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.

CNA Staff, May 20, 2024 / 16:34 pm The Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, will have half as many parishes by 2026 as it does now, as part of a pastoral planning effort focused on helping the diocese ...

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 Catholic Diocese of Peoria has announced official plans to merge many of its parishes and close some church buildings, whittling down the number of congregations from their current 156 to 75 ...

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.