Fr. R. Dean Probst

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Fr. Dean is the son of the late Raymond "Bud" and Gertrude Probst of Dieterich. He graduated from Dieterich Grade and High School. A 1974 graduate of the University of Illinois with a BA in Liberal Arts, and a 1975 graduate of Eastern Illinois University with a BS in Business, Fr. Dean worked as an accountant before entering the seminary in 1976. 
        Fr. Dean attended Seminary at the former Diocesan Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield for Pre-Theology and then Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis. He received his Masters of Divinity Degree in 1981 and was ordained to the priesthood on May 30, 1981. Fr. Dean completed his Jurisprudence in Canon Law at the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, in 2006.
        In addition to being pastor, he serves as a Judge on the Diocesan Tribunal. He was appointed liaison for priests in 2014.
        A fan of the New York Yankees, Fr. Dean cheers for the Cardinals or the Cubs to bring them to the area.

Deacon Emeritus Larry Miller

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A graduate of St. Thomas, Larry was ordained to the diaconate by Cardinal James Hickey at Saint Matthew's Cathedral in Washington D.C. on May 7th 1988.  Since then, he has served the people of God as a deacon in various assignments around the world, including parishes in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Hawaii and Korea.
         Deacon Larry is the son of Roscoe and Adeline Miller, lifetime parishioners of St. Thomas.  For 30 years, he served as an active army officer, retiring as a Colonel in August 2000.  After his retirement, he served as a member of the Senior Executive Service in Washington D. C. for 10 years before returning to Newton in January 2011.  

Previous Pastors of St. Thomas

Fr. Fischer
Fr. Cornelius Hoffmans
Fr. John Molitor
Fr. Joseph Patrick Munday
Fr. Jeremiah Cronin
Fr. John Lupton
Fr. Daniel Daly
Fr. Maurice Gavin
Fr. Thomas Gorman
Fr. Donald Meehling
Fr. Thomas Ryan
Fr. Richard Peradotto
Fr. Joseph McCarthy
Fr. Joseph Molloy
Fr. Barry Harmon
​Fr. Allen Kemme