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	Peoria Bishop Closes All Catholic Churches in Streator Peoria Journal Star September 29, 2010 http://www.pjstar.com/news/regional/x241582296/Peoria-bishop-closes-all-Catholic-churches-in-Streator STREATOR — Bishop Daniel Jenky of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria Diocese has issued official decrees to close all four of Streator's Catholic parishes. Under the decrees issued last week, the four parishes — St. Stephen's, St. Anthony's, Immaculate Conception, and St. Casimir's — will be suppressed on Wednesday. Unless appeals by the four parishes are accepted by diocesan authorities, they will be consolidated in the newly created St. Michael The Archangel Parish. St. Michael was established in July and is currently using the building which formally housed St. Stephen's. The pastor of St. Michael's, Monsignor John Prendergast told The Times of Ottawa the appeals will not change the bishop's decision. Prendergast said no appeals in the United States have ever been effective in such cases.
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