| Belleville Dioecesis Bellevillensis |
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Steeples of St. Peter's Cathedral |
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Belleville, Illinois, United States |
| Population | 111,000 |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Chicago |
| Established | January 7, 1887 |
| Cathedral | St. Peter's Cathedral |
| Bishop | Bishop Edward Braxton |
| Website | http://www.diobelle.org/ |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Metropolitan | Francis Eugene Cardinal George |
| Diocesan Bishop | Bishop Edward Braxton |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville 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 prelate is a bishop serving as pastor of the motherchurch, the Cathedral of Saint Peter. Its current bishop is Bishop Edward Braxton.
The Diocese of Belleville was created on January 7, 1887.
There are 111,000 Catholics in the Diocese today.
In October 2009, the diocese agreed to settle a lawsuit from a former altar boy over allegations that he had been sexually abused by priest Raymond Kownacki of Dupo, Illinois.[1][2]
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Bishops
- 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
References
- ^ Pawlaczyk, George (October 24, 2009). "Diocese pays $1.2 million to former altar boy to settle sex abuse lawsuit". Bellville News-Democrat. http://www.bnd.com/news/crime/story/977583.html. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "Belleville, Ill., diocese pays $1.2M in abuse case". The Washington Post. October 23, 2009. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/23/AR2009102301234.html. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
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Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Diocese of Belleville. |
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