Bishop Siegel on Tap

Bishop Joseph Siegel speaks at Theology-on-Tap

This week, Bishop Joseph Siegel makes his Theology-on-Tap debut, speaking to young adults at two locations in the Diocese of Joliet.

On Sunday, July 11th, Bishop Siegel speaks to young adult engaged and married couples at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Aurora. And on Tuesday, July 13th, he meets up with young adults, both single and married, at St. Raymond Cathedral Parish in Joliet.

Siegel is the Auxiliary Bishops for the Diocese of Joliet, a role he began in January 2010. Raised on a farm in Lockport Township, he was baptized and formed at St. Raymond Cathedral - and so it is fitting that his Tap debut should be there as well. He attended St. Charles Borromeo High School Seminary in Romeoville, on the grounds of what is now the diocesan pastoral center, and St. Meinrad College in Indiana, completing his seminary formation in Rome.

Bishop Siegel has served at several parishes across the diocese - most recently as the pastor at Visitation Parish in Elmhurst. He has served on a number of commissions including being the chair of the Presbyteral Council, the Diocesean Board of Consultors, and his current role as the chair of the steering committee for the Diocese of Joliet Year of the Eucharist and Eucharistic Congress (which will take place in June 2011).

If you're in the area this Sunday or Tuesday night, stop by and greet our new bishop. He would be happy to meet you too.