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(Peoria, IL) -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria is under-going a major restructuring.
156 parishes in western Illinois will merge into 75.
The Bishop says a shortage of priests and declining church attendance are behind the move.
Here is a list of changes in Quad Cities area:
- Christ the King, Moline
- No Change
- Mary, Our Lady of Peace, Orion
- Merging with St. Maria Goretti in Coal Valley
- Primary worship site at Mary, Our Lady of Peace
- Our Lady of Guadalupe, Silvis
- Merging with St. Patrick in Colona
- Primary worship site at Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Sacred Heart, Annawan
- Merging with St. Anthony in Atkinson and St. Patrick in Sheffield
- Primary worship site at St. Anthony
- Sacred Heart, Moline
- No Change
- Sacred Heart, Rock Island
- No Change
- St. Ambrose, Milan
- Merging with St. Patrick in Andalusia
- Primary worship site at St. Ambrose
- St. Anne, East Moline
- Merging with St. John the Baptist in Rapids City and St. Mary in Hampton
- Primary worship site at St. Anne
- St. Anthony, Atkinson
- Merging with Sacred Heart in Annawan and St. Patrick in Sheffield
- Primary worship site at St. Anthony
- St. John Paul II, Kewanee
- No Change
- St. John the Apostle, Woodhull
- Merging with St. John the Evangelist in Galva and St. John Vianney in Cambridge
- Primary worship site at St. John the Apostle
- St. John the Baptist, Rapids City
- Merging with St. Anne in East Moline and St. Mary in Hampton
- Primary worship site at St. Anne
- St. John the Evangelist, Galva
- Merging with St. John the Apostle in Woodhull and St. John Vianney in Cambridge
- Primary worship site at St. John the Apostle
- St. John Vianney, Cambridge
- Merging with St. John the Evangelist in Galva and St. John the Apostle in Woodhull
- Primary worship site at St. John the Apostle
- St. Malachy, Geneseo
- No Change
- St. Maria Goretti, Coal Valley
- Merging with Mary, Our Lady of Peace in Orion
- Primary worship site at Mar, Our Lady of Peace
- St. Mary, Hampton
- Merging with St. Anne in East Moline and St. John the Baptist in Rapids City
- St. Mary of the Fields Shrine, Hooppole
- St. Anthony in Atkinson, Sacred Heart in Annawan and St. Patrick in Sheffield will be merged to become one new parish, with a primary worship site at St. Anthony. This parish will also care for the Shrine of St. Mary of the Fields.
- St. Mary, Moline
- No Change
- St. Mary, Rock Island
- No Change
- St. Mary Magdalene (St. Anthony Church), Matherville
- No Change
- St. Mary Magdalene (St. Catherine Church), Aledo
- No Change
- St. Patrick, Andalusia
- Merging with St. Ambrose in Milan
- Primary worship site at St. Ambrose in Milan
- St. Patrick, Colona
- Merging with Our Lady of Guadalupe in Silvis
- Primary worship site at Our Lady of Guadalupe
- St. Patrick, Sheffield
- Merging with St. Anthony in Atkinson, Sacred Heart in Annawan
- Primary worship site at St. Anthony
- St. Pius X, Rock Island
- No Change
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