Diocese of Rockford
Confession Times in the Diocese of Rockford
Every parish in the Diocese of Rockford that publishes a confession schedule, grouped by town. Many parishes also hear confessions by appointment — the parish page says so where that is offered.
103 parishes · 72 towns · 92 with published confession times
Parishes by town
- St. Patrick Church Thu 4:30 PM
- St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church Tue 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- St. Patrick Parish Wed 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM · Sat 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
- St. Joseph Catholic Church By appointment or not published
- Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sat 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
- Holy Angels Catholic Church Sun 10:30 AM · Tue 8:30 AM · Wed 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM · Fri 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM · Sat 8:45 AM, 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Wee 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM · Thu 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM · Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Sacred Heart Catholic Parish Fri 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM · Sat 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
- St. Joseph Parish Sun 8:15 AM - 8:50 AM · Wed 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM · Sat 3:00 PM - 3:40 PM
- St. Mary Catholic Church Sat 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
- St. Nicholas Catholic Church Wee 6:00 PM - 6:25 PM · Sat 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- St. Peter Church Tue 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM · Thu 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM · Sat 3:30 PM - 4:10 PM
- St. Rita of Cascia Catholic Church Wed 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- St. Therese of Jesus Parish Sun 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM · Wee 8:30 AM · Thu 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM · Sat 5:00 PM, 7:00 PM
- Holy Cross Catholic Church Tue 7:00 AM, 7:00 PM · Wed 7:00 AM · Fri 7:00 AM · Sat 8:30 AM, 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
- St. James Catholic Church Thu 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM · Sat 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
- St. Mary Catholic Church Fri 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM · Sat 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
- St. Monica Catholic Church Tue 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM · Sat 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
- SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church Tue 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM · Thu 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM · Sat 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM, 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Tue 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM · Thu 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM · Sat 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM, 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
- St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church Mon 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM · Sat 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- St. Mary Catholic Church Sun 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM · Tue 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM · Wed 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM · Fri 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM · Sat 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
- St. Anne Catholic Church Sat 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
- St. Patrick Catholic Church Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Parish Sun 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM · Tue 7:15 AM - 7:45 AM · Wed 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM · Thu 7:15 AM - 7:45 AM · Sat 8:30 AM, 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
- St. Mary Catholic Church Sun 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM, 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
- St. Mary Parish Sat 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
- St. Gall Wed 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM · Fri 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
- St. Joseph Catholic Church Sun 11:30 AM, 6:00 PM · Thu 5:30 PM · Fri 6:00 PM · Sat 4:30 PM
- St. Laurence Catholic Church Tue 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM · Sat 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
- St. Mary Parish of Elgin Sun 12:30 PM · Tue 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Wed 6:45 AM · Fri 6:45 AM, 7:30 PM · Sat 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM, 6:30 PM
- St. Thomas More Parish Tue 5:30 PM · Thu 9:00 AM · Sat 9:00 AM, 1:00 PM
- St. Mary's Church Wed 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM · Fri 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM · Sat 5:30 PM - 5:50 PM
- St. Joseph Catholic Parish Wed 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM · Sat 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM, 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
- St. Mary Catholic Parish Tue 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM · Thu 6:00 PM
- St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church Sat 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM, 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
- Immaculate Conception Church Tue 4:30 PM · Sat 8:40 AM - 10:00 AM, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
- St. Mary Catholic Church Sat 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
- St. Michael Catholic Church By appointment or not published
- St. Peter Catholic Church Tue 6:00 PM · Sat 8:30 AM
- St. Catherine of Genoa Catholic Church Tue 8:00 AM, 7:00 PM · Fri 8:00 AM · Sat 9:00 AM, 6:00 PM
- St. Mary Catholic Church By appointment or not published
- St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church Thu 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
- Church of St. John the Evangelist By appointment or not published
- St. Flannen Parish By appointment or not published
- St. Patrick Church of Hartland Sun 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM, 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
- St. Joseph Catholic Church Sun 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM, 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM · Mon 5:30 PM - 5:50 PM · Tue 5:30 PM - 5:50 PM · Wed 5:30 PM - 5:50 PM · Thu 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM, 5:30 PM - 5:50 PM · Sat 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
- St. Mary Catholic Church Tue 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM · Wed 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM · Sat 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
- St. Patrick Church, Irish Grove Sat 3:45 PM
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Sat 3:00 PM
- Saint James Catholic Church Sun 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM · Sat 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
- St. Joseph Catholic Church Tue 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM · Sat 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
- St. Bridget Catholic Church Wed 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM · Sat 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM, 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
- St. Mary Wed 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM · Thu 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM · Sat 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
- Sacred Heart Catholic Parish Tue 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM · Wed 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM · Thu 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM · Sat 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
- St. Patrick Church By appointment or not published
- St. Mary Parish Wed 8:30 AM · Fri 8:30 AM · Sat 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
- St. Patrick Catholic Church Wed 8:40 AM · Sat 3:00 PM
- The Church of Holy Apostles Wed 5:30 PM - 6:20 PM · Thu 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM · Sat 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
- Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Sat 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
- St. Mary Catholic Church Tue 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM · Wed 7:45 AM - 8:15 AM · Thu 7:45 AM - 8:15 AM · Fri 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM · Sat 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
- SS. John & Catherine Catholic Church Sat 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
- Blessed Sacrament Sat 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
- St. Mary Church Sat 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
- St. Mary's Church of Pecatonica Sat 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM, 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
- St. Mary Church Sat 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
- St. Joseph Catholic Church Sat 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
- Saint Patrick Catholic Church Mon 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM, 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM · Tue 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM · Thu 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM · Sat 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
- St. Andrew Church Sat 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
- Cathedral of St. Peter Tue 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM · Sat 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
- Holy Family Catholic Church Tue 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
- SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church Sat 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- St. Bernadette Catholic Church Sat 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
- St. Edward Church Wed 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM · Sat 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
- St. James Parish Thu 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM · Sat 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
- St. Patrick Catholic Church Tue 8:30 AM · Wed 5:30 PM · Thu 8:30 AM · Fri 8:30 AM · Sat 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
- St. Rita Parish Tue 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM · Sat 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM, 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
- St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church Sun 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM · Mon 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM · Tue 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM · Wed 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM · Thu 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM · Fri 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM · Sat 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
- Church of the Holy Spirit By appointment or not published
- Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Parish Tue 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM · Sat 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Sun 7:45 AM - 8:15 AM
- Holy Trinity Catholic Church By appointment or not published
- St. Wendelin Church Sun 7:30 AM · Sat 4:00 PM
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Sat 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
- St. Peter Catholic Church Wee 7:30 AM · Thu 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM · Fri 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM, 7:30 PM · Sat 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM, 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM, 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM, 7:30 PM
- St. Peter Catholic Church Sat 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
- St. John Neumann Church Wed 9:00 AM · Sat 3:00 PM
- St. Patrick Parish Mon 8:30 AM · Tue 7:30 AM, 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM · Wed 7:30 AM · Thu 8:30 AM · Fri 8:30 AM · Sat 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church Mon 7:30 AM · Tue 7:30 AM · Fri 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM · Sat 9:00 AM, 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
- St. Mary Church Sat 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
- Holy Cross Catholic Church Sun 9:30 AM · Sat 3:30 PM
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish By appointment or not published
- St. Katharine Drexel Wee 7:00 AM - 7:20 AM · Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- The Church of St. Mary Thu 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM · Sat 8:30 AM, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
- St. Mary Catholic Church Sun 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
- Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church Tue 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM · Wed 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM · Sat 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- St. Mary Parish By appointment or not published
- St. Ann Catholic Church Wed 8:40 AM - 9:00 AM · Fri 8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
- St. Mary of the Assumption Church By appointment or not published
- Christ the King Catholic Church Fri 6:30 PM · Sat 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
- Resurrection Catholic Church Sat 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
- St. Mary Catholic Church Tue 6:00 PM · Wed 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Thu 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM · Sat 8:00 AM, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM, 5:30 PM - 6:25 PM
Frequently Asked Questions
- When is confession in the Diocese of Rockford?
- Saturday afternoon is the most common time across the Diocese of Rockford, usually in the half hour to hour before the vigil Mass. 103 parishes across 72 towns are listed above with their own times, because they genuinely differ.
- Do I need an appointment?
- Not for a scheduled time — you can simply turn up. Most parishes also offer confession by appointment, which is worth asking about if the published times do not suit you.
- Can I go to confession at a parish I am not registered at?
- Yes, and many people prefer to. Any priest with faculties in the diocese can hear your confession, wherever you are registered.
