Illinois is divided into several dioceses and so there has never been a 'Bishop of Illinois'. The oldest diocese in Illinois is Chicago which was established as the 'Diocese of Chicago' in 1843 from territory taken from the Diocese of Saint Louis, Missouri and the Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana. The diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in 1880. The first Bishop of Chicago was Bishop William J. Quarter. Born in Ireland in 1806 he was a Priest of the Diocese of New York. He died as Bishop of Chicago in 1848.
Bishop Roger Kaffer of the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois was called the youth bishop, several videos of him are available on YouTube. Bishop Kaffer died in 2009. Roger Louis Kaffer (August 14, 1927 Joliet, Illinois -- May 28, 2009 Joliet) was the American Auxiliary Bishop Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois from 1985 until 2002. Kaffer was born on August 14, 1927, to parents, Earl Louis Kaffer and Helen Ruth (nee McManus) Kaffer, in Joliet, Illinois. Bishop Kaffer died May 28, 2009, in Joliet, Illinois, at the age of 81.
Bishop Hill is a village in Henry County, Illinois, along the South Edwards River.
The web address of the Bishop Hill Heritage Association is: http://www.bishophill.com
NFL player Ken Bishop played for Northern Illinois.
The address of the Bishop Hill Heritage Association is: Po Box 93, Bishop Hill, IL 61419-0093
The phone number of the Bishop Hill Heritage Association is: 309-927-3899.
The address of the Bishop Hill Old Settlers Association is: Po Box 68, Bishop Hill, IL 61419
The Bishop Don Magic Juan was born in 1950, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Chicago, Illinois in 1958
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen was born in Illinois in 1895 - so he would be 113 years old in 2008.
Bishop Pompallier was the first bishop to arrive in New Zealand
John Carroll was the first Bishop of the United States.