| Diocese of Springfield in Illinois Dioecesis Campifontis in Illinois |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | 28 counties across south central Illinois |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Chicago |
| Metropolitan | Springfield, Illinois |
| Population - Catholics |
161,325 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | July 29, 1853 as the Diocese of Quincy; January 9, 1857 as the Diocese of Alton; October 26, 1923 as the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Patron saint | Mary, the Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Thomas J. Paprocki Bishop of Springfield in Illinois |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francis George, OMI Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago |
| Emeritus Bishops | Daniel L. Ryan, J.C.L. Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Illinois |
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The Diocese of Springfiled (shown in white) within the Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago |
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| Website | |
| dio.org | |
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 see, until recently, had been vacant; on July 24, 2009, the Reverend Monsignor Carl A. Kemme was elected Diocesan Administrator. The Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield was formerly Bishop George Lucas; he was named Archbishop-elect of Omaha, Nebraska by Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday, June 3, 2009. The Bishop Emeritus is Daniel L. Ryan. On 20 April 2010, Pope Benedict named Thomas J. Paprocki as the ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, replacing Archbishop Lucas. Bishop Paprocki had previously been an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago under Cardinal George since 2003. [1]
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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