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Auxilliary Bishop Joseph Siegel Leaving Joliet To Run Evansville Diocese
A Joliet native, Siegel grew up on his family's farm in Lockport Township. He went to St. Raymond's Elementary School as a child.
JOLIET, IL - A well-liked and familiar face around the Diocese of Joliet will soon be packing up his belongings and moving to southern Indiana. On Wednesday, the Vatican announced that Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Siegel's next assignment will be overseeing the Diocese of Evansville, Indiana. The Joliet native, who has been a priest since 1988, has served at a number of Joliet-area Catholic parishes including as a parochial vicar in Plainfield St. Mary's Immaculate. His other assignments have included St. Mary's Nativity on Broadway, St. Raymond's and later as pastor in Elmhurst at Visitation Parish.
Siegel, 54, was ordained as a bishop in 2010. According to the Catholic News Service, Siegel will be replacing Archbishop Charles C. Thompson who will be taking over the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
To read Siegel's full biography, visit the Diocese of Joliet website link here.
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