Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois (Latin: Diœcesis Campifontis in Illinois) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in south central Illinois in the United States. The mother church is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield.
Diocese of Springfield in Illinois Diœcesis Campifontis in Illinois | |
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | 28 counties across south central Illinois |
| Ecclesiastical province | Chicago |
| Deaneries | 5 Deaneries - Alton, Jerseyville, Mattoon, Quincy, Springfield |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 39,195 km2 (15,133 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,187,100 145,189 (13%) |
| Parishes | 129 |
| Schools | 36 elementary, 7 secondary |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman 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 | Francis |
| Bishop | Thomas J. Paprocki |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Blase J. Cupich |
| Vicar General | David J. Hoefler |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| dio.org | |
The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Chicago. On April 20, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI named Thomas J. Paprocki as the ninth bishop of Springfield in Illinois.
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