About Fr. Anthony Co

Fr. Anthony Co is presently an assistant chaplain at St. John's Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. While completing his studies in philosophy and in Eastern religions at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, he received his calling to the priesthood. After graduating from University of Illinois, Fr. Anthony entered Mt. St. Mary's Seminary (Emmitsburg, Maryland), and was later ordained to the priesthood on May 28, 2005. From June 2005-2006, he was an assistant at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Monmouth, Illinois), St. Theresa Catholic Church (Alexis, Illinois), and St. Andrew Catholic Church (Oquawka, Illinois) while also working with college students at Monmouth College as a Newman chaplain. In June of 2006, Fr. Anthony was reassigned to assist at St. Matthew Catholic Church, and spent more than a year ministering to the Latino community of Champaign-Urbana. His assignment as an assistant chaplain at St. John's Catholic Newman Center began in the summer of 2009.