Directory: Chaplains

Father Lee Brokaw

Position(s):
History:

Born: Burlington, Iowa
Birthday: January 23, 1986
Ordained: May 27, 2017

Current assignment:

Current assignment:
Chaplain of St. John Catholic Newman Center, Champaign (2024).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Matthew, Champaign; St. Boniface, Seymour (2017).
Administrator of Corpus Christi, Galesburg; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Galesburg; St. Patrick, Galesburg; and Sacred Heart, Abingdon (2020).
Pastor of Corpus Christi, Galesburg; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Galesburg; St. Patrick, Galesburg; and Sacred Heart, Abingdon (2021).

 

Father Deus-Dedit B. Byabato

Position(s):
History:

Born: Bukoba, Tanzania, East Africa
Birthday: November 14, 1962
Ordained: November 20, 1993

Current assignment:
Chaplain of OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg (2004) and Pastor of St. Aloysius, Wataga (2014).

Past assignments:
Administrator of St. Aloysius, Wataga (2009).
Assistant Chaplain of OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria (1999).
Incardinated into the Diocese of Peoria (2002).
Clinical Pastoral Education while in residence at Epiphany, Normal (2003).
Chaplain of OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg (2004).

Father John F. Cyr

Position(s):
History:

Born: Lafayette, Indiana
Birthday: March 17, 1974
Ordained: May 25, 2002

Current assignment:
Pastor of St. Paul, Danville and Chaplain of Schlarman Academy, Danville (4/2023).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of Holy Cross, Champaign (2002).
Parochial Vicar of St. Pius X , Rock Island (2004).
Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria (2005).
Parochial Vicar of Holy Trinity, Bloomington (2006).
Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick of Merna, Bloomington; St. Mary, Downs (2008).
Administrator of St. Patrick, Tolono (2010).
Pastor of St. Patrick, Tolono and St. Joseph, Ivesdale (2012).
Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria (2013).
Parochial Vicar of St. Matthew, Champaign (2014).
Pastor of St. John the Baptist, Bradford and St. Dominic, Wyoming (2015).

Father Joseph Dondanville

Position(s):
History:

Born: Moline, Illinois
Birthday: November 28, 1967
Ordained: May 27, 1995

Current assignment:
Pastor of Holy Family, Lincoln; St. Mary, Atlanta; St. Patrick, Elkhart; St. Thomas Aquinas, Mt. Pulaski; and chaplain Lincoln Correctional Center and Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln (2021).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of Holy Cross, Mendota (1995).
Pastor of St. Mary, East Moline (1998).
Chaplain of The High School of St. Thomas More, Champaign; and Pastor of St. Patrick, Tolono and St. Joseph’s Mission, Ivesdale (2003).
Pastor of St. Patrick, Tolono, and Chaplain of The High School of St. Thomas More, Champaign (2007).
Pastor of St. Mary, Kickapoo (2009) and Pastor of St. Patrick, Elmwood (2017).

Father Michael J. Driscoll, PhD

Position(s):
History:

Born: Peoria, Illinois
Birthday: December 28, 1961
Ordained: May 23, 1992

Current assignment:
Chaplain and Director of Pastoral Care of OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Ottawa (2012); Pastor of St. Mary, Utica (2016).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Paul, Danville (1992).
Parochial Vicar of St. Pius, Rock Island (1994).
Chaplain of OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria (1995).
Pastor of St. Mary, Tiskilwa and St. Patrick, Camp Grove (1995).
Pastor of St. Patrick, Camp Grove; St. Dominic, Wyoming; and St. John, Toulon (1998).
Pastor of St. Mary, Rock Island (2001).
Assistant Chaplain of OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria (2003).

Father Glenn H. Harris

Position(s):
History:

Born: Peoria, Illinois
Birthday: August 7, 1966
Ordained: May 23, 1992

Current assignment:
On Sabbatical
Chaplain of Catholic Boy & Girl Scouts (1993).
Pastor of St. John the Baptist, Rapids City; St. Mary, Hampton (2011).
Pastor of St. Anne, East Moline (2020).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of Holy Trinity, Bloomington (1992) and Chaplain of Catholic Boy & Girl Scouts (1993).
Parochial Vicar of St. Columba, Ottawa (1994).
Pastor of St. Patrick, Bloomington (1996).
Pastor of St. Joseph, Marseilles (1999).
While remaining Pastor of St. Joseph; Pastor of St. Patrick, Ransom (2000).
Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria (2001).
Pastor of St. Edward, Chillicothe (2003).

Father Timothy Hepner

Position(s):
History:

Born:
Birthday: July 9, 1986
Ordained: May 26, 2012

Current assignment:
Pastor of Immaculate Conception, Monmouth; St. Patrick, Raritan; Chaplain of St. Augustine Newman Club, Monmouth (2021).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of Immaculate Conception, Monmouth; St. Theresa, Alexis; St. Patrick, Raritan; Chaplain of Holy Family Medical Center, Monmouth; and Chaplain of St. Augustine Newman Center, Monmouth (2012).
Diocesan Vocation Director of Recruitment (2015).
While remaining Diocesan Vocation Director for Recruitment, in residence at St. Mary, Bloomington (2016).
Administrator of St. Louis, Princeton (2020).

Father Robert Lampitt

Position(s):
History:

Born: Peoria, Illinois
Birthday: December 23, 1978
Ordained: May 24, 2008

Current assignment:
Pastor of St. Mark, Peoria and Chaplain/Director, St. Joseph Chapel and Newman Foundation at Bradley University (2024).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of Sts. Peter & Paul, Nauvoo; Sacred Heart, Dallas City (Summer 2008).
Further studies in Rome (2008).
Parochial Vicar of St. Matthew, Champaign; Chaplain of The High School of Saint Thomas More, Champaign (2009).
While remaining Parochial Vicar of St. Matthew, Champaign and Chaplain of The High School of St. Thomas More, Champaign; Parochial Vicar of St. Boniface, Seymour (2012).
Administrator of St. Thomas, Philo and St. Mary, Pesotum (2014).
Pastor of St. Thomas, Philo and St. Mary, Pesotum (2015).
Chaplain of St. John Catholic Newman Center, Champaign (2017).

Father Kyle Lucas

History:

Born: Peoria, Illinois
Birthday: October 30, 1986
Ordained: May 24, 2014

Current assignment:
Chaplain and Director of St. John Paul II Newman Center, Normal (2022).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of Blessed Sacrament, Morton (2014).
Chaplain of Peoria Notre Dame High School, Peoria (2017).
Assistant Chaplain of St. John’s Catholic Newman Center in Champaign (2019).

Father Daniel McShane

History:

Born: Dallas, Texas
Birthday: February 14, 1990
Ordained: May 25, 2019

Current assignment:
Parochial Vicar of St. Jude, Peoria (2021).
Chaplain of Peoria Notre Dame High School, Peoria (2023).
Sacramental assistant at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Sacred Heart, St. Joseph and St. Bernard, all in Peoria (2024).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of Immaculate Conception, Monmouth and St. Patrick, Raritan; Chaplain of St. Augustine Newman Club at Monmouth College and OSF Holy Family Medical Center (2019).
Interim Chaplain of Peoria Notre Dame High School, Peoria (1/2023).

Father Derick Mwesiga

History:

Born: Muleba, Tanzania
Birthday: December 3, 1989
Ordained: July 7, 2018 in Bukoba Catholic Diocese

Current assignment:
Chaplain of Central Catholic High School, Bloomington (2023).
Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick of Merna, Bloomington; St. Mary, Downs (2024).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria (2022).
Administrator of St. Patrick, Wapella (2023).

Father Andru O’Brien

History:

Born: Collinsville, Illinois
Birthday: May 13, 1992
Ordained: May 26, 2018

Current assignment:
Parochial Vicar of St. Mathew, Champaign; St. Boniface, Seymour; and Chaplain at The High School of St. Thomas More, Champaign (2021).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Jude, Peoria (2018).
While remaining Parochial Vicar of St. Jude, Peoria; Parochial Vicar of St. Mary of the Woods, Princeville (2018).
Parochial Vicar of St. Jude, Peoria (2019).

Father Edward U. Ohm

Position(s):
History:

Born: Mattoon, Illinois
Birthday: January 9, 1958
Ordained: May 23, 1992

Current assignment:
Chaplain of OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center, Urbana (2021); in residence at St. Mary, Champaign (2022).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Stephen, Streator (1992).
Parochial Vicar of Sacred Heart, Moline (1993).
Pastor of Sacre Coeur, Creve Coeur (1994).
Parochial Vicar of St. Stephen, Streator (1996).
Released for chaplain service in the United States Navy (1998).
Chaplain for United States (2003).
Parochial Vicar of Holy Family, Lincoln; St. Mary, Atlanta; St. Patrick, Elkhart; St. Thomas Aquinas, Mt. Pulaski (2018).
In residence at St. Joseph, Pekin (2019).
Assistant Chaplain of OSF Medical Center in Peoria; in residence at St. Philomena, Peoria (2020).

Father Donald Roszkowski

Position(s):
History:

Born: Northlake, Illinois
Birthday: January 25, 1970
Ordained: May 24, 1997

Current assignment:
Assistant chaplain of OSF Health Care St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria (2020); Chaplain to The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, Motherhouse in East Peoria (2022).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Philomena, Peoria (1997).
Pastor of St. Paul, Odell and Sacred Heart, Campus (1999).
Assistant Chaplain of St. John Catholic Chapel, Champaign and Diocesan Associate Director of Vocations (2001).
Parochial Vicar of Holy Trinity, Bloomington (2002).
Pastor of St. John, Clinton; St. Patrick, Wapella; Sacred Heart, Farmer City; and St. John the Evangelist, Bellflower (2003).
Parochial Vicar of St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria (2007).
Pastor of St. Mary, Metamora and St. Elizabeth, Washburn (2008).
Pastor of St. Mary, El Paso (2013).
Administrator of St. Ann, Peoria (2016).
Sabbatical (September 12 – December 2, 2022).

Father Bowan Schmitt

Position(s):
History:

Born: Iowa City, Iowa
Birthday: May 12, 1963
Ordained: May 24, 1997

Current assignment:
Pastor of St. Paul, Macomb; St. Rose, Rushville; and Chaplain of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Newman Center, Macomb (2024).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Thomas, Peoria Heights (1997).
Pastor of St. Joseph, Marseilles and St. Patrick, Ransom (2000).
Pastor of St. Anthony, Hoopeston and Chaplain at Schlarman High School, Danville (2005).
Pastor of St. Thomas, Philo; Immaculate Conception, Bongard; and St. Mary, Pesotum (2010).
Pastor of Holy Cross, Mendota; St. Teresa, Earlville; and Sts. Peter & Paul, Peterstown (2014).
Pastor of St. Paul, Danville (2016).
While remaining Pastor at St. Paul, Danville; Chaplain Team at Schlarman Acadamy, Danville (2017).
Pastor of St. Patrick, Seneca and St. Patrick, Ransom (2022).

Father Dominic J. Vitaliano

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Position(s):
History:

Born: Long Branch, New Jersey
Birthday: July 18, 1958
Ordained: May 25, 1991

Current assignment:
Chaplain, Veteran Administration (2017).

Past assignments:
Assistant of St. Mary, Pontiac (1991).
Assistant of St. Pius X, Rock Island (1992).
Pastor of St. Lawrence, Penfield and Holy Trinity, Rankin (1994).
Pastor of St. Thomas, Philo and Immaculate Conception, Bongard (1996).
Pastor of St. Luke, Eureka (1997).
Chaplain of U.S. Air Force (2000).
Pastor of St. Bernard, Bushnell and St. Augustine, St. Augustine; Chaplain of St. Francis of Assisi Newman Center at Western Illinois University, Macomb (2014).
Parochial Vicar of St. Mary, Champaign; St. Patrick, Tolono; St. Joseph, Ivesdale; and chaplain Champaign hospitals (2017).

Father David Whiteside

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Position(s):
History:

Born: Peoria, Illinois
Birthday: May 31, 1971
Ordained: May 24, 1997

Current assignment:
Released for one year to serve as Chaplain for the Hermits of St. Mary of Carmel in the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota.

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of Holy Family, Oglesby; St. Anthony, Spring Valley; and Sts. Peter & Paul, Spring Valley (1997).
Parochial Vicar of Holy Family, Oglesby (1998).
Parochial Vicar of St. Pius X, Rock Island (1998).
Leave of absense (2001).
Parochial Vicar of St. Joseph, Pekin (2002).
Administrator of St. Patrick, Bloomington; Assistant Chaplain at St. Robert Bellarmine Newman Center, Normal (2007).
While remaining Assistant Chaplain at St. Robert Bellarmine Newman Center, Normal; Pastor of St. Patrick, Bloomington (2008).
Pastor of St. Patrick, Havana and Immaculate Conception, Manito (2010).
Pastor of St. Patrick, Havana (2010); Immaculate Conception, Manito (2010); and St. Mary, Lewistown (2017).

Father Nicolas Wilson

History:

Born: Peoria, Illinois
Birthday: October 13, 1994
Ordained: May 29, 2021

Current assignment:
While remaining Parochial Vicar of St. Columba, Ottawa; St. Francis of Assisi, Ottawa; St. Patrick, Ottawa; and St. Mary Shrine, Naplate; Chaplain of Marquette Academy, Ottawa (2023).

Past assignments:
Parochial Vicar of St. Pius X, Rock Island; Chaplain of Alleman High School, Rock Island (2021).
Parochial Vicar of St. Columba, Ottawa; St. Francis of Assisi, Ottawa; St. Patrick, Ottawa; and St. Mary Shrine, Naplate (2022).

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