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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.
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.
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 December 29, 1993, John Paul II appointed Gregory as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Belleville; [8] he was installed on February 10, 1994. From 2001 to 2004, Gregory served as USCCB president, just the second African-American to head an episcopal conference. [9] He had been vice president from 1998 to 2001 [10] and chair of several ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...