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Bishop Janssen (1889) 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 Monsignor John Janssen of Alton, appointed by the pope in 1888.
He received his episcopal consecration on September 3, 1968, from Bishop Clarence Issenmann with bishops John Whealon and Harold Perry as co-consecrators. [1] [2] Cosgrove was named the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Belleville on August 30, 1976, by Pope John Paul II. Cosgrove was installed on October 28, 1976.
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.
Bishop Michael McGovern is planning to move from the bishop’s residence at 925 Centreville Ave. to the rectory of the Cathedral of St. Peter on Harrison Street in downtown Belleville this summer ...
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 ...
Keleher’s replacement, Bishop Wilton Gregory, now a cardinal in Washington, D.C., led the Belleville Diocese for 11 years and served as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops from ...
Pages in category "Roman Catholic bishops of Belleville" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Gregory previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago from 1983 to 1994; as Bishop of Belleville from 1994 to 2004; and as Archbishop of Atlanta from 2005 to 2019. Gregory was the first African-American president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from 2001 to 2004.