Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville
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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 is a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Chicago.
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Diocese of Belleville Diœcesis Bellevillensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | 28 counties in southern Illinois |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,678 sq mi (30,250 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 902,000 118,900 (13.2%) |
Parishes | 101 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | January 7, 1887 (137 years ago) |
Cathedral | St. Peter's Cathedral |
Patron saint | Immaculate Heart of Mary |
Secular priests | 98 (45 active) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Michael G. McGovern |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Blase J. Cupich |
Bishops emeritus | Edward Braxton |
Map | |
Website | |
diobelle.org |
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The mother church for the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Belleville. Michael G. McGovern is the current bishop of Belleville.[1]