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Bishops of the Rockford Diocese

First Bishop of Rockford
Most Rev. Peter James Muldoon, D.D.

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    Appointed: Sept. 28, 1908
    Installed: Dec. 15, 1908
    Died: Oct. 8, 1927

Second Bishop of Rockford
Most Rev. Edward Francis Hoban, D.D., S.T.D.

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    Appointed: Feb. 10, 1928
    Installed: May 15, 1928
    Died: Sept. 22, 1966

Third Bishop of Rockford
Most Rev. John Joseph Boylan, D.D., Ph.D.

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    Appointed: Nov. 21, 1942
    Installed: Feb. 24, 1943
    Died: July 19, 1953

Fourth Bishop of Rockford
Most Rev. Raymond Peter Hillinger, D.D.

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    Appointed: Nov. 3, 1953
    Installed: Jan. 14, 1954
    Died: Nov. 13, 1971

Fifth Bishop of Rockford
Right Rev. Donald Martin Carroll, D.D.

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    Appointed: June 27, 1956
    Resigned due to ill health: Sept. 25, 1956
    Died: Jan. 3, 2002

Sixth Bishop of Rockford
Most Rev. Loras Thomas Lane, D.D., J.C.D.

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    Appointed: Oct. 11, 1956
    Installed: Nov. 20, 1956
    Died: July 22, 1968

Seventh Bishop of Rockford
Most Rev. Arthur Joseph O'Neill, D.D., V.G.

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    Appointed: Aug. 19, 1968
    Installed: Oct. 11, 1968
    Died: April 27, 2013

Eighth Bishop of Rockford
Most. Rev. Thomas George Doran, D.D., J.C.D.

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    Appointed: April 19, 1994
    Installed: June 24, 1994
    Retired: March 20, 2012

Ninth Bishop of Rockford
Most Rev. David J. Malloy, D.D., J.C.L., S.T.D.

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    Appointed: March 20, 2012
    Installed: May 10, 2012