Monsignor Jeffrey G. Laible Named Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia BY TAYLOR HENRY
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he Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), has a new Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia. Monsignor Jeffrey G. Laible, Ch, Col, USAF, (pronounced “LYE’-uh-blee”) a chaplain in the Illinois Air National Guard, assumed the new position in July. He succeeds Monsignor John J.M. Foster, J.C.D., who has returned to his home Diocese of Stockton, CA, where he has assumed the role of Pastor at the Cathedral of the Annunciation, following eight years of fruitful service to the AMS. Reporting directly to Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, the Vicar General is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Archdiocese in its service to 1.8 million Catholics worldwide. A long and productive track record of service to God and country distinguishes Monsignor Laible for the position. For more than 30 years Monsignor Laible has ministered as a priest and pastor in parishes and Catholic schools throughout the Diocese of Peoria, IL, where his last assignment was as pastor of the Logan County Catholic Community. Monsignor Laible is also the Spiritual Director for the Warriors to Lourdes Pilgrimage, jointly sponsored by the AMS and the Knights of Columbus. Archbishop Broglio said, “I am deeply grateful to Monsignor Laible for his willingness to accept a new ministry. He will bring with him years of experience in the Air National Guard and as the Spiritual Director for the annual U.S. participation in the International Military Pilgrimage to Lourdes. At the same time Bishop Daniel Jenky and his Coadjutor, Bishop Louis Tylka, are recognized for their generous release of Monsignor Laible for the important ministry of Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.”
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