Offices & Programs

The diocesan archive collects, organizes and preserves records and artifacts that have historical, legal and/or administrative value to the diocese and its parishes, institutions and people. Materials in the archive are made available to researchers as permitted by canon law, civil law and privacy considerations. The Chancellor oversees the archives.

The Archivist maintains sacramental records of most of the closed parishes in the diocese and conducts searches for such records for individuals who are unsure of where they received the sacraments.

Contact Information
Phone: (815) 221-6100
archivist@dioceseofjoliet.org 

View a list of Closed Parishes

The Buildings and Properties office serves the parishes, schools, and organizations within the Diocese of Joliet through assistance and oversight in all property and facilities related work. This includes construction, leases, farming, environmental issues, inspections, real estate, planning for future growth, vacant land, and any diocesan properties outside of parishes.

Christopher Nye
Director of Buildings and Properties
Phone: (815) 221-6195
BuildingsandProperties@dioceseofjoliet.org

David Salvato, JCD
Chancellor
Phone: (815) 221-6148
dsalvato@dioceseofjoliet.org

Maria Turone
Administrative Assistant
Phone: (815) 221-6118
mturone@dioceseofjoliet.org

Letter of Suitability

Visiting priests:  Priests from other dioceses wishing to minister in the Diocese of Joliet must provide a letter of suitability.  Please direct the letter to the Chancellor, David Salvato, JCD, at dsalvato@dioceseofjoliet.org, and copy Maria Turone at mturone@dioceseofjoliet.org. Please include the following information:

• Name
• Event (Mass, wedding, baptism, funeral, etc.) 
• Date(s) of event
• Location (Name of church, etc.)
• Attestation to the good standing of the priest in his incardinated diocese (safe environment training etc.)

Papal Blessing

Applications for papal blessings can be submitted to the Vatican at the following website: www.elemosineria.va

Papal Audience or Liturgical Celebration

If you desire tickets for a papal audience or liturgical celebration in Rome, please follow this link to download the proper request form:  https://www.vatican.va/various/prefettura/en/biglietti_en.html

The Episcopal Vicar for Priests is appointed by the Diocesan Bishop and serves as the Priest Personnel Director. He provides curial support to the Diocesan Bishop and to the Priest Personnel Board. He is an agent of the Diocesan Bishop ministering with the priests on the bishop’s behalf.

The Episcopal Vicar for Clergy Office handles:

• Priest personnel matters
• Extern priests
• Immigration issues for priests
• Pastoral care and support of priests
• Parishioner concerns involving priests

Priest Personnel Board:


The Priest Personnel Board is a consultive body that advises the Diocesan Bishop on matters that involve the priests of the diocese, such as:

• The assignments of priests after a careful consideration of the priest’s ministerial skills and the pastoral needs of a given parish/ministry.

• Participate in strategic planning when it involves the placement of priests.
• The development of policies which affect the life and ministry of priests.
• Recommendations to the Bishop on the management of priest personnel issues (excluding child protection matters).

Very Rev. John Balluff

16555 Weber Road

Crest Hill, IL 60403
Phone: 
(815) 221-6184
jballuff@dioceseofjoliet.org

The Finance Office assists the Bishop, his staff and others responsible for the temporalities of the Diocese to fulfill the diocesan mission. Responsibilities include accounting, investment management, financial analysis, budgetary management, and oversight of parishes and schools.

Phone: (815) 221-6100
finance@dioceseofjoliet.org

Brian Schroeder
Chief Financial Officer

Jeannette Bartosz
Director of Diocesan Finance 

Mark Janus
Director of Parish Finance

Administrative and Ministerial Financial Statements

Phone: (815) 722-2256

Very Rev. Grzegorz P. Podwysocki, JCL
Judicial Vicar

David Salvato, JCD
Moderator of the Tribunal
Phone: (815) 221-6148
dsalvato@dioceseofjoliet.org
*The day-to-day operation of the Tribunal is handled by David Salvato. Please send any requests to him.

Thomas Kerber, JCL
Ecclesiastical Judge
Phone: (815) 221-6161
tkerber@dioceseofjoliet.org 

Sr. Dominic Dybel, OSF
Ecclesiastical Advocate
Phone: (815) 221-6168
ddybel@dioceseofjoliet.org

Hope Dick
Ecclesiastical Advocate/Administrative Assistant
Phone: (815) 221-6163
hdick@dioceseofjoliet.org

Angelica Moore
Ecclesiastical Notary/Administrative Assistant
Phone: (815) 221-6167
amoore@dioceseofjoliet.org

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