The Diocese of Rockford ( la, Diœcesis Rockfordiensis) is a
Latin Church
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ecclesiastical territory or
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
of the
Catholic Church
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in the
northern Illinois
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Economics
Northern Illinois is dominated by t ...
region of the
United States
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. The
prelate
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is a
bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
serving as the
pastor
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of the
Mother Church
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, the
Cathedral of Saint Peter in the
City of Rockford.
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...
appointed
David John Malloy
David J. Malloy (born February 3, 1956) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as the bishop (Catholic Church), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford, Diocese of Rockford in Illinois since 2012.
Biograp ...
, as the ninth and current bishop on March 20, 2012. He was installed on May 14, 2012.
A
suffragan diocese
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of the
Metropolitan Province of Chicago, the
metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan (alternative obsolete form: metropolite), pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis.
Originally, the term referred to the b ...
of Rockford is the Archbishop of Chicago.
The Diocese of Rockford comprises the
counties
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of
Boone,
Carroll,
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People
* Baron Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), major general in the American Revolutionary War
Places Municipalities in the United States
* DeKalb, Illinois, the largest city in the United States named DeKalb
**DeKal ...
,
Jo Daviess,
Kane,
Lee,
McHenry,
Ogle
Ogle may refer to:
Places
* Ogle County, Illinois, United States
* Original name of Ashton, Illinois, a village
* Ogle, Kentucky, United States, an unincorporated community
* Ogle Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States
* Ogle, N ...
,
Stephenson,
Whiteside Whiteside may refer to:
Places
;Australia
* Whiteside, Queensland, suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland
;Canada
* Whiteside, Nova Scotia
;United Kingdom
* Whiteside (Lake District), a fell in the west of the English Lake District
* White ...
and
Winnebago.
History
Pope St. Pius X erected the Diocese of Rockford on September 27, 1907, and established it on September 23, 1908. Its territory of 12 counties was taken from the Archdiocese of Chicago. In 1948, Pope Pius XII established the
Diocese of Joliet
The Diocese of Joliet in Illinois ( la, Diœcesis Joliettensis in Illinois) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in the state of Illinois in the United States. The Diocese of Joliet in Illinois is a suff ...
and transferred Kendall County from Rockford to Joliet.
Bishops
Bishops of Rockford
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Peter Muldoon Peter J. Muldoon (October 10, 1863 – October 8, 1927) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Rockford in Illinois from 1908 until his death in 1927. He previously served as a ...
(1908-1927)
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Edward Francis Hoban
Edward Francis Hoban (June 27, 1878 – September 22, 1966) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 1945 to 1966. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Roc ...
(1928-1942), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and later
Bishop of Cleveland
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John Joseph Boylan (1942-1953)
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Raymond Peter Hillinger (1953-1956), appointed
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
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Loras Thomas Lane
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(1956-1968)
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Arthur Joseph O'Neill (1968-1994)
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Thomas George Doran (1994-2012)
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David John Malloy
David J. Malloy (born February 3, 1956) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as the bishop (Catholic Church), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford, Diocese of Rockford in Illinois since 2012.
Biograp ...
(2012–present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
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Leo Binz
Leo Binz (October 31, 1900 – October 9, 1979) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Dubuque (1954–1961) and as Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis (1962–1975). A native of Illinois, he became a ...
, appointed Coadjutor Bishop in 1942 and later
Bishop of Winona, Coadjutor Archbishop and later
Archbishop of Dubuque, and
Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
*
Timothy Lawrence Doherty, appointed Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana in 2010
*
David Kagan, appointed
Bishop of Bismarck in 2011
High schools
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Aquin Catholic Schools (Junior-Senior High Campus), Freeport
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Aurora Central Catholic High School, Aurora
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Boylan Catholic High School
Boylan Central Catholic High School is a private Catholic high school located in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1960, Boylan is the only Catholic high school in the city.
At the start of the 20102011 school year, there were 1187 stu ...
, Rockford
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Marian Central Catholic High School, Woodstock
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Marmion Academy
Marmion Academy (formerly Marmion Military Academy) is a grade 9–12 Roman Catholic high school for boys in Aurora, Illinois, United States. It is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford.
The academy is owned and operated by the Benedictine m ...
, Aurora
*
Newman Central Catholic High School
Newman Central Catholic High School is a Diocese, diocesan Roman Catholic Church, Catholic high school in Sterling, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford.
It was founded as St. Mary High School in 1915, a parochial sc ...
, Sterling
*
Rosary High School, Aurora
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St. Edward Central Catholic High School, Elgin
Notes
References
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External links
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford Official Site
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Rockford
Christian organizations established in 1908
Rockford
1908 establishments in Illinois