After a two-year planning process christened "Growing Disciples," Bishop Louis Tylka announced the diocese's 156 parishes will become 75 parishes with 129 "worship sites." Twelve parishes will merge into neighboring parishes, while another 107 parishes will merge to create 38 new ones.
“I had been praying that it would stay open, and you know your prayers are always answered? Sometimes, the answer is ‘no.’ And that s what I felt — the answer
“I had been praying that it would stay open, and you know your prayers are always answered? Sometimes, the answer is ‘no.’ And that s what I felt — the answer
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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.