Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Illinois, United States
"Diocese of Peoria" redirects here. For the Anglican diocese based in Peoria, see Diocese of Quincy (Southern Cone). For the Episcopal diocese based in Peoria, see Episcopal Diocese of Quincy.
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Diocese of Peoria
Diœcesis Peoriensis
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
Coat of arms
Location
Country
United States
Territory
26 counties across central Illinois
Ecclesiastical province
Chicago
Metropolitan
Chicago
Statistics
Area
16,933 sq mi (43,860 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2015) 1,492,335 121,965 (8.2%)
Parishes
158
Information
Denomination
Catholic
Sui iuris church
Latin Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
February 12, 1875 (149 years ago)
Cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral
Patron saint
Immaculate Conception
St. Joseph the Worker
St. Therese of Lisieux
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Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Louis Tylka
Metropolitan Archbishop
Blase J. Cupich
Vicar General
Philip D. Halfacre
Bishops emeritus
Daniel R. Jenky
Map
Website
cdop.org
The Diocese of Peoria (Latin: Diœcesis Peoriensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in the north central region of Illinois in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Chicago.
The current bishop of the Diocese of Peoria is Louis Tylka.[1] The mother church of the diocese is the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria.
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