Episcopal Diocese of Springfield

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Diocese of Springfield

Dioecesis Springfieldensis
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Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory Carroll, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Greene, Jersey, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Mason, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon, Scott, Shelby, Tazewell, Vermillion
Ecclesiastical province Province V
Coordinates 39°47′36″N89°39′14″W / 39.79326360°N 89.65394980°W / 39.79326360; -89.65394980
Statistics
Congregations33 (2022)
Members3,434 (2022)
Information
Denomination Episcopal Church
EstablishedDecember 18, 1877 (1877-12-18)
Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral
Language English
Current leadership
Bishop Brian K. Burgess, SSC
Map
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Location of the Diocese of Springfield
Website
www.episcopalspringfield.org
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Cathedral of St. Paul the Apostle
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Diocesan Center

The Episcopal Diocese of Springfield is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. It is located in the state of Illinois and includes the area east of the Illinois River and south of the Counties of Woodford, Livingston, Ford, and Iroquois. The diocese was founded when the former Episcopal Diocese of Illinois split into three separate Dioceses (Springfield, Quincy, and Chicago) in 1877.

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On December 11, 2021, the Diocese elected the Very Rev. Brian K. Burgess of Woodbury, New Jersey to serve as the 12th Bishop of Springfield.

Parishes

Emmanuel Memorial
Chapel of St. John the Divine
Cathedral Church of St. Paul
Christ Church
St. Luke's

Bishops

  1. George Franklin Seymour, 1878-1906
  2. Edward William Osborne, diocesan 1906-1917
  3. Granville Hudson Sherwood, 1917-1923
  4. John Chanler White, 1924-1947
  5. Richard T. Loring, 1947-1948
  6. Charles A. Clough, 1948-1961
  7. Albert Arthur Chambers, 1962-1972
  8. Albert W. Hillestad, 1972-1981
  9. Donald M. Hultstrand, 1982-1991
  10. Peter H. Beckwith, 1992-2010
  11. Daniel Hayden Martins, 2011– June 30, 2021
  12. Brian K. Burgess, 2022-present

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