Thomas J. Paprocki
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The Most Reverend Thomas Paprocki |
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| Bishop of Springfield | |
| Archdiocese | Chicago |
| Diocese | Springfield |
| Appointed | April 20, 2010 |
| Installed | June 22, 2010 |
| Predecessor | George Joseph Lucas |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 May 1978 by John Patrick Cody |
| Consecration | 19 March 2003 by Francis Eugene George, Raymond E. Goedert, Ricardo Watty Urquidi |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Thomas John Joseph Paprocki |
| Born |
August 5, 1952 Chicago, Illinois |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago |
| Motto | Lex Cordis Caritas |
| Ordination history of Thomas Paprocki | |
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Priestly ordination
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| Ordained by | John Patrick Cody |
| Date of ordination | 10 May 1978 |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Francis Eugene George |
| Co-consecrators | Ricardo Watty Urquidi |
| Date of consecration | 19 March 2003 |
| Place of consecration | Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago, IL |
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Styles of Thomas Joseph Paprocki |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Thomas John Joseph Paprocki (born August 5, 1952) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois.
The third of nine children, Thomas Paprocki was born in Chicago, Illinois; he has six brothers and two sisters. A lifelong fan of hockey, he began playing at a young age in the basement of his father's drugstore and supports the Chicago Blackhawks. He graduated from Quigley Preparatory Seminary South in 1970, and then entered Niles College, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974.
From 1974 to 1979, he studied at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, where he earned a Bachelor's in Sacred Theology (1976), Master's in Divinity (1978), and Licentiate in Sacred Theology (1979).
Paprocki was ordained to the priesthood by John Cardinal Cody on May 10, 1978, and then served as associate pastor at St. Michael's Church in South Chicago until 1983. In 1981, he earned his Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law and founded the Chicago Legal Clinic to assist the working poor and disadvantaged.
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