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Suffragan diocese Springfield, Illinois, United States

Diocese of Springfield in Illinois

Campifontis in Illinois

Latin Church

The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is a Latin Church diocese in central Illinois, first established in 1853 as the Diocese of Quincy, renamed Alton in 1857, and renamed Springfield in 1923. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Chicago and is led by Bishop Thomas John Paprocki.

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Springfield, United States.

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Established
1853
Catholics
123,706
Priests
142
Territory
39,195 km²

Parishes and churches

141 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Thomas John Paprocki
Born
5 August 1952
Birthplace
Chicago

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception stands in Springfield, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Centered on the capital city of Illinois in the United States, this Catholic diocese (Latin: Diœcesis Campifontis in Illinois) is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Chicago. Its mother church is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield.

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