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Pope Francis chooses Bishop Hicks to lead Joliet diocese

Auxiliary Bishop Ronald Hicks, vicar general of the Archdiocese of Chicago, was appointed by Pope Francis to be the sixth bishop of the neighboring Diocese of Joliet on July 17.

Father Louis Tylka appointed coadjutor bishop of Peoria

Pope Francis appointed Father Louis Tylka, pastor of St. Julie Billiart Parish in Tinley Park, to be the coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Peoria and to succeed Bishop Daniel Jenky when he retires.

Pope accepts resignation of Joliet’s Bishop Conlon

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of 71-year-old Bishop R. Daniel Conlon of Joliet, Illinois, just over four months after the bishop took a medical leave of absence.

Bishop-elect McGovern looks forward to meeting his flock

When Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States, called then-Father Michael McGovern at the end of March, they first talked about the coronavirus pandemic that was sweeping the globe.

Archdiocese of Chicago priest Father Michael McGovern named bishop of the Diocese of Belleville, Illinois

Pope Francis announced April 3 that he has named Father Michael G. McGovern, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, as bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Belleville, Illinois. Pope Francis also announced that he had accepted the resignation of Bishop Edward K. Braxton, who was installed as the Bishop of Belleville in 2005.

Bishop Bartosic revisits acting roots at St. Gregory Church

When Auxiliary Bishop Mark Bartosic entered the priesthood, he left his days as a professional actor behind. But on Feb. 8, he revisited his acting roots in the performance “Broken Fount: The Letters of Abelard and Heloise” at St. Gregory the Great Church, 5545 N. Paulina St.

Bishop Alberto Rojas says goodbye to archdiocese

If Bishop Alberto Rojas has learned one thing in his eight years as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Chicago, it’s to trust in the Holy Spirit.

New bishop for Diocese of Gary

Pope Francis has named Msgr. Robert J. McClory, rector of the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, Michigan, to head the Diocese of Gary, Indiana.

Protocol approved on restrictions on bishops facing claim of abuse

The U.S. bishops overwhelmingly approved a measure that would enable bishops to apply restrictions in the life and ministry of retired bishops accused of sexual abuse or who failed to take necessary measures to prevent abuse

Bishops approve third-party reporting system; to be in place by May 31

A nationwide third-party system for receiving confidential reports of “certain complaints” against bishops took a step closer to being implemented during the spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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