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[13] [14] Law also formed the Missouri Christian Leadership Conference. In 1984, Law became archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston. Reverend John Joseph Leibrecht of St. Louis became the fifth bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in 1984, appointed by Pope John Paul II. [15] After 23 years of service as bishop, Leibrecht retired in 2008.
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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 ...
The first Catholic presence in present-day Missouri was that of the Jesuit missionary Reverend Jacques Marquette in 1673, who stopped in Perry County while voyaging down the Mississippi River. [4] In 1759, French-Canadian settlers established St. Genevieve, the first parish in the archdiocese, in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri . [ 5 ]
KWFC began broadcasting on April 17, 1969 at 97.3-FM in Springfield. At the time, the commercial station operated for most of the day, but would shut down for the night. Those early days saw a programming mix of teaching, preaching and music.
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The school was relocated to the parish property the same year. St. Agnes High School, now Springfield Catholic High School, was established in 1916. The stained glass windows of Our Lady of the Lillies and Saint Agnes were created by Stanley Uthwatt and Bernard Schahuber in 1921. In 1935, a fire in the basement of the church building destroyed ...
Edward Matthew Rice (born July 28, 1960) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in Missouri since 2016. Rice previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri from 2010 to 2016.