Suffragan diocese Rockford, Illinois, United States
Diocese of Rockford
Rockfordien(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
- St. Catherine of GenoaGenoaView parish
- St. Catherine of SienaDundeeView parish
- St. Charles BorromeoHampshireMass times recorded
- St. EdwardRockfordMass times recorded
- St. Elizabeth Ann SetonCrystal LakeView parish
- St. FlannenHarmonView parish
- St. GallElburnMass times recorded
- St. JamesBelvidereMass times recorded
- St. JamesLeeMass times recorded
- St. JamesRockfordMass times recorded
- St. John NeumannSt. CharlesView parish
- St. John the BaptistJohnsburgView parish
- St. John the BaptistSavannaView parish
- St. John the BaptistSomonaukView parish
- St. John the EvangelistHanoverView parish
- St. JosephApple RiverView parish
- St. JosephAuroraMass times recorded
- St. JosephElginMass times recorded
- St. JosephFreeportView parish
- St. JosephHarvardView parish
- St. JosephLenaMass times recorded
- St. JosephRichmondView parish
- St. Katharine DrexelSugar GroveMass times recorded
- St. LaurenceElginMass times recorded
- St. Margaret MaryAlgonquinMass times recorded
- St. MaryAuroraMass times recorded
- St. MaryByronView parish
- St. MaryDeKalbView parish
- St. MaryDurandView parish
- St. MaryEast DubuqueView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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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