The Peoria Diocese covers 26 counties in Illinois. Out of a total population of 1.4 million, nearly 11% of that population is Catholic, the diocese says.
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There is no specific timeline for the Vatican’s review of the decrees, but a decision could take several months, the archdiocese said. The St. Louis parishes’.