The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the central Illinois region of the United States. The prelate is a bishop serving as pastor of the motherchurch, the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul in the City of Springfield. A diocese of the Metropolitan Province of Chicago, the metropolitan bishop of Springfield in Illinois is the Archbishop of Chicago. The current bishop of the Diocese of Springfield is Bishop George Lucas.
The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is comprised of the Counties of Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Green , Jasper, Jersey, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Menard, Moultrie, Montgomery, Morgan, Sangamon and Shelby.
The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois was erected on July 29, 1853 as the Diocese of Quincy. It changed its name to the Diocese of Alton on January 9, 1857. It took its current name on October 26, 1923.
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