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John Anderson was first accused in 1993, [7] and was removed from a parish; by 2002, Anderson was the director of the Peoria diocese office for Propagation of the Faith, until he and six other priests were suspended that May by Myers' successor, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky.
In early 1993, he first met with Monsignor James Campbell, the vicar general of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria, detailing what he said happened to him. Campbell died in 2005 at 79. He began ...
After three years of litigation, a New York court in 2019 ordered the transfer of Sheen's remains to Peoria. [11] [12] In February 2018, Jenky was sued along with the other Catholic bishops in Illinois. Two of the plaintiffs claimed sexual abuse by priests in the Diocese of Peoria during the 1970's and 1980's.
In 1839, Father Raho, an Italian priest, visited Peoria, remaining long enough to build the old stone church in Kickapoo. In 1843, the Vatican erected the Diocese of Chicago, taking the Illinois parishes from the Dioceses of St. Louis and Vincennes. St. Mary's, the first Catholic church in Peoria proper, was erected by John A. Drew in 1846.
Sep. 17—Boys from Joplin and Carthage and a boy and a girl from Neosho are among 11 alleged victims of past sexual abuse by Catholic Church officials cited in a lawsuit filed last week against ...
As the Catholic Diocese of Peoria announced changes in its structure, some significant changes were made for priesthood positions.
Diocese of Peoria Main article: Sexual abuse scandal in Peoria diocese Coadjutor Bishop John J. Myers of Peoria was among the two-thirds of sitting bishops and acting diocese administrators that the Dallas Morning News found had allowed priests accused of sexual abuse to continue working.
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.