Diocese of Joliet in Illinois Diœcesis Joliettensis in Illinois | |
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 Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Ecclesiastical province | Chicago |
| Metropolitan | Chicago |
| Headquarters | Crest Hill, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°34′59″N 88°07′14″W / 41.58301270°N 88.12043910°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,218 sq mi (10,920 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2023) 1,961,747 520,148[1] (26.5%) |
| Parishes | 117[1] |
| Schools | 52 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | December 11, 1948 (75 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus |
| Patron saint | St. Francis Xavier |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ronald A. Hicks |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Blase J. Cupich |
| Bishops emeritus | R. Daniel Conlon |
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The Diocese of Joliet in Illinois (Latin: Diœcesis Joliettensis in Illinois) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in Illinois in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Chicago.
It was created in 1948, branching from the Archdiocese of Chicago, because of the growth of the Catholic population. Starting in the early 21st century, the diocese faced a sexual abuse scandal. A 2023 report by the Illinois Attorney General found that Bishop Joseph Imesch had "covered up abuse by shipping off priests to unsuspecting parishes."
The mother church of the diocese is the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet. The current bishop of Joliet in Illinois is Ronald Hicks.