John Iffert

John Curtis Iffert (born November 23, 1967) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop for the Diocese of Covington in Kentucky since 2021.

Biography

Early life John Iffert was born in Du Quoin, Illinois on November 23, 1967. He studied at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, where he earned a Bachelor of Political Science degree in 1988.

During the early 1990's, Iffert entered Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from Mundelein in 1996 and a Master of Divinity degree in 1997.

After his 1997 ordination, the diocese assigned Iffert as the parochial vicar of the Cathedral of St. Peter Parish in Belleville, Illinois. In 2000, Iffert was named pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Columbia, Illinois. On September 30, 2021, he was consecrated by Archbishop Joseph Kurtz at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington.