Louis Tylka

Louis Tylka (May 26, 1970–) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the bishop of the Diocese of Peoria.

Quotes

• When I get asked the question, "When did you know you wanted to be a priest?," many times I say "This morning." Every day you have to wake up and say, “God, what are you calling me to do today?” The layers of lived experience is what brings us to an appreciation for what we’re called to do in that moment.
  • Bishop Tylka shares hopes for ordination, explains motto in Catholic Post interview (16 July 2020)

• Everything we do as a church these days needs to have as its heart a desire of evangelization. Every conversation about how we pray together in the liturgy, how we do faith formation — whether it’s in our Catholic schools or in our parish religious education programs, RCIA, adult formation — all of that has to ask the question: "How are we using these things to evangelize, to bring others to Jesus Christ?"
  • Coadjutor Bishop Louis Tylka reflects on his first year in the Diocese of Peoria (16 July 2021)

• I don't think that it's my role as a bishop, to run around and judge. It's rather to run around and invite people into a relationship with Jesus. The Lord accepted people for who they are, and where there are, and tried to lead them to a better life, to lead them to a life that was more holy, a life that was more filled with His love and mercy. A life that was not self-centered, but self-giving. That's the example he showed to us. At times, the church needs to be a voice in the public square, but the church's voice should never be dictated by the public square.
  • Bilingual masses, LGBTQ Catholics: Q&A with new Diocese of Peoria Bishop Louis Tylka (14 March 2022)