ILLINOIS
Chicago Sun-Times
Bishop Emeritus Joseph Imesch, who led the Joliet diocese for nearly three decades, died Tuesday at 84.
Imesch, only the third bishop to lead the Joliet diocese, retired in 2006 after he was heavily criticized for how he handled priest sex-abuse cases.
“Bishop Joseph L. Imesch served as chief shepherd of the Diocese of Joliet for 40 percent of its history to date,” Bishop R. Daniel Conlon said Tuesday in a statement. “His years of service were marked by great change and population growth, which he managed well.”
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