Ordained May 29, 1960, by Bishop Frederick Freking at St. Boniface Church in Tipton.

Assignments:

1960-1962 - Assistant pastor at Seven Dolors Parish in Manhattan

1962 - Assistant pastor at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Salina

1964-1975 - Vice chancellor of the Salina Diocese

1964-1965 - Assistant pastor at Sacred Heart Cathedral

1965-1975 - Pastor at Sacred Heart in Niles

1974 - Honored with the title of Monsignor

1975-1985 - Pastor at Immaculate Conception in Solomon and Sacred Heart in Niles

1975-2002 - Chancellor of the Salina Diocese

1983-2005 - Director of the Office of the Propagation of the Faith

1985-1997 - Pastor at Immaculate Conception in Minneapolis, St. Paul’s in Delphos

1995-1997 - Administrator at St. Peter’s in Aurora

1988-2014 - Vicar general of the Salina Diocese

1997-2003 - Rector at Sacred Heart Cathedral and pastor of St. Joseph’s in Brookville

2003-2009 - Pastor at St. Patrick’s in Lincoln, St. Mary’s in Glasco and St. Joseph’s in Brookville

2009-2012 - Pastor at St. Patrick’s in Lincoln and St. Joseph’s in Brookville

1964-Present - Various capacities in the Diocesan Marriage Tribunal

2012 - Retired

Articles by

Msgr. James Hake