Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria

Diocese of Peoria

Diœcesis Peoriensis
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory26 counties across central Illinois
Ecclesiastical provinceChicago
MetropolitanChicago
Statistics
Area16,933 sq mi (43,860 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2015)
1,492,335
121,965 (8.2%)
Parishes158
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedFebruary 12, 1875 (149 years ago)
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral
Patron saint[citation needed]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopLouis Tylka
Metropolitan ArchbishopBlase J. Cupich
Vicar GeneralPhilip D. Halfacre
Bishops emeritusDaniel 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.

  1. ^ "Peoria (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-08-20.