1984. Parochial Vicar: St. Thomas the Apostle, Deca tur, 1984-1987. Chaplain: St.Teresa High School, Decatur, 1984. Parochial Administrator: Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, Mt. Zion, and St. Mary, Lovington, 1987-1989. Pastor: Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, Mt. Zion, 1989-1991. Parochial Administrator: St. James, Decatur, 1990-1991, St. Jerome, Troy, 1996. Pastor: St. Cecilia, Glen Carbon, 1991-2004; St. Ambrose, Godfrey, 2004-2017. Parochial Administrator: St. Patrick, Grafton, 2005; St. Michael, Beltrees, 2005-2015; St. Alphonsus, Brighton, and St. John the Evangelist, Medora, 2012-2013. Pastor: Holy Ghost, Jerseyville, St. Francis, Jerseyville, St. Mary, Fieldon, St. Patrick Grafton, 2017-2019. Leave of absence: 2019-2022. Senior Priest: 2022-present.

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