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Suffragan diocese Rockford, Illinois, United States

Diocese of Rockford

Rockfordien(sis)

The Diocese of Rockford is a Latin Rite diocese covering eleven counties in northern Illinois. Erected in 1908, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Chicago and is led by Bishop David J. Malloy, who has served since 2012.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Saint Peter, in Rockford, United States.

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Established
1908
Catholics
451,509
Priests
134
Territory
16,724 km²

Parishes and churches

110 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
David J. Malloy
Born
3 February 1956
Birthplace
Milwaukee

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Saint Peter stands in Rockford, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In Northern Illinois, the Diocese of Rockford (Latin: Diœcesis Rockfordiensis) belongs to the province of the Archdiocese of Chicago as a suffragan see. Its mother church is the Cathedral of Saint Peter in the City of Rockford, and its bishop is David Malloy.

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