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Bishop Louis Tylka

Bishop of Peoria

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Born
May 26, 1970 Harvey, Cook County, United States
Nationality
United States
Ordained priest
May 18, 1996 Chicago, United States
Ordained bishop
Jul 23, 2020 Peoria, United States
Appointed
Mar 3, 2022
Principal consecrator
Blase Joseph Cupich
Co-consecrators
Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre Jerome Edward Listecki

Louis Tylka. Curriculum Vitae Bishop of Peoria, Illinois Announced May 11, 2020 Ordained & Installed July 23, 2020 Born May 26, 1970, Harvey, Illinois Education Seminary: Niles College Seminary of Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois Theology: University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary, Mundelein, Illinois Ordained Presbyter Ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Chicago by Archbishop Joseph Cardinal Bernardin (May 18, 1996) Appointments Associate Pastor, St. Michael Parish, Orland Park, Illinois (1996-2003) Associate Pastor, Ss. Faith, Hope and Charity, Winnetka, Illinois (2003-2004) Pastor, Mater Christi and the Shrine of Mary, Mother of Mothers, North Riverside, Illinois (2004-2014) Pastor, St. Julie Billiart Parish, Tinley Park, Illinois (2014-2020) Chair of the Presbyteral Council, Archdiocese of Chicago (2013-2020) Appointed Coadjutor Bishop-elect of Peoria Diocese, Peoria, Illinois (May 11, 2020) Consecrated to the episcopacy at St. Mary's Cathedral, Peoria, Illinois (July 23, 2020) Appointed to USCCB Communications Committee (2022-2025).