Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
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
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| 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 | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Thomas J. Paprocki |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Blase J. Cupich |
| Vicar General | David J. Hoefler |
| Judicial Vicar | Christopher House |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| dio.org | |
The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois (Latin: Diœcesis Campifontis in Illinois) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the capital city of Illinois in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Chicago. The mother church is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield.