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William Michael Cosgrove (November 26, 1916 – December 11, 1992) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Belleville in Illinois from 1976 to 1981. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from September 3, 1968, to October 28, 1976.
In May of that year, 50 priests from the diocese signed a letter complaining about how Braxton was selected. George later said that John Paul II did not consult him either on the Braxton selection. [6] Braxton was installed on June 22, 2005, as bishop of Belleville in the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Belleville, Illinois. [5]
On April 3, 2020, Pope Francis appointed McGovern as bishop of Belleville. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] His consecration took place on July 22, 2020, at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Belleville. His principal consecrator was Cardinal Blase Cupich , with Bishops George J. Rassas , and Edward Braxton serving as co-consecrators.
A 2008 lawsuit against the Diocese of Belleville revealed Bishop Zuroweste's treatment of a sexual abuse allegations against a priest during the 1970's. In 1973, Gina Parks, a 16-year-old parishioner in St. Francisville , told diocesan officials that her parish priest, Raymond Kownacki, had raped and impregnated her.
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Here’s a report the Catholic Diocese of Belleville send the BND ahead of the release of the Illinois Attorney General’s report on abusive priests on Tuesday.
On March 13, 1979, Pope John Paul II appointed Schlarman as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Belleville and titular bishop of Capreae. He was consecrated on May 14, 1979 by Bishop William Cosgrove, with Bishops Albert Zuroweste and Philip Murphy serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Belleville [2] He selected as his episcopal motto, "Who Is A Rock But Our God ...
The first priest removed from ministry in the Belleville Diocese was the Rev. Jerome Ratermann, 61, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Belleville, on March 5, 1993.