Bishop J. Peter Sartain

On Tuesday, May 16, 2006, the Apostolic Nuncio announced the appointment of
Bishop J. Peter Sartain (pronounced Sar’-tin) as the Fourth Bishop of Joliet.

Bishop Sartain was born on June 6, 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee.
On July 15, 1978 he was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Memphis.
He was appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Little Rock on January 4, 2000
and was ordained on March 6, 2000.

Bishop Sartain attended St. Meinrad College in Indiana, studied at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas in Rome, and earned a licentiate of sacred theology
from the Pontifical Athenaeum San Anselmo in Rome in 1979.

In addition to his pastoral experience as a parochial vicar and as a pastor,
Bishop Sartain also has considerable administrative experience,
having served as Director of Vocations, Chancellor, Moderator of the Curia,
Vicar for Clergy, and Vicar General. He has also been a chaplain,
academic dean for the permanent diaconate formation program,
and a member of the Advisory Council for the Institute for Priestly Formation.

He currently is a member of the Administrative Committee of the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as the
Chair of the USCCB Committee on the Home Missions.

The ceremony of installation took place at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27, 2006.