Thomas Robert Zinkula was born on April 19,1957 and is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States.
18 Facts About Thomas Zinkula
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Thomas Zinkula was born on April 19,1957, in Mount Vernon, Iowa to Robert and Mary Zinkula.
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Thomas Zinkula grew up on a farm with eight siblings.
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In 1975, Thomas Zinkula graduated as the valedictorian from Mount Vernon High School.
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Thomas Zinkula received a bachelor's degree in mathematics, economics and business from Cornell College in Mount Vernon.
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Thomas Zinkula was later inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at Cornell as a defensive lineman for football.
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Thomas Zinkula then entered the University of Iowa College of Law in Iowa City, Iowa, earning a Juris Doctor in 1983.
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Thomas Zinkula studied for the priesthood at Theological College at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, receiving a Master in Theology degree in 1990.
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Thomas Zinkula earned a Licentiate in Canon Law from Saint Paul University in 1998.
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Thomas Zinkula was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Dubuque by Archbishop Daniel Kucera on May 26,1990, at St Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque.
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Thomas Zinkula served as the assistant pastor of St Columbkille's Parish in Dubuque from 1990 to 1993 and as the assistant pastor at St Joseph the Worker Parish in Dubuque from 1993 to 1996.
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Thomas Zinkula served as a judge at the Archdiocesan Tribunal from 1998 to 2000 and as judicial vicar from 2000 to 2010.
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Thomas Zinkula was named pastor of Holy Ghost Parish in Dubuque, and served from 2005 to 2007.
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Thomas Zinkula served as the episcopal vicar for the Cedar Rapids, Iowa region of the archdiocese from 2012 to 2014, and as the rector of St Pius X Seminary in Dubuque from 2014 to 2017.
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Thomas Zinkula was named a monsignor by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012.
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When initially notified of his appointment by text message, Thomas Zinkula assumed it a prank from one of the seminarians.
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Thomas Zinkula was ordained a bishop at St John Vianney Church in Bettendorf, Iowa by Archbishop Michael Jackels of Dubuque, with Bishop Martin Amos and Archbishop Jerome Hanus as co-consecrators.
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In 2023, Bishop Thomas Zinkula reduced the number of deaneries in the diocese from six to five.