More duties for Mundelein-based priest:

Archdiocese of Chicago officials have announced additional duties for a top priest at University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary. Cardinal Francis George appointed the Rev. Thomas A. Baima to the new archdiocesan role as vicar for ecumenical and interreligious affairs, effective July 1. Baima will be the principal representative of the archbishop of Chicago to the bishops and religious leaders of other churches and communities in metropolitan Chicago. He will continue his full-time responsibilities as vice rector for academic affairs at University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary.