Diocese of Springfield in Illinois

Diocese of Springfield in Illinois Dioecesis Campifontis in Illinois
Location
Country	United States
Territory	29 counties across south central Illinois
Ecclesiastical province	Chicago
Metropolitan	Chicago
Statistics
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 1,187,100 145,189 (13%)
Parishes	129
Schools	42 elementary, 7 secondary
Information
Denomination	Roman 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
Vicar General	Monsignor David J. Hoefler, VG
Map
Website
www.dio.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois (Latin: Dioecesis Campifontis 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. 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.

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 counties are organized into seven deaneries: Alton, Decatur, Effingham, Jacksonville, Litchfield, Quincy and Springfield.

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