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As of 2023, Hicks is the current serving bishop of Joliet in Illinois. In 2024, the diocese announced that it would close five churches and two schools in the Joliet area. [9] Nineteen additional parishes were under consideration for merger or closing as of 2024. [10] In 2025, the diocese announced the closure of five churches. [11]
[7] [8] He was installed in the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet on September 29, 2020; the congregation was limited to 20% of capacity because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 2 ] For the US Conference of Catholic Bishops , Hicks is a member of the Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations. [ 9 ]
Including the Diocese of Joliet's Presbyteral Council (from 2006 to 2011), Dean of Will County (of the Deanery of parishes and priests) (from 2016 to 2023), Insititute of Priestly Formation (2016–2023), Cursillo retreats and spiritual leader (2003–2024), and Be Healed retreat leader (2020–2024). [1]
The Diocese of Joliet was established by Pope Pius XII on December 11, 1948. [2] St. Raymond's was chosen to be the diocese's cathedral. It was decided that the church was not adequate for cathedral functions, so plans were made for a new cathedral church. Construction began in 1952 and the present cathedral was completed in 1955 for $2.4 ...
Providence Catholic High School (often referred to as Providence, Provi, or abbreviated PCHS) is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in New Lenox, Illinois.Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Providence Catholic is a private school run by the Order of Saint Augustine and is a member of the Augustinian Secondary Education Association..
After 10 years, once again because of the decreasing number of priests available, the Augustinians ended their contract with Bishop McNamara High School and James Laurenti was named principal. In 2008, Kurt Weigt became principal and the word Catholic was added to the school's title to further promote religious beliefs.
IC Catholic Prep (ICCP) is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Elmhurst, Illinois, and located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois. When opened in 1936, it was the only co-educational secondary institution in DuPage County. The Sisters of St. Agnes have offered a curriculum incorporating a college prep focus since its founding.
Benet Academy (/ ˈ b ɛ n ɛ t / BEN-et) is a private, highly competitive, co-educational, college-preparatory, Benedictine high school in Lisle, Illinois, United States, overseen by the Diocese of Joliet. Founded in 1886, the school was initially established in Chicago as the all-boys St. Procopius College and Academy by Benedictine monks ...