The Diocese of Peoria covers nearly 17,000 square miles, across 26 counties in north-central Illinois. At the moment there are 156 parishes which serve communities that are rural, urban and suburban.

The diocese also announced that parochial vicars at St. Jude Catholic Church will assist in covering Spannagel's former responsibilities, alongside current parochial vicar Thomas Gibson.

The Illinois Attorney General's 2023 report on child sex abuse included 51 clergy members in the Catholic Diocese of Peoria. Here is the list.

BLOOMINGTON — As the Catholic Diocese of Peoria moves forward with a restructuring plan that could lead to some church closures in Bloomington and across Central Illinois, Bishop Louis Tylka ...

The Peoria Catholic Diocese, which covers 26 counties spanning from Rock Island in northwest Illinois to Vermillion County on the Indiana border, was part of that investigation.

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.