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lawsuit for $ 1.35 million. The plaintiff, Andrew Ward, had accused
Reverend Thomas Maloney of molesting him during the 1990s when he was eight years old. The lawsuit claimed that Bishop Myers allowed Maloney to remain in ministry, despite evidence of prior sexual abuse. Maloney was later accused of
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England offered Sheen teaching positions. However, instead of allowing Sheen to take one of these prestigious positions, Dunne assigned him as a curate to St. Patrick's, a poor parish in Peoria. Sheen took the assignment without any complaints and later said he enjoyed his time there. Nine months
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Vatican erected the Diocese of Chicago, taking the Illinois parishes from the Dioceses of St. Louis and Vincennes. St. Mary's, the first Catholic church in Peoria proper, was erected by John A. Drew in 1846. Among his successors as pastor of St. Mary's was the poet,
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1515:"Priesthood Plays in Peoria as Recruiting Thrives : Clergy: Diocese has ordained more men in the last year than dioceses 10 times its size. Much of the credit goes to a conservative bishop who cultivates aspiring priests"
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The diocese had received accusations against Hiland as early as 1993. One victim, known as "Peter", said that he was abused as a seventh grader during the 1960's in Hiland's car, in the woods and in a cemetery.
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cause of Archbishop Sheen. However, in 2014, citing undocumented verbal agreements, Jenky announced that he would not permit the cause to progress until Sheen's remains were transferred to Peoria from
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in 1952. During his tenure as bishop, Cousins established five new parishes and six new grade schools. Pope John XXIII named Cousins as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in 1958.
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1840:Stevenson, Will; Packowitz, Howard (2023-05-23).
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966:In August 2013, the Diocese of Peoria settled a
854:Paul VI named Edward O'Rourke to replace Franz.
1226:"Peoria (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]"
486:The current bishop of the Diocese of Peoria is
1933:Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria Official Site
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1792:"Abusive Clerics and Religious Brothers"
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1571:"Sheen cause suspended, call for prayer"
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254:16,933 sq mi (43,860 km)
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1669:Eric Stock; Ryan Denham (2018-10-18).
918:. John Paul II named Auxiliary Bishop
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1082:(2022–Present, Coadjutor 2020–2022)
219:26 counties across central Illinois
1431:"Most Reverend Edward W. O'Rourke"
1032:(1930–1951), appointed archbishop
901:Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria
80:"Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria"
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2148:St. John's Catholic Newman Center
1948:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913).
1938:Profile of Bishop Daniel R. Jenky
1329:"St. Joseph's Church » RIPS"
326:February 12, 1875 (149 years ago)
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1376:Farney, Kirk D. (2022-06-21).
762:The first St. Mary's Cathedral
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1748:www.bishop-accountability.org
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1298:Thompson, Joseph J. (1927).
1144:Central Catholic High School
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1168:St. Thomas More High School
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2025:Joseph Henry Leo Schlarman
1896:National Catholic Reporter
1815:Bullock, JJ (2023-06-05).
1457:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
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2015:John Lancaster Spalding
1649:www.catholicculture.org
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1044:archbishop of Milwaukee
1042:(1952–1958), appointed
1018:John Lancaster Spalding
939:Archdiocese of New York
935:St. Patrick's Cathedral
907:emergency contraception
392:Metropolitan Archbishop
225:Ecclesiastical province
2348:Diocese of Springfield
2322:Archdiocese of Chicago
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1519:Religious News Service
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1957:Catholic Encyclopedia
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1360:Catholic Encyclopedia
1205:Further information:
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348:Immaculate Conception
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2020:Edmund Michael Dunne
1187:The Peoria Register.
1104:Gerald Thomas Bergan
1069:archbishop of Newark
1024:Edmund Michael Dunne
792:St. Francis Hospital
715:Diocese of Vincennes
710:Diocese of Bardstown
703:Diocese of Baltimore
689:erected in 1784 the
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2245:John George Alleman
2202:Former high schools
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2117:Holy Trinity Church
1821:Peoria Journal Star
1138:Alleman High School
1117:bishop of Rochester
1108:archbishop of Omaha
1074:Daniel Robert Jenky
911:ordination of women
863:Galesburg, Illinois
823:Catholic University
810:Columbia University
699:Northwest Territory
683:American Revolution
461:Diœcesis Peoriensis
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154:Diœcesis Peoriensis
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1943:Catholic Hierarchy
1921:catholic-hierarchy
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1870:pillarcatholic.com
1701:. November 1, 2018
1550:The New York Times
1486:The New York Times
1404:"Previous Bishops"
1195:The Catholic Post.
1049:John Baptist Franz
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1846:www.25newsnow.com
1597:The Catholic Post
1575:The Catholic Post
1441:on July 13, 2010.
1389:978-1-5140-0323-7
1181:The Catholic Post
1174:Schlarman Academy
1087:Auxiliary bishops
1061:John Joseph Myers
1012:Bishops of Peoria
944:On May 11, 2020,
875:Pope John Paul II
873:(1988). In 1987,
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