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The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Chicago. [2] On April 20, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI named Thomas J. Paprocki as the ninth bishop of Springfield in Illinois. [3]
The Diocese of Springfield is part of the official name of four dioceses in the United States, three Roman Catholic and one Episcopal: Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois; Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts; Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau (southern Missouri) Episcopal Diocese of ...
It included all of the new State of Illinois, taking territory from the Dioceses of St. Louis and Vincennes. [12] In 1844, Gregory XVI named Reverend William Quarter of Ireland as the first bishop of Chicago. [8] On his arrival in Chicago, Quarter summoned a synod of the 32 priests to begin the organization of the diocese. [8]
The numbering plan area (NPA) includes the state capital, Springfield, and Champaign, Urbana, Decatur, Taylorville, Lincoln, Danville, Effingham, Quincy, Rantoul, and Jacksonville. 217 was one of the original North American area codes created in 1947 and 447 was added to the same area in 2021 to form an all-services overlay.
The cathedral is the second building in Springfield to be consecrated to the Immaculate Conception, the first being a Catholic church in use from 1858 until 1928. When the seat of the diocese moved to Springfield in 1923, it needed a larger structure to serve as cathedral.
With the depletion of new numbers in area codes 312 and 773, an overlay of both of them, area code 872, was created in November 2009, beginning ten-digit dialing within the city limits of Chicago. The remaining area without an overlay in the northern part of Illinois, 708, eventually received such with area code 464 taking effect on January 21 ...
Pages in category "Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
It is located in the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. The school opened in the fall of 1988 after Sacred Heart Academy, an all-girls Catholic high school merged with Griffin High School, an all-boys Catholic high school located across the street. Even prior to the merger, certain classes at both schools were taught on a co-educational basis.