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Msgr
Thomas Dzielak Biography
| Thomas
Dzielak was born in Rockford, Illinois in 1938. He
was baptized at St Edward parish. |
Rockford
Schools attended:
- St. James Grade
School
- St. Thomas High
School
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College
Schools attended:
- Loras College -
Dubuque, Iowa (1960, BA in Philosophy and History)
- North American
College - Rome, Italy
- Pontifical Gregorian
University - Rome, Italy (1964, S.T.L.)
- University Of Notre
Dame (1973, M.A. in Education)
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| Ordained a
priest on December 18, 1963, at the church of Cristo
(Christ The King), Rome, Italy |
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Served as
Associate Pastor at:
- St. Mary parish,
Sterling, Illinois
- St. Patrick parish,
Amboy, Illinois
- St. James parish,
Belvidere, Illinois
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Lived in
residence at:
- St. Rita parish,
Rockford, Illinois
- St. Thomas Aquinas
parish, Freeport, Illinois
- St. Vincent school,
Freeport, Illinois
- St. Joseph parish,
Freeport, Illinois
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Taught in
Catholic high schools at:
- Newman Catholic High
School, Sterling, Illinois (3 1/2 years)
- Boylan High School,
Rockford, Illinois (5 years)
- Muldoon High School,
Rockford, Illinois (2 years)
- Aquin High School,
Freeport, Illinois (3 years)
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| Taught at
Highland Community College (5 years) |
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Served as
pastor at:
- Sacred Heart parish,
Sterling, Illinois (1976-1978)
- St. Thomas Aquinas,
Freeport, Illinois (1978-1990)
- St. Peter Cathedral
parish, Rockford, Illinois (1990-1995)
- St. Andrew parish,
Rock Falls, Illinois (1995....and counting)
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Served in
diocesan ministries:
- Diocesan Tribunal
- Diocesan Ecumenical
Committee
- Diocesan Council of
Catholic Women
- Marriage Encounter
and Engaged Encounter
- Dean of Sterling
Deanery
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