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In 1934, the diocese established a newspaper called The Peoria Register. It originally was part of a chain of diocesan newspapers printed in Denver. In 1969, production and printing of the paper were moved within the diocese and the name was changed to The Catholic Post. After 90 years, the paper published its final edition on Dec. 24, 2023. [28]
Louis Tylka was born on May 26, 1970, in Harvey, Illinois, to Louis and Norma Tylka. [1] He has five older sisters. The family moved to Hazel Crest, Illinois.Tylka was educated at St. Joseph Grammar School in Homewood, Illinois, and Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois.
Daniel Robert Jenky, CSC (born March 3, 1947) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Peoria in Illinois from 2002 until his retirement in 2022. He also served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend in Indiana from 1997 to 2002.
Queen of the Holy Rosary Memorial Shrine - Exterior. The Queen of the Holy Rosary Memorial Shrine is a Catholic church in the Diocese of Peoria It is located at 529 Fourth Street in La Salle, Illinois and is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in memory of all living and deceased military veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces.
The first Mass in the vicinity of Peoria was celebrated at Fort Crevecoeur, across the Illinois River from the present city. The Récollets stationed at the fort included the Revs. Gabriel Ribourde, Zenobius Membre and Louis Hennepin. Father Reho celebrated Mass in the city of Peoria in 1839, and the Rev. John A. Drew founded St. Mary's Church ...
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 ...
He was ordained a priest in the diocese of Peoria on May 24, 2014. [4] He served as a parochial vicar for St. Anne's Catholic Church in East Moline, Illinois, [5] as well as one of the chaplains at Alleman High School in Rock Island, Illinois. [6] On June 8, 2016, Fr. Chase was assigned to St. John's Catholic Newman Center in Champaign ...
John Joseph Myers (July 26, 1941 – September 24, 2020) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.He served as bishop of the Diocese of Peoria in Illinois between 1990 and 2001, ecclesiastical superior of Turks and Caicos from 2001 to 2016 and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Newark in New Jersey during the same period.