Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville
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
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| Parishes | 101 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 7, 1887 (138 years ago) |
| Cathedral | St. Peter's Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Heart of Mary |
| Secular priests | 98 (45 active) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Sede vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Blase J. Cupich |
| Bishops emeritus | Edward Braxton |
| Map | |
| 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.