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Glenn Van Cura Announces Resignation from the Catholic Charities

 By Jessica Stevens

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On Thursday November 11 the Diocese of Joliet announced that the Executive Director of Catholic Charities Glenn Van Cura will be resigning in early 2021. Bishop Ronald A. Hicks writes “For over a decade, Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Joliet has been blessed with the leadership of Mr. Glenn Van Cura.” Glenn Van Cura has accepted a position with Catholic Kwangdong University in the Republic of Korea as a professor in the International Relations and Education Institute Department.

 

Glenn Van Cura was appointed as head of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Joliet in September 2010 by then-Bishop J. Peter Sartain. While under Glenn Van Cura’s leadership, the Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Joliet has seen extraordinary growth and success. Glenn Van Cura has also served with the Archdiocese of Chicago, has prior experience with the Peace Corps in Korea and private sector executive leadership. The University he is accepting the position at is only a couple of miles away from his Korean family’s house.

 

Bishop Hicks sends Glenn Van Cura off writing “We will miss his presence and leadership. He is accompanied not only by our heartfelt gratitude, but also our good wishes and prayers as he embarks on this new endeavor.”

 

Glenn Van Cura writes, in his director’s message for the Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Joliet, “This is a very exciting opportunity for me, and I am looking forward to this next stage in my life’s journey.” Van Cura looks back at his time with Catholic Charities as one of his greatest joys and as a true sense of accomplishment.

 

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