Roger Kaffer

Roger Louis Kaffer (August 14, 1927 Joliet, Illinois – May 28, 2009 Joliet) was the American Auxiliary Bishop Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois from 1985 until 2002.

Kaffer was born on August 14, 1927, to parents, Earl Louis Kaffer and Helen Ruth (nee McManus) Kaffer, in Joliet, Illinois. He was baptized in St. Raymond Parish in Joilet, and also attended the parish's Catholic elementary school. He graduated from Joliet Township High School in 1945.

Kaffer enrolled in Quigley Preparatory Seminary following his graduation from high school, before transferring to St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois. He was formally ordained as a Roman Catholic priest on May 1, 1954, by then Bishop Martin D. McNamara at the Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus in Joilet. His first assignment as a priest was to the St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Joilet as an associate pastor. He continued to work as a notary at that parish until 1956.

Kaffer was appointed the assistant chancellor of the Diocese of Joliet in 1958. In 1965, he completed his M.Ed. at DePaul University. Soon after completing his master's degree, Kaffer was appointed the first rector of the St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Romeoville, Illinois. He also served on the seminary's board of directors from 1968 to 1974.

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