Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford
| Diocese of Rockford Dioecesis Rockfordiensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | 11 counties in northwestern Illinois |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Chicago |
| Metropolitan | Rockford, Illinois |
| Population - Catholics |
420,883 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | September 27, 1907 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Peter |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Thomas G. Doran Bishop of Rockford |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francis Eugene George, OMI Archbishop of Chicago |
| Map | |
 The Diocese of Rockford (shown in blue) within the Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago |
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| Website | |
| rockforddiocese.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford 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 pastor of the motherchurch, the Cathedral of Saint Peter in the City of Rockford. 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.
The Diocese of Rockford was erected on September 27, 1907 and established 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.
The current Bishop of Rockford is The Most Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Doran, D.D., ordained by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin on June 24, 1994.
[edit] Bishops
- Peter Muldoon (1908-1927, Died in office)
- Edward Francis Hoban (1928-1942, Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Cleveland)
- John Joseph Boylan (1942-1953, Died in office)
- Raymond Peter Hillinger (1953-1956, Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago)
- Donald Martin Carroll (1956, Appointed Bishop but resigned before consecration due to health problems)
- Loras Thomas Lane (1956-1968, Died in office)
- Arthur Joseph O'Neill (1968-1994, Retired)
- Thomas G. Doran (1994-present)
[edit] 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
[edit] Resources
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Kagan, David; Easton, Laurine; & Easton William (2007). History of the Diocese of Rockford. Strasbourg, France: Editions du Signe. ISBN 978-2-7468-1816-3
