Diocese of Belleville

Past and Present Ordinaries

• John Janssen † (28 Feb 1888 Appointed - 2 Jul 1913 Died)
• Henry John Althoff † (4 Dec 1913 Appointed - 3 Jul 1947 Died)
• Albert Rudolph Zuroweste † (29 Nov 1947 Appointed - 30 Aug 1976 Retired)
• William Michael Cosgrove † (30 Aug 1976 Appointed - 19 May 1981 Resigned)
• John Nicholas Wurm † (19 Sep 1981 Appointed - 27 Apr 1984 Died)
• James Patrick Keleher (20 Oct 1984 Appointed - 28 Jun 1993 Appointed, Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas)
• Wilton Daniel Gregory (29 Dec 1993 Appointed - 9 Dec 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia)
• Edward Kenneth Braxton (15 Mar 2005 Appointed - 3 Apr 2020 Retired)
• Michael George McGovern (3 Apr 2020 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
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

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Edward Kenneth Braxton (Bishop: 15 Mar 2005 to 3 Apr 2020)
• Wilton Daniel Gregory (Bishop: 29 Dec 1993 to 9 Dec 2004)
• John Curtis Iffert (Priest: 7 Jun 1997 to 13 Jul 2021)
• James Patrick Keleher (Bishop: 20 Oct 1984 to 28 Jun 1993)
• Michael George McGovern (Bishop: 3 Apr 2020 - )
• Stanley Girard Schlarman (Priest: 13 Jul 1958; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Mar 1979 to 1 Mar 1983)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Henry John Althoff † (Priest: 26 Jul 1902; Bishop: 4 Dec 1913 to 3 Jul 1947)
• William Michael Cosgrove † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1976 to 19 May 1981)
• John Janssen † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1888 to 2 Jul 1913)
• Joseph Maximilian Mueller † (Priest: 14 Jun 1919 to 20 Aug 1947)
• Adolph Alexander Noser, S.V.D. †
• Joseph Henry Leo Schlarman † (Priest: 29 Jun 1904 to 16 Apr 1930)
• John Edward Taylor, O.M.I. †
• John Nicholas Wurm † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1981 to 27 Apr 1984)
• Albert Rudolph Zuroweste † (Priest: 8 Jun 1924; Bishop: 29 Nov 1947 to 30 Aug 1976)