Growing Disciples News Today

The Diocese of Peoria announced Saturday it will merge 156 parishes into 75 parishes with 127 worship sites, and in the process, close a handful of churches in La Salle, Bureau, Putnam, Marshall and Livingston counties.

The priests at Epiphany, Holy Trinity/Historic St. Patrick and St. Mary will move under a Peoria Diocese reorganization, but no Twin City church will close.

The parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Peoria will undergo a massive reorganization and consolidation through 2027, as the church grapples with falling attendance and a growing priest shortage.

DANVILLE — It was announced in October that a proposed merger to form one parish by the Catholic Diocese of Peoria for the Danville area could close Holy Family Catholic

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Hundreds of Holy Trinity parishioners have signed a petition asking the Peoria Diocese to reconsider closing the church as part of its Growing Disciples restructuring plan.

As the Catholic Diocese of Peoria continues to seek input on restructuring plan, Bishop Louis Tylka shares more about the process moving forward.

In the second part of an in-depth interview with WCBU, Bishop Lou Tylka assesses his first year as the leader of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria.

In the second part of an in-depth interview with WCBU, Bishop Lou Tylka assesses his first year as the leader of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria.

Catholic Diocese of Peoria Bishop Lou Tylka is overseeing a process to examine a decline in parishioner numbers coupled by a shortage of priests.