Welcome to our New Bishop Designate!

Good news!

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Reverend Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B., as Bishop of Belleville.
Bishop-elect Mullen is a monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, and current administrator of the Diocese of Belleville. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on March 13, 2026, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.