Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, USA 🇺🇸

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Springfield in Illinois / Campifontis in Illinois (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Chicago

Neighbouring Dioceses: Saint Louis (↙), Jefferson City (←), Peoria (↑), Indianapolis (→), Evansville (↘), Belleville (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Immaculate Conception (December 8)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: December 2 (2009)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1923.10.26: Established as Diocese of Springfield in Illinois / Campifontis in Illinois (Latin) (from the suppressed Diocese of Alton and became suffragan of Chicago)

Contact Info

Address: 1615 W Washington St., P.O. Box 3187, Springfield, IL 62708-3187, USA

Phone: +1 (217) 698-8500

Present Prelates

Bishop (2010.04.20 – ...):

Bishop Thomas John Joseph Paprocki (73)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Springfield in Illinois (Roman Rite)

Bishop Thomas John Joseph Paprocki (73)
(2010.04.20 – ...)

Bishop of Springfield in Illinois (USA)

Lex cordis caritas

Born:	1952.08.05 (Chicago, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1978.05.10
Consecrated Bishop:	2003.03.19

Priest of Chicago (USA) (1978.05.10 – 2003.01.24)

Titular Bishop of Vulturara (2003.01.24 – 2010.04.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA) (2003.01.24 – 2010.04.20)

Bishop of Springfield in Illinois (USA) (2010.04.20 – ...)

Bishop George Joseph Lucas (76) (later Archbishop)
(1999.10.19 – 2009.06.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Omaha (USA)

Grace and mercy

Born:	1949.06.12 (St. Louis, MO, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1975.05.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1999.12.14

Priest of Saint Louis (USA) (1975.05.24 – 1999.10.19)

Bishop of Springfield in Illinois (USA) (1999.10.19 – 2009.06.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Omaha (USA) (2009.06.03 – 2025.03.31)

Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Lincoln (USA) (2019.12.13 – 2020.11.13)

Bishop Daniel Leo Ryan
(1983.11.22 – 1999.10.19)

Everlasting is his love

Born:	1930.09.28 (Mankato, MN, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1956.05.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1981.09.30
Died:	2015.12.31 (Naperville, IL, USA † 85)

Titular Bishop of Surista (1981.08.14 – 1983.11.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet (USA) (1981.08.14 – 1983.11.22)

Bishop of Springfield in Illinois (USA) (1983.11.22 – 1999.10.19)

Bishop Joseph Alphonse McNicholas
(1975.07.22 – 1983.04.17)

I come to serve

Born:	1923.01.13 (St. Louis, MO, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1949.06.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1969.03.25
Died:	1983.04.17 († 60)

Titular Bishop of Scala (1969.01.31 – 1975.07.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1969.01.31 – 1975.07.22)

Bishop of Springfield in Illinois (USA) (1975.07.22 – 1983.04.17)

Bishop William Aloysius O’Connor
(1948.12.17 – 1975.07.22)

God is our support

Born:	1903.12.27 (Chicago, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1927.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1949.03.07
Died:	1983.11.14 (Springfield, IL, USA † 79)

Bishop of Springfield in Illinois (USA) (1948.12.17 – 1975.07.22)

Bishop James Aloysius Griffin
(1923.11.10 – 1948.08.05)

Born:	1883.02.27 (Chicago, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1909.07.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1924.02.25
Died:	1948.08.05 (Springfield, IL, USA † 65)

Bishop of Springfield in Illinois (USA) (1923.11.10 – 1948.08.05)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Springfield, Illinois
Former Cathedral: Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, Alton, Illinois

Churches by City (140)

Saint Louis (↙), Jefferson City (←), Peoria (↑), Indianapolis (→), Evansville (↘), Belleville (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 39,210 km²

Population: 119,802 Catholics (10.8% of 1,108,200 total)

Pastoral Centres: 129 parishes

Personnel: 142 priests (112 diocesan, 30 religious), 64 deacons, 414 religious (43 brothers, 371 sisters), 16 seminarians