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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago is a Particular Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States . The Archdiocese of Chicago is one of the largest dioceses in the nation by population and is comprised of Cook and Lake counties, covering 1,411 square miles (3,653 km2) of Illinois . The original Diocese of Chicago was created on November 28 , 1842 , and was elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on September 10 , 1880 . On September 27 , 1908 , the Diocese Of Rockford was broken off from the Archdiocese, and to create the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois on December 11 , 1948 , territory was taken from Peoria, Rockford and Chicago diocese. The Archbishop of Chicago concurrently serves as Metropolitan Bishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago, whose Suffragan Bishop s are the bishops of Belleville , Joliet , Peoria , Rockford , and Springfield .1 |
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