Diocesan Pastoral Directory

Puchner, O.Praem., Rev. Augustine Corpus Christi Priory, 4867 Laverna Road, Springfield, IL 62707 Office: (217) 572-9200

Born: August 4, 1964. Ordained: June 30, 1997. Novice Master: St. Michael’s Abbey, Silverado, CA, 1998. Pastor: St. John the Baptist, Costa Mesa, CA, 2011. Prior: Corpus Christi Priory, Springfield, IL, 2023-present. Rector: Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, 2023-present.

Puthussery, S.A.C., Rev. Varghese Anthony St. Peter Parish, 711 S. 6th Street, Petersburg, IL 62675 Office/FAX: (217) 632-7118 Cell: (414) 308-8423 E-mail: vputhussery@dio.org

Born: March 30, 1961. Ordained: May 20, 1989. Associate Pastor: Sacred Heart Church, Bishrampur, CH, India 1989-1991; Pastor: Sacred Heart Church, Bishrampur, CH, India, 1992 1995; Sacred Heart Church, Aulia Mission, M.P., India, 1995-1998. Graduate Studies: Masters in Pastoral Theology, Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo De Manila University, Philippines; Associate Pastor: St. Peter’s Church, Manila, Philippines, 1998-2001. Director: Pallottine Animation Centre, Nagpur, India, 2001-2002. Executive Secretary: Commission for Laity and Family, Catholic Bishop’s Conference of India, 2002-2010. Spiritual Director: Pallottine Minor Seminary, Trivandrum Kerala, India, 2010-2011. Rector: Pallottine Minor Seminary, Trivandrum Kerala, India, 2011-2014. Provincial Rector: Prabhu Prakash Province, Pallottines, India, 2014-2020. Pastor: St. George Church, Calvary Munnoorppilly Kerala, India, 2020-2023. Parochial Administrator: St. John the Baptist, Arcola; Forty Martyrs, Tuscola; and Sacred Heart, Villa Grove, 2023-2024. Pastor: Holy Family, Athens, and St. Peter, Petersburg, 2024-present.

Ruiz, O.F.M., Rev. Juan Carlos St. Francis of Assisi, 203 E. Main St., P. O. Box 730, Teutopolis, Il 62467

Office: (217) 857-6404 Cell: (708) 835-3328 E-mail: jruiz@dio.org

Born: January 15, 1969. Ordained: May 21, 2005.Parochial Vicar: St. Patrick Parish, Indianapolis, IN, 2005-2007. Chaplain: Quincy University, 2007-2009. Confessor: St. Peter, Chicago, IL, 2009. Parochial Vicar: St. Francis of Assisi, Teutopolis, 2022-2024. Pastor: St. Isidore the Farmer, Dieterich, 2024-present. Area Hispanic Ministry: Sacred Heart, Effingham, 2024-present .

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