Jerome Edward Listecki

Jerome Edward Listecki (born March 12, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Roman Catholic bishop currently of the Diocese of La Crosse, in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

He was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on May 14, 1975 for the Archdiocese of Chicago. Bishop Listecki graduated from the Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago in 1967, attended Niles College Seminary (working in the US Steel mills, in a blast furnace centering plant, during five of his college-age summers), [http://www.catholicnewworld.com/archive/cnw2001/010701/interview.html] "The Interview," "Chicago Catholic New World," 01/07/01] and did his theological studies at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois. After studies in canon law and moral theology in Rome, he earned a licentiate and doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum). He previously earned a law degree from DePaul University, [http://www.catholicnewworld.com/archive/cnw2000/1112/new-bishop_111200.html] "New auxiliary bishop for archdiocese," "Chicago Catholic New World," 11/12/00] thus making him the holder of degrees utriusque juris as Doctor of Canon and Civil Law. He is also a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserves.

On November 7, 2000, he was appointed auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Chicago by Pope John Paul II; he was consecrated on January 8,2001. On December 29, 2004, Bishop Listecki was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse, succeeding Bishop Raymond Leo Burke, who became archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Missouri in St. Louis, Missouri. [ [http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2004/12/30/news/00lead.txt La Crosse Tribune - 7.0 : Chicagoan Listecki named new bishop ] ] [ [http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2004/12/30/news/01reax.txt La Crosse Tribune - 7.0 : Listecki called ‘pleasant, down to earth' ] ] On March 1, 2005, Bishop Listecki was installed as Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse. [http://frpat.com/bishop.htm] "Our Bishop" (Diocese of La Crosse)] [ [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blistecki.html] Episcopal Lineage]

In 2004 it was revealed that Bishop Listecki had earlier purchased a vacation condominium with friends, one of whom was Dr. Dennis Composto, who plead guilty in 2006 of stealing money from the Archdiocese of Chicago. The Archdiocese of Chicago issued statements in 2004 and 2006 that Bishop Listecki had cooperated fully with the investigation, and was cleared of any wrongdoing. [http://www.sun-times.com] "Bishop here co-owns vacation condo with embezzlement suspect," "Chicago Sun-Times," 9/26/04] [http://www.sun-times.com] "Man stole $96,000 from seminary: Gets 2 years probation, must pay $300,000," "Chicago Sun-Times," 10/12/06] Composto died early in 2007. [http://www.chicagotribune.com] "Dennis M. Composto," "Chicago Tribune," 3/15/07] [http://www.stjoseph.luc.edu/welcome/recdesk/07_03_19.html] "Requiescant in pace: Please pray for the repose of the soul of our former Comptroller" St. Joseph Seminary - from the Rector's desk 3/19/2007]

External links

* [http://www.frpat.com/bishop.htm Biography of Bishop Jerome Listecki, The Diocese of La Crosse]

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