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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 Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception (commonly known as St. Mary's Cathedral) is a cathedral of the Catholic Church located in Peoria, Illinois, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Peoria, where the Catholic televangelist and sainthood candidate Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was born and raised, and ordained a ...
Joseph Henry Leo Schlarman (February 23, 1879 – November 10, 1951) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.He served as bishop of the Diocese of Peoria in Illinois from 1930 until his death in 1951.
As the Catholic Diocese of Peoria announced changes in its structure, some significant changes were made for priesthood positions.
On January 22, 1990, Pope John Paul II accepted O'Rourke's resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Peoria. [2] A few months after his retirement, he founded Renaissance Stand, an organization designed to help the long-term unemployed obtain jobs and job training. [1] Edward O'Rourke died in Peoria on September 29, 1999, at age 81.
PEORIA – The Catholic Diocese of Peoria plans to officially close St. Bernard Parish in the East Bluff.. The diocese recently announced a litany of changes to prepare for its future.
Pope Pius X accepted his resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Peoria on September 11, 1908, due to poor health and appointed him Titular Bishop of Scythopolis with the title of archbishop. [5] [1] John Spalding died on August 25, 1916, at age 76. [5] The diocesan offices of the Diocese of Peoria are located in the Spalding Center, named for him.
The Catholic Diocese of Peoria's restructuring plan has proposed no longer using St. Bernard, which opened in 1903 on the East Bluff. This Peoria church has operated for 120 years, but its future ...