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Religious style	Bishop

John Curtis Iffert (born November 23, 1967) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop for the Diocese of Covington in Kentucky since 2021.

Biography

Early life

John Iffert was born in Du Quoin, Illinois on November 23, 1967. He studied at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, where he earned a Bachelor of Political Science degree in 1988.

During the early 1990's, Iffert entered Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from Mundelein in 1996 and a Master of Divinity degree in 1997.

Priesthood

On June 7, 1997, Iffert was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Belleville by Cardinal Wilton Gregory, then bishop of the diocese at the time, at Sacred Heart Church in Du Quoin.

After his 1997 ordination, the diocese assigned Iffert as the parochial vicar of the Cathedral of St. Peter Parish in Belleville, Illinois. In 2000, Iffert was named pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Columbia, Illinois. During this period, he also served on the personnel board for the diocese and acted as defender of the bond for the tribunal. Iffert was also appointed as spiritual moderator for the Belleville deanery Catholic Youth Organization.

In 2003, Iffert entered the novitiate of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), giving his first vows in 2004. He was now under the authority of the Dominican Order. The Dominican in 2007 appointed Iffert as parish vicar of the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. After his vows expired in 2008, Iffert left the Dominicans, returning to the Diocese of Belleville.

The diocese in 2008 named Iffert as administrator of St. Mary Immaculate Conception Parish in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. In 2009, he also became administrator of St. Theresa of Avila Parish in Salem, Illinois, and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Kinmundy, Illinois.

The diocese appointed Iffert as pastor of St. Mary Immaculate Conception in 2010, a job he would hold for the next ten years. In 2014 he also assumed responsibility for St. Barbara Parish in Scheller, Illinois. In 2020, Bishop Michael McGovern named Iffert as vicar general for the diocese; he was also moved to St. Stephen Parish in Caseyville, Illinois.

Bishop of Covington

On July 13, 2021, Pope Francis appointed Iffert as the eleventh bishop of Covington. On September 30, 2021, he was consecrated by Archbishop Joseph Kurtz at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington.

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

External links

https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article252756838.html#storylink=cpy

References

1. ^ "Current Bishop". Diocese of Covington. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
2. ^ Horn, Dan. "'I feel astounded': Covington's new bishop says he's ready to take on priest shortage, abuse crisis". The Enquirer. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
3. ^ "Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Roger Foys of the Diocese of Covington; Appoints Father John Iffert of the Diocese of Belleville as Successor". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
4. ^ "Bishop John Curtis Iffert [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
5. "Pope Francis Appoints Father John Iffert Bishop of Covington". Retrieved July 13, 2021.
6. "Pope Accepts Resignation of Covington Bishop Foys, Names Successor". Link NKY. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
7. "PHOTOS: New Bishop Ordained and Installed in Diocese of Covington". The River City News. Retrieved October 4, 2021.

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington Official Site
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville Official Site

Episcopal succession

• Biography
• Catholicism
• Kentucky

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington
Ordinaries	Bishops George Aloysius Carrell Augustus Toebbe Camillus Paul Maes Ferdinand Brossart Francis William Howard William Theodore Mulloy Richard Henry Ackerman William Anthony Hughes Robert William Muench Roger Joseph Foys John Iffert
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption Parishes Mary, Queen of Heaven, Erlanger Mother of God Roman Catholic Church, Covington Saint John the Baptist, Wilder Retreat center, convent St. Anne Convent, Melbourne
Education	Colleges Thomas More University, Crestview Hills High schools Bishop Brossart High School, Alexandria Covington Catholic High School, Park Hills (all boys) Covington Latin School, Covington Holy Cross High School, Covington Newport Central Catholic High School, Newport Notre Dame Academy, Park Hills (all girls) St. Henry District High School, Erlanger St. Patrick's High School, Maysville Villa Madonna Academy, Villa Hills
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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville
Bishops	Ordinaries John Janssen Henry J. Althoff Albert Rudolph Zuroweste William Michael Cosgrove John Nicholas Wurm James Patrick Keleher Wilton Daniel Gregory Edward Braxton Michael G. McGovern Auxiliary Stanley Girard Schlarman
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Peter Parishes St. Augustine of Canterbury Church, Belleville Church of the Holy Family, Cahokia Shrine National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows
Education	High schools Althoff Catholic High School, Belleville Gibault Catholic High School, Waterloo Mater Dei High School, Breese
Priests	Joseph Maximilian Mueller
Other	Camp Ondessonk
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