Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford

Diocese of Rockford Dioecesis Rockfordiensis
Location
Country	United States
Territory	11 counties in northwestern Illinois
Ecclesiastical province	Chicago
Metropolitan	Chicago
Coordinates	42°15′57″N 88°57′49″W / 42.265808°N 88.963501°WCoordinates: 42°15′57″N 88°57′49″W / 42.265808°N 88.963501°W
Statistics
Area	6,457 sq mi (16,720 km^2)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 1,665,000 451,509 (27.1%)
Parishes	107
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	September 23, 1908
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Peter
Patron saint	Immaculate Conception
Secular priests	134
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	David John Malloy
Emeritus Bishops	Thomas G. Doran
Map
Website
www.rockforddiocese.org

Cathedral of St. Peter

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford (Latin: Dioecesis Rockfordiensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern Illinois region of the United States. The prelate is a Bishop serving as the Pastor of the Mother Church, the Cathedral of Saint Peter in the City of Rockford. Pope Benedict XVI appointed David John Malloy, as the ninth and current bishop on March 20, 2012. He was installed on May 14, 2012.^[1][2] A diocese of the Metropolitan Province of Chicago, the metropolitan bishop of Rockford is the Archbishop of Chicago.

The Diocese of Rockford comprises the counties of Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Kane, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago.

History

Saint Pius X erected the Diocese of Rockford on September 27, 1907, and established it on September 23, 1908. Its territory of 12 counties was taken from the Archdiocese of Chicago. In 1948, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Joliet and transferred Kendall County from Rockford to Joliet.

Bishops

1. Peter Muldoon (1908-1927, Died in office)
2. Edward Francis Hoban (1928-1942, Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Cleveland)
3. John Joseph Boylan (1942-1953, Died in office)
4. Raymond Peter Hillinger (1953-1956, Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago)
5. Donald Martin Carroll (1956, Appointed Bishop but resigned before consecration due to health problems)^[3]
6. Loras Thomas Lane (1956-1968, Died in office)
7. Arthur Joseph O'Neill (1968-1994, Retired)
8. Thomas George Doran (1994-2012, Retired)
9. David John Malloy (consecrated May 14, 2012)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Leo Binz appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Winona in 1942

High schools

• Aquin Catholic Schools (Junior-Senior High Campus), Freeport
• Aurora Central Catholic High School, Aurora
• Boylan Catholic High School, Rockford
• Marian Central Catholic High School, Woodstock
• Marmion Academy, Aurora
• Newman Central Catholic High School, Sterling
• Rosary High School, Aurora
• St. Edward Central Catholic High School, Elgin

Notes

1. "RINUNCIA DEL VESCOVO DI ROCKFORD (U.S.A.) E NOMINA DEL SUCCESSORE" [Resignation of the Bishop of Rockford (U.S.A.) and Appointment of Successor]. Daily Bulletin: Waivers and Appointments (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
2. "The Most Reverend David J. Malloy". Diocese of Rockford. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
3. "Bishops of the Rockford Diocese". Diocese of Rockford. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

References

• Kagan, David; Easton, Laurine M. (2007). History of the Diocese of Rockford. Strasbourg, France: Éditions du Signe. ISBN 978-2-7468-1816-3.

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford Official Site
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}