Joliet in Illinois (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Ronald Aldon Hicks, Bishop Dennis Edward Spies, Auxiliary Bishop Robert Daniel Conlon, Bishop Emeritus General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseErected: 11 December 1948 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Chicago Rite: Latin (or Roman)State: IllinoisCountry: United States of AmericaSquare Kilometers: 10,925 (4,219 Square Miles)Description: Comprises the Counties of Du Page, Kankakee, Will, Grundy, Ford, Iroquois and Kendall in the State of Illinois.Conference Region: VII (IL, IN, WI) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: JOLOfficial Web Site: https://www.diojoliet.org Mailing Address: 16555 Weber Road, Crest Hill, Joliet, IL 60403, USATelephone: (815) 221-6100Fax: 221-6101

Past and Present Ordinaries

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
1949 90,544 355,573 25.5% 83 130 213 425 61 929 72 ap1951
1965 275,000 810,000 34.0% 174 244 418 657 386 1,102 103 ap1967
1970 310,820 925,000 33.6% 171 261 432 719 471 1,064 106 ap1971
1976 374,000 1,060,000 35.3% 195 184 379 986 5 333 1,146 110 ap1977
1980 411,000 1,191,000 34.5% 192 202 394 1,043 36 322 1,104 111 ap1981
1990 445,000 1,321,000 33.7% 197 159 356 1,250 139 280 948 116 ap1991
1999 538,078 1,494,978 36.0% 197 106 303 1,775 140 90 765 120 ap2000
2000 571,742 1,494,978 38.2% 183 102 285 2,006 152 193 696 120 ap2001
2001 591,706 1,609,740 36.8% 179 101 280 2,113 152 193 669 120 ap2002
2002 609,252 1,647,914 37.0% 189 109 298 2,044 174 196 655 120 ap2003
2003 620,363 1,694,173 36.6% 184 120 304 2,040 171 206 652 122 ap2004
2004 625,189 1,734,304 36.0% 182 113 295 2,119 171 189 631 122 ap2005
2006 655,051 1,808,308 36.2% 182 111 293 2,235 99 183 593 121 ap2007
2010 655,415 1,904,000 34.4% 173 110 283 2,315 209 173 496 120 ap2011
2013 668,000 1,947,000 34.3% 174 114 288 2,319 211 166 467 120 ap2014
2015 604,045 1,939,465 31.1% 173 110 283 2,134 214 159 437 120 ap2016
2016 600,836 1,916,531 31.4% 169 111 280 2,145 208 168 428 119 ap2017
2019 628,230 1,945,547 32.3% 168 97 265 2,370 246 143 366 117 ap2020
2021 630,855 1,950,678 32.3% 161 90 251 2,513 218 138 370 118 ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Source(s)

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