Pope names new bishop for La Crosse

Bishop Morlino's statement Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison issued the following statement on Bishop Jerome E. Listecki's appointment as Bishop of La Crosse: "Bishop Listecki is our neighbor to the south and I have also come to know him through our service together on the Board of Directors of the National Catholic Bioethics Center. Bishop Listecki is a good friend and more importantly, I know he will be a great blessing from the Lord upon the priests, deacons, the consecrated religious, and the wonderful faithful of the Diocese of La Crosse. "I look forward to welcoming him to our state and province and to working with him on the many issues that challenge us as Catholics in Wisconsin for the future."

ROME -- Pope John Paul II named Bishop Jerome E. Listecki, auxiliary bishop of Chicago, as the new bishop for the Diocese of La Crosse, Wis. The announcement was made at the Vatican on Dec. 29.

A native of Chicago, Bishop Listecki was born March 12, 1949. He attended St. Michael the Archangel School before entering Quigley Preparatory Seminary South, graduating in 1967. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola University, Chicago, in 1971. He then attended St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, Ill, earning three advanced degrees in theology. He also attended DePaul University College of Law, where he received a law degree.

He did further study toward a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome and advanced through the Licentiate and Doctoral degrees in canon law. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago on May 14, 1975.

He taught at Quigley Seminary North, where he was dean of students and chairman of the formation department. He was also a professor of moral theology and canon law at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary for 17 years.

He was pastor of St. Ignatius Parish in Chicago when he was named an auxiliary bishop in 2000. He was ordained a bishop on Jan. 8, 2001.

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