Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria
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"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.
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.
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Diocese of Peoria Diœcesis Peoriensis | |
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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 | [citation needed] |
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 |
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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.