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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Louis Tylka
Bishop of Peoria
Bishop Tylka in 2022
See	Diocese of Peoria
Appointed	May 11, 2020
Installed	March 3, 2022
Predecessor	Daniel R. Jenky
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Peoria (2020-2022)
Orders
Ordination	May 18, 1996 by Joseph Bernardin
Consecration	July 23, 2020 by Blase Joseph Cupich, Jerome E. Listecki, Christophe Pierre
Personal details
Born	(1970-05-26) May 26, 1970 (age 54) Harvey, Illinois, US
Education	Purdue University Saint Joseph College Seminary University of Saint Mary of the Lake
Motto	"Go make disciples"

Styles of Louis Tylka
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Louis Tylka (born May 26, 1970) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who became bishop of the Diocese of Peoria in Illinois in 2022 after 19 months as coadjutor bishop there.

Biography

Early life

Louis Tylka was born on May 26, 1970, in Harvey, Illinois, to Louis and Norma Tylka. He has five older sisters. The family moved to Hazel Crest, Illinois. Tylka was educated at St. Joseph Grammar School in Homewood, Illinois, and Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois.

After a year at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Tylka decided to enter the priesthood. He transferred in 1989 to Niles College Seminary of Loyola University Chicago, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1992. He then studied for the priesthood at University of Saint Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois, receiving a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree in 1995 and a Master of Divinity degree in 1996.

Priesthood

On May 18, 1996, Tylka was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.

After his ordination in 1996, the archdiocese assigned Tylka as associate pastor at St. Michael Parish in Orland Park, Illinois. In 2003, he was transferred to Saints Faith, Hope, and Charity Parish in Winnetka, Illinois to serve the same role. Tylka was appointed pastor of St. Paul VI Parish in North Riverside, Illinois in 2004, remaining there for the next 10 years. In 2014, the archdiocese appointed him as pastor of St. Julie Billiart Parish in Tinley Park, Illinois. Tylka served on the priests council for the archdiocese and in 2015 Cardinal Blase Cupich appointed him as its chair.

Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Peoria

Pope Francis appointed Tylka as coadjutor bishop for the Diocese of Peoria on May 11, 2020. Peoria's Bishop Daniel Jenky had asked for the appointment of a coadjutor because of health problems. Tylka was consecrated at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria by Cardinal Blase Cupich on July 23, 2020, with Archbishops Christophe Pierre and Jerome Listecki serving as co-consecrators.

On August 25, 2021, Tylka said that Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who served as a priest in Peoria, should be canonized (made a saint). Sheen was due to be beatified in 2019, but Bishop Salvatore Matano had requested a pause in the process.

When Jenky's retirement was accepted by Pope Francis on March 3, 2022, Tylka automatically became the new bishop of the Diocese of Peoria.

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

Notes

1. Listecki replaced Jenky, who had placed himself in self-quarantine following exposure to the COVID-19 virus.

References

1. ^ "Pope Francis Appoints the Reverend Louis Tylka as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Peoria". Diocese of Peoria. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
2. ^ "Pope Francis Names Father Louis Tylka of Archdiocese of Chicago as Coadjutor Bishop of Peoria" (Press release). United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. May 12, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
3. "Bishop Louis Tylka [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
4. "Resignations and Appointments, 11.05.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. May 11, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
5. Vlahos, Nick (May 11, 2020). "Suburban-Chicago priest to succeed Peoria Catholic Bishop Daniel Jenky". Peoria Journal Star. Peoria. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
6. ^ Dermody, Tom (July 23, 2020). "'Moment of grace' — Bishop Louis Tylka is ordained as Coadjutor Bishop of Peoria". Catholic Post. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
7. CNA. "Venerable Fulton Sheen 'should be made a saint', says bishop". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
8. "Resignations and Appointments, 03.03.2022" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria Official Site
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Official Site

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Bishops	Ordinaries John Lancaster Spalding Edmund Michael Dunne Joseph Henry Leo Schlarman William Edward Cousins John Baptist Franz Edward William O'Rourke John J. Myers Daniel R. Jenky Louis Tylka Coadjutor Louis Tylka (2020-2022) Auxiliary Peter Joseph O'Reilly
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