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Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected:7 January 1887
Metropolitan: Archdiocese ofChicago
Depends on: Dicastery forBishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Illinois
Country:United States of America
Square Kilometers: 30,062 (11,611 Square Miles)
Description: St. Clair, Clinton, Marion, Clay, Richland, Lawrence, and ... Counties.
Conference Region:VII (IL, IN, WI)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: BEL
Official Web Site:http://www.diobelle.org/
Mailing Address: Chancery Office, 222 South Third St., Belleville, IL 62220, USA
Telephone: (618)722-5001
Fax: 277-0387

Past and Present Ordinaries

JohnJanssen † (28 Feb1888 Appointed - 2 Jul1913 Died)
Henry JohnAlthoff † (4 Dec1913 Appointed - 3 Jul1947 Died)
Albert RudolphZuroweste † (29 Nov1947 Appointed - 30 Aug1976 Retired)
William MichaelCosgrove † (30 Aug1976 Appointed - 19 May1981 Resigned)
John NicholasWurm † (19 Sep1981 Appointed - 27 Apr1984 Died)
James PatrickKeleher † (20 Oct1984 Appointed - 28 Jun1993 Appointed, Archbishop ofKansas City in Kansas)
Wilton DanielGregory (29 Dec 1993 Appointed -9 Dec 2004 Appointed, Archbishop ofAtlanta, Georgia)
Edward KennethBraxton (15 Mar 2005 Appointed -3 Apr 2020 Retired)
Michael GeorgeMcGovern (3 Apr 2020 Appointed -31 Mar 2025 Appointed, Archbishop ofOmaha, Nebraska)

Date	Event	From	To
7 January 1887	Erected	Diocese ofAlton	Diocese of Belleville (erected)

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1918	70,865			132	2	134	528				129	ocdk1919
1928	72,313			135	13	148	488				139	ocdk1929
1950	82,970	789,488	10.5%	144	36	180	460		53	792	138	ap1951
1959	105,093			176	33	209	502		67	802	138	ap1960
1966	118,921	790,302	15.0%	193	45	238	499		72	803	132	ap1967
1970	116,092	790,302	14.7%	165	54	219	530		87	662	129	ap1971
1976	116,772	807,682	14.5%	166	44	210	556	1	64	519	118	ap1977
1980	122,147	828,000	14.8%	169	43	212	576	2	53	434	129	ap1981
1990	123,686	885,000	14.0%	146	38	184	672	26	49	345	129	ap1991
1999	109,233	853,645	12.8%	142	41	183	596	36	10	265	127	ap2000
2000	105,266	848,732	12.4%	121	40	161	653	33	51	257	125	ap2001
2001	107,425	849,925	12.6%	120	34	154	697	33	47	250	124	ap2002
2002	104,022	845,906	12.3%	118	34	152	684	32	46	238	124	ap2003
2003	107,041	845,906	12.7%	116	39	155	690	29	50	220	124	ap2004
2004	103,818	845,762	12.3%	119	46	165	629	28	57	227	124	ap2005
2006	111,000	857,000	13.0%	110	42	152	730	28	54	166	124	ap2007
2012	118,900	902,000	13.2%	107	44	151	787	26	55	309	117	ap2013
2015	121,600	922,000	13.2%	98	39	137	887	37	45	124	109	ap2016
2018	124,280	942,330	13.2%	93	40	133	934	36	43	113	107	ap2019
2020	126,000	955,540	13.2%	87	38	125	1,008	42	42	102	106	ap2021
2022	127,000	960,000	13.2%	77	43	120	1,058	39	46	95	101	ap2023
2023	127,100	960,100	13.2%	71	45	116	1,095	38	47	97	100	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Henry JohnAlthoff † (Priest: 26 Jul1902;Bishop: 4 Dec1913 to 3 Jul1947)
William MichaelCosgrove † (Bishop: 30 Aug1976 to 19 May1981)
JohnJanssen † (Bishop: 28 Feb1888 to 2 Jul1913)
James PatrickKeleher † (Bishop: 20 Oct1984 to 28 Jun1993)
Joseph MaximilianMueller † (Priest: 14 Jun1919 to 20 Aug1947)
Adolph AlexanderNoser, S.V.D. †
Joseph Henry LeoSchlarman † (Priest: 29 Jun1904 to 16 Apr1930)
John EdwardTaylor, O.M.I. †
John NicholasWurm † (Bishop: 19 Sep1981 to 27 Apr1984)
Albert RudolphZuroweste † (Priest: 8 Jun1924;Bishop: 29 Nov1947 to 30 Aug1976)