Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville

Diocese of Belleville

Diœcesis Bellevillensis
Cathedral of Saint Peter
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory28 counties in southern Illinois
Statistics
Area11,678 sq mi (30,250 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
902,000
118,900 (13.2%)
Parishes101
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 7, 1887 (137 years ago)
CathedralSt. Peter's Cathedral
Patron saintImmaculate Heart of Mary
Secular priests98 (45 active)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMichael G. McGovern
Metropolitan ArchbishopBlase J. Cupich
Bishops emeritusEdward Braxton
Map
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 is a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Chicago.

The mother church for the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Belleville. Michael G. McGovern is the current bishop of Belleville.[1]

  1. ^ "Belleville (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-08-20.