Diocese of Peoria

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Bishop(s) Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C., Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 12 February 1875 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Chicago Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Illinois Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 43,840 (16,933 Square Miles) Conference Region: VII (IL, IN, WI) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: PEO Official Web Site: http://www.cdop.org/ Mailing Address: 607 N.E. Madison Avenue, P.O. Box 1406, Peoria, IL 61603 Telephone: (309)671-1550 Fax: 671-5079

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• John Lancaster Spalding † (27 Nov 1876 Appointed - 11 Sep 1908 Resigned)
• Edmund Michael Dunne † (30 Jun 1909 Appointed - 17 Oct 1929 Died)
• Joseph Henry Leo Schlarman † (19 Apr 1930 Appointed - 10 Nov 1951 Died)
• William Edward Cousins † (21 May 1952 Appointed - 18 Dec 1958 Appointed, Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
• John Baptist Franz † (8 Aug 1959 Appointed - 24 May 1971 Retired)
• Edward William O'Rourke † (24 May 1971 Appointed - 22 Jan 1990 Retired)
• John Joseph Myers (23 Jan 1990 Succeeded - 24 Jul 2001 Appointed, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey)
• Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C. (12 Feb 2002 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
12 February 1875	Erected	Diocese of Chicago	Diocese of Peoria (erected)
11 December 1948	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Chicago Diocese of Peoria Diocese of Rockford	Diocese of Joliet in Illinois (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	149,648	1,108,051	13.5%	227	114	341	438		117	1,399	217	ap1951
1966	205,515	1,334,517	15.4%	288	136	424	484		177	1,092	213	ap1967
1970	222,200	1,434,248	15.5%	261	122	383	580		154	940	170	ap1971
1976	226,800	1,466,088	15.5%	245	106	351	646		134	826	172	ap1977
1980	234,844	1,506,000	15.6%	244	98	342	686	36	116	699	170	ap1981
1990	245,272	1,522,000	16.1%	210	74	284	863	60	80	439	171	ap1991
1999	232,366	1,447,418	16.1%	252	50	302	769	96	8	335	165	ap2000
2000	240,680	1,447,418	16.6%	216	48	264	911	94	56	292	165	ap2001
2001	221,932	1,440,518	15.4%	213	48	261	850	94	69	321	165	ap2002
2002	151,413	1,452,688	10.4%	223	48	271	558	91	61	246	165	ap2003
2003	193,970	1,452,688	13.4%	210	48	258	751	111	69	278	165	ap2004
2004	195,553	1,562,868	12.5%	228	46	274	713	105	65	278	165	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C. (Bishop: 12 Feb 2002 - )
• John Joseph Myers (Priest: 17 Dec 1966; Coadjutor Bishop: 7 Jul 1987; Bishop: 23 Jan 1990 to 24 Jul 2001)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Gerald Thomas Bergan † (Priest: 28 Oct 1915 to 24 Mar 1934)
• William Edward Cousins † (Bishop: 21 May 1952 to 18 Dec 1958)
• Edmund Michael Dunne † (Bishop: 30 Jun 1909 to 17 Oct 1929)
• John Baptist Franz † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1959 to 24 May 1971)
• Peter Joseph O'Reilly † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jun 1900 to 18 Dec 1923)
• Edward William O'Rourke † (Priest: 28 May 1944; Bishop: 24 May 1971 to 22 Jan 1990)
• Joseph Henry Leo Schlarman † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1930; Archbishop (Personal Title): 17 Jun 1951 to 10 Nov 1951)
• Fulton John Sheen † (Priest: 20 Sep 1919 to 28 May 1951)
• John Lancaster Spalding † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1876 to 11 Sep 1908)