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Thomas John Joseph Paprocki (born August 5, 1952) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois since 2010. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 2003 to 2010.
Wacław Paprocki (died 1643) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (1639–1643) and Titular Bishop of Margarita (1639–1643). [ 1 ] Biography
The next bishop of Springfield was Bishop Joseph McNicholas, an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, appointed by Pope Paul VI in 1975. He hosted the first Midwest Regional Meeting of the St. Vincent de Paul Society to be held in downstate Illinois, and in 1978 appointed the first nun to the position of superintendent of Catholic ...
2007 June 1: Dedication of Knanaya Catholic Parish Cemetery at Queen of Heaven Cemetery by Bishops Mar Jacob Angadiath, Bishop of Miao Mar George Pallipparambil, and Most Rev. Dr. Thomas Paprocki, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago. 2008 July 13: Bishop Mar Joseph Pandarasseril blessed the shrine of the Knanaya Catholic Parish Cemetery.
The Roman numeral before the diocese name represents where in the sequence that bishop falls; e.g., the fourth bishop of Philadelphia is written "IV Philadelphia". Where a diocese is in bold type it indicates that the bishop is the current bishop of that diocese. Titular sees are not listed. Under consecrators are the numbers (or letters ...
Paprocki (feminine: Paprocka; plural: Paproccy) is a Polish locational surname, which originally meant a person from one of the places called Paproć, Paprotki, Paprotno or Paproty in Poland. [ 1 ] paproć is Polish for fern , so Paprocki may also be a topographic name for a resident of a location where many ferns grew. [ 1 ]
On February 20, 2014, Pope Francis appointed Kemme as the eleventh bishop of Wichita. He was consecrated by Archbishop Joseph Naumann on May 1, 2014, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita. Lucas and Bishop Thomas Paprocki were the principal co-consecrators. [3] [1]
English: of U.S. bishop Thomas John Joseph Paprocki, Bishop of Bishop of Springfield in Illinois. English: Blazon: impaled. Dexter: Or a cross throughout Azure; within the quarters four fountains, Proper, and at the center of the cross a crescent Argent.