Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois information
Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Illinois, United States
Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
Diœcesis Campifontis in Illinois
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[1] (13%)
Parishes
129
Schools
36 elementary, 7 secondary [1]
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 (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.
The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Chicago.[2] On April 20, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI named Thomas J. Paprocki as the ninth bishop of Springfield in Illinois.[3]
^ ab"Demographic Profile of the Diocese". www.dio.org. Retrieved Apr 21, 2021.
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