Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria

The Diocese of Peoria (Latin: Dioecesis Peoriensis ) is a located in the United States Roman Catholic diocese based in Peoria, Illinois.

History

The Diocese of Peoria was born on February 12, 1875 by Pope Pius IX. built out of territory of the Diocese of Chicago. It was the Archdiocese of Chicago is a suffragan. On 11 December 1948, the Diocese of Peoria were parts of its territory to the founding of the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois from.

Territory

The Diocese of Peoria includes the nearby areas in Illinois Bureau County, Champaign County, DeWitt County, Fulton County, Hancock County, Henderson County, Henry County, Knox County, LaSalle County, Livingston County, Logan County, Marshall County, Mason County, McDonough County, McLean County, Mercer County, Peoria County, Piatt County, Putnam County, rock Iceland County, Schuyler County, Stark County, Tazewell County, Vermilion County, Warren County and Woodford County.

Bishops of Peoria

  • John Lancaster Spalding, 1876-1908
  • Joseph Henry Leo Schlarman, 1930-1951
  • William Edward Cousins ​​, 1952-1958, then Archbishop of Milwaukee
  • John Baptist Franz, 1959-1971
  • Edward William O'Rourke, 1971-1990
  • John Joseph Myers, 1990-2001, then Archbishop of Newark
  • Daniel Robert Jenky, CSC, since 2002
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