Pastor
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Fr. Jim Deiters has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minnesota and a Master of Divinity from Mundelein Seminary in Chicago. Ordained in 1991, he has been pastor of St. Clare of Assisi parish since 1996. In addition to his primary role as pastor he also serves in the diocese as a consultant to the bishop and is the Chair of the diocesan committee for priestly formation. On a national level, he just finished serving for 15 years on the board of NOCERCC, a national organization that works for the ongoing formation of priests in the United States. He serves as an adjunct faculty member and board member for the "Institute of Priests and Presbyterates" at St. Meinrad Seminary, teaching courses for newly ordained priests. In his local community, he is in his third year on the board of St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, IL.