Bergan High School (Peoria, Illinois)

Bergan High School was a Catholic high school in Peoria, Illinois. It was founded in 1964 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria in what was then the northern part of the city.^[1] The school was named after Archbishop of Omaha Gerald Thomas Bergan, a Peoria native. Peoria already had Catholic high schools at the time in Spalding Institute and the Academy of Our Lady High School, located near downtown Peoria.

The school was originally run by the Christian Brothers, but they left the school in 1979. Monsignor Steven Rohlfs,^[2] now rector of St. Mary's Seminary, served as chaplain of the high school after their departure.

In 1988, Bergan merged in Academy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute and became Peoria Notre Dame High School.^[3]

Famous alumni of Bergan include Broadway actor Bart Shatto, NCAA cross country champion Suzy Tuffy,^[4] and Major League Baseball pitcher Tom Gilles.^[5] ABC TV Shark Tank winner Dave Alwan.

References

Diocese of Peoria
Bishops	Ordinaries John Lancaster Spalding Edmund Michael Dunne Joseph Henry Leo Schlarman William Edward Cousins John Baptist Franz Edward William O'Rourke John J. Myers Daniel R. Jenky Auxiliary Peter Joseph O'Reilly
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Peoria Parishes Holy Trinity Church, Bloomington Shrine Queen of the Holy Rosary Memorial Shrine
Education	Newman Centers St. John's Catholic Newman Center, Champaign High Schools Alleman High School, Rock Island Central Catholic High School, Bloomington Marquette High School, Ottawa Notre Dame High School, Peoria St. Bede Academy, Peru St. Thomas More High School, Champaign Schlarman Academy, Danville Former High Schools Academy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute, Peoria Bergan High School, Peoria Villa de Chantal, Rock Island
Priests	Gerald Thomas Bergan James Ryan John George Alleman Fulton J. Sheen
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Coordinates: 40°44′57″N 89°36′15″W / 40.7493°N 89.6043°W / 40.7493; -89.6043