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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
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)
Ordained a priest on December 18, 1963, at the church of Cristo (Christ The King), Rome, Italy
 
Served as Associate Pastor at:
  • St. Mary parish, Sterling, Illinois
  • St. Patrick parish, Amboy, Illinois
  • St. James parish, Belvidere, Illinois
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
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)
Taught at Highland Community College (5 years)
 
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)
 
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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