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Diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States

Diocese of Springfield

Dioecesis Springfieldensis

Coat of arms of the Diocese of Springfield

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″N 89°39′14″W / 39.79326360°N 89.65394980°W / 39.79326360; -89.65394980

Statistics
Congregations 33 (2024)
Members 3,098 (2023)
Information
Denomination Episcopal Church
Established December 18, 1877 (1877-12-18)
Cathedral St Paul’s Cathedral
Language English
Current leadership
Bishop Brian K. Burgess, SSC
Map
Location of the Diocese of Springfield
Location of the Diocese of Springfield
Website
www.episcopalspringfield.org

Cathedral of St. Paul the Apostle

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.

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

References

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