Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
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Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts Dioecesis Campifontis |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Western Massachusetts |
| Ecclesiastical province | Boston |
| Metropolitan | Boston |
| Coordinates | 42°06′19″N 72°35′07″W / 42.10528°N 72.58528°WCoordinates: 42°06′19″N 72°35′07″W / 42.10528°N 72.58528°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,822 sq mi (7,310 km2) |
| Population - Catholics |
235,000 (28.9%) |
| Parishes | 81 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman 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 | Mitchell T. Rozanski |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Seán Patrick O'Malley |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Thomas L. Dupré Timothy A. McDonnell |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts (Latin: Dioecesis Campifontis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States comprising the counties of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts by canon June 14, 1870, in territory taken from the present-day Archdiocese of Boston.
The Basilica of St. Stanislaus in Chicopee is under the circumscription of the diocese.
In an online news brief by the Catholic News Service (CNS) that was posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2011:
"The Springfield Diocese has been informed that the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, the Vatican's highest tribunal, has upheld the diocese's decision to suppress and close three parishes.
According to a November 10 press release issued by the diocese, the upholding of the parish closings "is a definitive finding which supports the actions of the diocese, thus removing any possibility for their restoration as parishes."
The three parishes in the western Massachusetts diocese involved in the final ruling were St. Stanislaus Kostka in Adams and St. George and St. Patrick in Chicopee. The decision affirmed merging St. Stanislaus Kostka with Pope John Paul the Great Parish, and St. George and St. Patrick with Holy Name of Jesus.
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