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