WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Roger J. Foys, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Covington and has appointed Fr. John Iffert, a priest of the Diocese of Belleville, as bishop-elect of Covington. Bishop-elect Iffert currently serves as vicar general and moderator of the curia for the Diocese of Belleville.
The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C., on July 13, 2021, by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, according to a USCCB press release.
Fr. Iffert was born November 23, 1967. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois (1988). He attended Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, IL, where he earned a bachelor of sacred theology in 1996 and a master of divinity in 1997. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Belleville on June 7, 1997.
Bishop-elect Iffert has served as parochial vicar at St. Peter Cathedral in Belleville (1997-2000), and administrator and pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Columbia (2000-2003). During that time, he served as a member of the diocesan personnel board and also as defender of the bond for the tribunal.
Since January 2021, Fr. Iffert has served as pastor of St. Stephen in Caseyville.
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