Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki

Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki is a bishop in the Catholic Church who has served as the Bishop of Springfield in Illinois since 2008. He was born in 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from the University of Notre Dame. Paprocki was ordained as a priest in 1981 and served as a pastor in various parishes before being appointed as the auxiliary bishop of Chicago in 2001. He was appointed as the bishop of Springfield in 2008. Paprocki is known for his conservative views on Catholic social teaching and has been a vocal critic of abortion and same-sex marriage. He has also been a strong advocate for traditional Catholic values and has written extensively on these topics.