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Diocese of Belleville
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Published by Catholic Social Ventures · sourced from diobelle.org · exported …
The Diocese of Belleville was erected in 1887 and covers southern Illinois. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Chicago and is led by Bishop Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B., appointed by Pope Leo XIV in March 2026.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B.
- Latin name
- Bellevillen(sis)
- Erected
- 7 January 1887
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of Saint Peter
- Patron
- Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Chicago (Archdiocese of Chicago)
- Catholics
- 118,900
- Chancery
- Chancery Office, 222 South Third St., Belleville, IL 62220, U.S.A.
- Telephone
- Tel. [618]722-5001; fax 277-0387
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Saint Louis 22 km
- Springfield 146 km
- Jefferson City 194 km
- Evansville 219 km
- Peoria 245 km
- Owensboro 264 km
Parishes near the see
- St. Felicitas · Beaver Prairie <1 km
- Holy Trinity · Fairvew Heights <1 km
- St. Luke · Belleville <1 km
- St. Mary · Belleville 2 km
- St. Teresa of the Child Jesus · Belleville 2 km
- St. Augustine of Canterbury · Belleville 4 km
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Sources: official site (diobelle.org) + USCCB + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001000875 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-07