Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford

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.

Diocese of Rockford Dioecesis Rockfordiensis
Cathedral of St. Peter
Location
Country	United States
Territory	11 counties in northwestern Illinois
Ecclesiastical province	Chicago
Metropolitan	Chicago
Coordinates	42.265808°N 88.963501°W / 42.265808; -88.963501
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	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	September 23, 1908 (1908-09-23)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Peter
Patron saint	Immaculate Conception
Secular priests	134
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	David John Malloy
Map
Website
rockforddiocese.org

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)
2. Edward Francis Hoban (1928-1942), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and later Bishop of Cleveland
3. John Joseph Boylan (1942-1953)
4. Raymond Peter Hillinger (1953-1956), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
5. Loras Thomas Lane (1956-1968)
6. Arthur Joseph O'Neill (1968-1994)
7. Thomas George Doran (1994-2012)
8. David John Malloy (2012–present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Leo Binz, appointed Coadjutor Bishop in 1942 and later Bishop of Winona, Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Dubuque, and Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
• Timothy Lawrence Doherty, appointed Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana in 2010
• David Kagan, appointed Bishop of Bismarck in 2011

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.

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]}