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The Diocese of Belleville was created on January 7, 1887, by Pope Leo XIII. All of its in southern Illinois territory was taken from the Diocese of Alton. [11] [12] The first bishop of the new diocese was John Janssen of Alton, appointed by the pope in 1888.
The Cathedral of Saint Peter is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville, located in Belleville, Illinois. The cathedral parish of Saint Peter was founded in 1842 at a location east of the present structure, and named after Saint Barnabas the Apostle; it was rededicated to Saint Peter in 1847.
The Catholic Diocese of Belleville announced Tuesday it will sell the historic mansion that housed its ... It is located on 1.63 acres near the intersection with Illinois 15. A listing price has ...
•1853.07.29: Established as the Diocese of Quincy with territory from the Diocese of Chicago •1857.01.09: See Transferred and Title Changed to Diocese of Alton •1887.01.07: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Belleville •1923.10.26: See Transferred and Title Changed to Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
The diocese plans to move offices that are now at its Pastoral Center in Shiloh into the two-story brick building at 224 W. Garfield St. in Belleville, at the corner of Garfield and Third Street ...
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.
Michael McGovern was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois. on July 1, 1964 to Joseph and Eleanor McGovern. He grew up in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood and attended Christ the King Grammar School. McGovern then entered St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago, serving as a lector there and at his family's church.
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 ...