Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois

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Diocese of Joliet in Illinois

Diœcesis Joliettensis in Illinois
Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus - Joliet 01.JPG
Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus
Joliet Crest.svg
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Ecclesiastical provinceChicago
MetropolitanChicago
HeadquartersCrest Hill, Illinois
Coordinates41°34′59″N 88°07′14″W / 41.58301270°N 88.12043910°W / 41.58301270; -88.12043910Coordinates: 41°34′59″N 88°07′14″W / 41.58301270°N 88.12043910°W / 41.58301270; -88.12043910
Statistics
Area4,218 sq mi (10,920 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2010)
1,904,000
655,051 (34.4%)
Parishes120
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedDecember 11, 1948 (73 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus
Patron saintSt. Francis Xavier
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRonald A. Hicks
Bishops emeritusR. Daniel Conlon
Map
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Website
www.dioceseofjoliet.org Edit this at Wikidata

The Diocese of Joliet in Illinois (Latin: Diœcesis Joliettensis in Illinois) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the state of Illinois in the United States. It comprises the City of Joliet in Illinois and its surrounding counties: DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall and Will.[1] The Diocese of Joliet in Illinois is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Chicago. The mother church is the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus.

On May 17, 2011, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Pietro Sambi, announced that Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop R. Daniel Conlon, 62, until then Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville in Steubenville, Ohio (part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati, Ohio), as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet (part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago, Illinois), succeeding Archbishop James Peter Sartain, who became archbishop of Seattle, Washington in September 2010.

History[]

In 1808, the area that is now known as Joliet was governed by the Diocese of Bardstown, present-day Archdiocese of Louisville in Kentucky. In 1824, administration of the area was transferred to the Archdiocese of Saint Louis in Missouri. Another period of reorganization for the expanding American Catholic community led to the transfer of administration over Joliet to the now-defunct Diocese of Vincennes, present-day Archdiocese of Indianapolis. In 1836, with the construction of the I&M canal, Irish immigrants swarmed into the area. Fr. John Plunkett was assigned to provide to the spiritual needs of the workers. He established St. Patrick Church, which is still operating, as the first church in the Joliet area.

With the industrialization of Illinois and the emergence of Chicago as an important center of commerce for the nation, the new churches and missions in the Joliet area flourished. Its congregants were mostly newly arrived immigrant laborers from Europe and several generations of local farmers.

In 1948, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Joliet to meet the demands of the exponential growth of Catholicism in the region, resulting from local post-World War II housing developments and commercial modernization, and named Reverend Martin McNamara as the first bishop. Bishop McNamara selected St. Raymond's church as the cathedral; however, by 1950, the 540-seat church proved inadequate and he began planning a new facility. The Bishop consecrated the new Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus on May 26, 1955.[2]

Reports of sex abuse[]

In April 2015, the Diocese of Joliet agreed to pay $4,137,500 to resolve the claims of 14 males who were the victims of abuse by priests of the diocese from the 1960s through the 1980s.[3] A list released by the Diocese of Joliet in August 2018 revealed the names of 35 clergy who served in the diocese during a 70-year period and were "credibly accused" of sex abuse.[4] On August 31, 2018, it was announced that the diocese had agreed to pay $1.3 million to three males who claimed they had been sexually abused in the diocese during the early 1980s.[5]

Bishops[]

Bishops of Joliet in Illinois[]

  1. Martin Dewey McNamara (1948–1966)
  2. Romeo Roy Blanchette (1966–1979)
  3. Joseph Leopold Imesch (1979–2006)
  4. J. Peter Sartain (2006–2010), appointed Archbishop of Seattle
  5. R. Daniel Conlon (2011–2020)
  6. Ronald A. Hicks (2020–Present)

Auxiliary Bishops[]

High schools[]

References[]

  1. ^ "About Us: Statistics". Diocese of Joliet. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  2. ^ "History of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois". Diocese of Joliet. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  3. ^ "Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet Settles Claims of 14 Individuals Who Were Abused by Priests – Illinois Child Sex Abuse Attorneys".
  4. ^ "35 Joliet Area Priests Had 'Credible' Child Sex Abuse Allegations". 20 August 2018.
  5. ^ "$1.4 million settlement reached between Joliet Diocese, 3 men who allege priest sexually abused them in '80s". Chicago Tribune.
  6. ^ Harris, Elise (18 October 2017). "Pope taps Joliet auxiliary to head Evansville diocese". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family".

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