Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville

Diocese of Belleville Dioecesis Bellevillensis
Location
Country	United States
Territory	28 counties in southern Illinois
Ecclesiastical province	Chicago
Metropolitan	Chicago
Statistics
Area	11,678 sq mi (30,250 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 902,000 118,900 (13.2%)
Parishes	117
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	January 7, 1887 (137 years ago)
Cathedral	St. Peter's Cathedral
Patron saint	Immaculate Heart of Mary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Edward Braxton
Map
Website
www.diobelle.org

The steeple of St. Peter's Cathedral

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville (Latin: Dioecesis Bellevillensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern Illinois region of the United States. It comprises the southern counties of the state of Illinois and is administered from the City of Belleville. The See city for the diocese is Belleville. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Chicago. The cathedral parish for the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint Peter. Its current bishop is Edward Braxton.

History

The Diocese of Belleville was created on January 7, 1887 by Pope Leo XIII. Its territory was taken from the Diocese of Alton.

Ordinaries

• 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)
• Wilton Daniel Gregory (1993–2004)
• Edward Kenneth Braxton (2005 - )

High schools

• Althoff Catholic High School, Belleville
• Gibault Catholic High School, Waterloo
• Mater Dei High School, Breese

Summer Camps

• Camp Ondessonk

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville Official Site