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Bp. Louis Tylka: “This is a great moment for the Diocese of Peoria and the Church”

May 19, 2026 Jim Graves 5

Archbishop Fulton Sheen (1895-1979) will be beatified and receive the title of “Blessed” at a beatification Mass on Thursday, September 24, at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Sheen was among the […]

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Peoria Diocese to reduce the number of parishes in the diocese by half

May 20, 2024 Catholic News Agency 5

Bishop Louis Tylka. / Credit: Screenshot from BshpLou Tylka YouTube channel

CNA Staff, May 20, 2024 / 16:34 pm (CNA).
The Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, will have half as many parishes by 2026 as it does now, as part of a past… […]

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