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Rev. Godfrey Mullen Appointed as Next Bishop of Belleville Diocese
Benedictine Father Godfrey Mullen, 60, with extensive pastoral and academic experience, fills the bishop vacancy in Belleville after May 2025 departure of Archbishop McGovern.
- On March 13, 2026, Pope Leo XIV named Father Godfrey Mullen as bishop of Belleville, Illinois, the Vatican announced Friday morning.
- Following Archbishop Michael G. McGovern's May 2025 departure, Mullen was chosen after serving as diocesan administrator and as a Benedictine monk with a doctorate in liturgical studies.
- Mullen's regional roles included 10 years in the Diocese of Evansville, nine as rector of St. Benedict Cathedral, plus pastor at St. Mary Church, administrator at St. Clement Parish, and priest delegate to Reitz Memorial High School.
- For the diocese's 70,000 Catholics, Bishop Joseph M. Siegel and the Diocese of Evansville offered congratulations on Friday.
- As a monk of St. Meinrad Archabbey, Indiana, Mullen’s appointment marks an uncommon shift from monastic life to diocesan leadership after returning to his home Diocese of Belleville in 2022.
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Pope Leo XIV on March 13 appointed Father Godfrey Mullen, a Benedictine monk of Indiana-based Saint Meinrad Archabbey, as bishop of Belleville, Illinois. Bishop-elect Mullen has… The post Pope Leo appoints Benedictine priest, monk as bishop of Illinois diocese appeared first on CatholicVote org.
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