Metropolitan Chicago Area 30,246 km² Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Peter | Parishes 117 Rite Latin Rite Bishop Edward Braxton Phone +1 618-277-8181 | |
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Territory 28 counties in southern Illinois Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2012)902,000118,900 (13.2%) Similar St Teresa Catholic Church, St Peter's Catholic Cathedral, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, St Clare of Assisi, St Henry's Catholic Church | ||
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.
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History
The Diocese of Belleville was created on January 7, 1887 by Pope Leo XIII. Its territory was taken from the Diocese of Alton.
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