Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
The Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts (Latin: Diœcesis Campifontis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in Western Massachusetts in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Boston.
Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts Diœcesis Campifontis | |
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St. Michael's Cathedral | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Western Massachusetts |
| Ecclesiastical province | Boston |
| Metropolitan | Boston |
| Coordinates | 42°06′19″N 72°35′07″W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,822 sq mi (7,310 km2) |
| Population - Catholics | 219,614 (26.5%) |
| Parishes | 79 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 14, 1870 |
| Cathedral | St. Michael's Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Michael |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | William Draper Byrne |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Seán Patrick O'Malley |
| Bishops emeritus | Timothy A. McDonnell |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| diospringfield.org | |
The mother church of the diocese is St. Michael's Cathedral in Springfield. As of 2023, the bishop is William Draper Byrne
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