Diocesan Pastoral Directory

Permanent Deacon Statistics PERMANENT DEACONS - 55 EXTERN PERMANENT DEACONS - 4 TOTAL - 59

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Active Deacons in the Diocese

1

Active Deacons outside the Diocese

1

On Leave: Dodge

3

No Faculties: Ghiglione, Esselman, Lucia

11

Retired: Baker, Baxter, Bollman, Burns, Corbett, Crosby, Laabs, Magerl, O’Brien, Palazzolo, Roth

1

Retired Other Diocese: Frazier (Diocese of Joliet, IL)

3

Extern Permanent Deacons in the Diocese: Bretz (Diocese of St. Augustine, FL), Curry (Diocese of Owensboro, KY), Funk (Diocese of Rockford, IL)

Deacon Aspirants ORDINATION CLASS OF 2027

CANDIDATE Davis, Jesse

CITY/PARISH Shumway, Annunciation Mt. Sterling, Holy Family Godfrey, St. Ambrose

Heldt, Matthew King, Patrick Skocy, David Skolasinski, Ryan Sudkamp, Joe

Mattoon, Immaculate Conception

White Hall, All Saints

Effingham, St. Anthony of Padua

Necrology of Permanent Deacons Jerry L. Cato October 12, 2020 Michael (Kim) Scott May 17, 2022 Ricky Joe Schnetzler, Sr. December 5, 2023 Ken Schumacher (Diocese of Tulsa, OK) May 15, 2026

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