Louis Tylka

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Louis Tylka
Coadjutor Bishop of Peoria
Diocese	Peoria
Appointed	May 11, 2020
Installed	July 23, 2020
Orders
Ordination	May 18, 1996 by Joseph Bernardin
Consecration	July 23, 2020 by Blase Joseph Cupich, Jerome E. Listecki, and Christophe Pierre
Personal details
Born	(1970-05-26) May 26, 1970 (age 51) Harvey, Illinois
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 has been serving as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Peoria since 2020.

Early life and education[]

Tylka was born on May 26, 1970, in Harvey, Illinois to Louis and Norma Tylka.^[1] 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, Tylka transferred to Niles College Seminary of Loyola University and then studied for the priesthood at University of Saint Mary of the Lake in Mundlein, Illinois.

Priesthood[]

On May 18, 1996, Tylka was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. As a priest, Tylka served as associate pastor at St. Michael Parish in Orland Park, Illinois, from 1996 to 2003 and at Saints Faith, Hope, and Charity Parish in Winnetka, Illinois, from 2003 to 2004. Tylka was appointed pastor of St. Paul VI Parish in North Riverside, Illinois in 2004 and then St. Julie Billiart Parish in Tinley Park, Illinois,in 2014. Tylka has served on the Presbyteral Council for the archdiocese, and has been its chairman since 2015.^[1]^[2]

Diocese of Peoria[]

Pope Francis appointed Tylka coadjutor bishop for the Diocese of Peoria on May 11, 2020.^[2]^[3] He was installed and consecrated at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria by Cardinal Blase Cupich on July 23, 2020.^[4] Bishop Daniel R. Jenky was to have been one of his co-consecrators but he was exposed to COVID-19 and placed himself under self-quarantine. Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki replaced Bishop Jenky as co-consecrators.^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Pope Francis Appoints the Reverend Louis Tylka as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Peoria". Diocese of Peoria. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
^ ^a ^b "Pope Francis Names Father Louis Tylka of Archdiocese of Chicago as Coadjutor Bishop of Peoria". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
^ Nick Vlahos (May 11, 2020). "Suburban-Chicago priest to succeed Peoria Catholic Bishop Daniel Jenky". Peoria Journal Star. Peoria. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
^ "ORDINATION DATE ANNOUNCED FOR COADJUTOR BISHOP OF PEORIA" (PDF). Retrieved May 18, 2020.
^ "Moment of grace' — Bishop Louis Tylka is ordained as Coadjutor Bishop of Peoria". Retrieved July 23, 2020.

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v t Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria
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 Coadjutor Louis Tylka Auxiliary Peter Joseph O'Reilly
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Education	Newman Centers St. John's Catholic Newman Center, Champaign High Schools Alleman High School, Rock Island Central Catholic High School, Bloomington Marquette Academy, Ottawa Notre Dame High School, Peoria St. Bede Academy, Peru St. Thomas More High School, Champaign Schlarman Academy, Danville Former High Schools Academy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute, Peoria Bergan High School, Peoria Villa de Chantal, Rock Island
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v t Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Bishops	William Quarter James Oliver Van de Velde Anthony O'Regan James Duggan
Coadjutor bishop	Thomas Patrick Roger Foley
Archbishops	Patrick Feehan James Edward Quigley George Mundelein Samuel Stritch Albert Gregory Meyer John Cody Joseph Bernardin Francis George Blase J. Cupich
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v t Churches in the Archdiocese of Chicago
Cathedral	Holy Name Cathedral
Basilicas	Basilica of Saint Hyacinth Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica Queen of All Saints Basilica
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Chapels	Madonna Della Strada Chapel

v t Education in the Archdiocese of Chicago
Higher education	DePaul University Dominican University Loyola University Chicago Saint Xavier University Stritch School of Medicine
Seminaries	Catholic Theological Union Saint Joseph College Seminary University of Saint Mary of the Lake
High schools	Chicago Brother Rice High School Christ the King Jesuit College Prep High School Cristo Rey Jesuit High School De La Salle Institute DePaul College Prep Hales Franciscan High School Holy Trinity High School Josephinum Academy Leo Catholic High School Marist High School Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School Mount Carmel High School Notre Dame High School for Girls Our Lady of Tepeyac High School Resurrection High School St. Benedict High School St. Francis de Sales High School St. Ignatius College Preparatory School St. Patrick High School St. Rita of Cascia High School Cook County St. Viator High School, Arlington Heights St. Laurence High School, Burbank Marian Catholic High School, Chicago Heights Nazareth Academy, La Grange Park Mount Assisi Academy, Lemont Notre Dame College Prep, Niles Fenwick High School, Oak Park Trinity High School, River Forest Guerin College Preparatory High School, River Grove Seton Academy, South Holland St. Joseph High School, Westchester Loyola Academy, Wilmette Regina Dominican High School, Wilmette Lake County Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest Carmel High School, Mundelein Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep, Waukegan
Former	Higher education Barat College Lexington College St. Viator College High schools Academy of Our Lady, Chicago Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary, Chicago Immaculata High School, Chicago Maria High School, Chicago Queen of Peace High School, Burbank St. Gregory the Great High School, Chicago St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago Saint Louise de Marillac High School, Northfield Grade school Our Lady of the Angels School, Chicago

v t Clergy of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Auxiliary bishops	Alfred Leo Abramowicz Mark Andrew Bartosic Kevin M. Birmingham Robert Gerald Casey Edwin Michael Conway William Edward Cousins Michael Dempsey Gustavo García-Siller John R. Gorman Raymond E. Goedert Thomas Joseph Grady Wilton Daniel Gregory Jeffrey S. Grob Nevin William Hayes Ronald Aldon Hicks Raymond Peter Hillinger Edward Francis Hoban Thad J. Jakubowski Francis J. Kane Gerald Frederick Kicanas Jerome E. Listecki Robert J. Lombardo Timothy Joseph Lyne John R. Manz Alexander Joseph McGavick William Edward McManus William David O'Brien John L. May George V. Murry Cletus F. O'Donnell Thomas Paprocki Joseph N. Perry George J. Rassas Plácido Rodriguez Alberto Rojas Bernard James Sheil John George Vlazny Andrew Peter Wypych
Priests who became bishop elsewhere	Peter Joseph Baltes Robert Emmet Barron Romeo Roy Blanchette Stanislaus Vincent Bona Edward Braxton Maurice Francis Burke Edmund Michael Dunne Edward Joseph Dunne Edward Egan James Aloysius Griffin William Richard Griffin John Richard Keating James Patrick Keleher Moses E. Kiley Francis Joseph Magner Paul Marcinkus John McMullen Martin Dewey McNamara Peter Muldoon William Aloysius O'Connor Thomas Joseph Murphy Ernest John Primeau Paul Peter Rhode Patrick William Riordan Edward James Slattery Raymond James Vonesh Aloysius John Wycisło
Priests	John George Alleman Thaddeus J. Butler Donald Martin Carroll George Clements Daniel Coughlin John Joseph Egan Andrew Greeley George G. Higgins Reynold Henry Hillenbrand Michael Pfleger Jeremiah J. Rodell Louis Tylka

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