Suffragan diocese Belleville, Illinois, United States
Diocese of Belleville
Bellevillen(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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- Established
- 1887
- Catholics
- 118,900
- Priests
- 98
- Territory
- 30,246 km²
Parishes and churches
104 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. PatrickRumaMass times recorded
- St. PatrickTiptonMass times recorded
- St. PaulJohnston CityMass times recorded
- St. PaulViennaMass times recorded
- St. Pius VWalshMass times recorded
- St. PolycarpCarmiMass times recorded
- St. Rose of LimaMetropolisMass times recorded
- St. Rose of LimaSt. RoseMass times recorded
- St. SebastianSt. SebastianMass times recorded
- St. StephenCaseyvilleMass times recorded
- St. StephenFloraMass times recorded
- St. Teresa of AvilaMarydaleMass times recorded
- St. Teresa of the Child JesusBellevilleMass times recorded
- St. Theresa of AvilaSalemMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B.
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Peter stands in Belleville, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Southern Illinois, in the United States, is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville (Latin: Diœcesis Bellevillensis), a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Chicago whose mother church is the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Belleville.