Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville
Diocese of Belleville Diœcesis Bellevillensis | |
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 Cathedral of Saint Peter | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | 28 counties in southern Illinois |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,678 sq mi (30,250 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2012) 902,000 118,900 (13.2%) |
| Parishes | 117 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 7, 1887 (135 years ago) |
| Cathedral | St. Peter's Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Heart of Mary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Michael G. McGovern |
| Bishops emeritus | Edward Braxton |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| diobelle.org | |
The Diocese of Belleville (Latin: Diœcesis Bellevillensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the southern Illinois region of the United States. It comprises the southern counties of the state of Illinois and the See city for the diocese is the City of Belleville. It is a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Chicago. The cathedral parish for the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint Peter. Following the resignation of Edward Braxton on April 3, 2020, Michael G. McGovern was installed as the current Bishop of Belleville.[1]
History[]
The Diocese of Belleville was created on January 7, 1887 by Pope Leo XIII. Its territory was taken from the Diocese of Alton.[2][3]
Bishops[]
Bishops of Belleville[]
- John Janssen (1888–1913)
- Henry J. Althoff (1913–1947)
- Albert Rudolph Zuroweste (1947–1976)
- William Michael Cosgrove (1976–1981)
- John Nicholas Wurm (1981–1984)
- James Patrick Keleher (1984–1993), appointed Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas
- Wilton Daniel Gregory (1993–2004), appointed Archbishop of Atlanta
- Edward Kenneth Braxton (2005–2020)
- Michael McGovern (2020–Present)
Auxiliary bishop[]
- Stanley Girard Schlarman (1979-1983), appointed Bishop of Dodge City
Other priest of this diocese who became Bishop[]
- Joseph Henry Leo Schlarman, appointed Bishop of Peoria in 1930 and subsequently named archbishop ad personam
High schools[]
- Althoff Catholic High School, Belleville
- Gibault Catholic High School, Waterloo
- Mater Dei High School, Breese
Summer camps[]
References[]
- ^ https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article241736351.html
- ^ "Diocese of Belleville". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ^ "Diocese of Belleville". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
External links[]
Media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville at Wikimedia Commons
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Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Diocese of Belleville. |
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Coordinates: 38°31′18″N 89°59′43″W / 38.52167°N 89.99528°W
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville
- Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago
- Religious organizations established in 1887
- Belleville, Illinois
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
- 1887 establishments in Illinois