Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the south central Illinois region of the United States. The prelate is a bishop serving as pastor of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

A diocese of the Metropolitan Province of Chicago, the metropolitan bishop of Springfield in Illinois is the Archbishop of Chicago. The bishop of the Diocese of Springfield is Bishop George Lucas. The Bishop Emeritus is Daniel L. Ryan.

The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois comprises the Counties of Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Greene, Jasper, Jersey, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Menard, Moultrie, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Scott, and Shelby.

The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois was established on July 29, 1853 as the Diocese of Quincy. Its name was changed to the Diocese of Alton on January 9, 1857, and its current name came into being on October 26, 1923.

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[edit] Statistics

As of 2007:[1]

  • 151,601 Catholics
  • 132 parishes
  • 87 active priests; 62 religious order priests
  • 122 diocesan priests (including retired and serving outside the diocese)
  • 6 Catholic hospitals

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[edit] 6 high schools

This does not count Ursuline Academy, closed in 2007.

[edit] 1 college

[edit] 1 university

[edit] Leadership

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Official Catholic Directory 2007 (published in New Providence, New Jersey: P. J. Kennedy and Sons, 2007)
  2. ^ a b "History of the Diocese", official diocese website. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.

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