Thomas Paprocki

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Thomas Paprocki
Bishop of Springfield in Illinois
Church	Catholic Church Latin Church
Diocese	Springfield in Illinois
Appointed	April 20, 2010
Installed	June 22, 2010
Predecessor	George Joseph Lucas
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (2003‍–‍2010)
Personal details
Born	Thomas John Joseph Paprocki (1952-08-05) August 5, 1952 (age 72) Chicago, Illinois, US
Motto	Lex Cordis Caritas (Latin for 'The law of the heart is love')
Coat of arms
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Ordained by John Patrick Cody Date May 10, 1978 Place Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, Illinois Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Francis Eugene George Co-consecrators Raymond Emil Goedert, Ricardo Watty Urquidi Date March 19, 2003 Place Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago
Source(s):Catholic-Hierarchy.org[1]

Styles of Thomas Joseph Paprocki
Reference style	His Excellency
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Thomas John Joseph Paprocki (born August 5, 1952) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois since 2010. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 2003 to 2010.^[1]