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The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois (Latin: Diœcesis Campifontis in Illinois) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in south central Illinois in the United States. The mother church is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield. The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is a suffragan ...
George Joseph Lucas (born June 12, 1949) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been serving as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Omaha in Nebraska since 2009, having previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois from 1999 to 2009.
Education. Cardinal Glennon College. Kenrick Seminary. Joseph Alphonse McNicholas (January 13, 1923 – April 17, 1983) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois from 1975 to until his death in 1983. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese ...
Cathedral of theImmaculate Conception. / 39.7934°N 89.6487°W / 39.7934; -89.6487. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. The cathedral, for which the cornerstone was laid on August 14, 1927, was dedicated on October 14, 1928. The cathedral complex is built in a ...
Diocese of Springfield. 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)
November 14, 1983. (1983-11-14) (aged 79) Springfield, Illinois, US. Education. St. Mary of the Lake Seminary. Propaganda College. William Aloysius O'Connor (December 27, 1903 – November 14, 1983) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois from 1949 to 1975.
History Parish House. John Batchelder of Trinity Church in Jacksonville, Illinois occasionally came to Springfield starting in 1832 to hold services for the local Episcopalians. St. Paul's parish was established by Philander Chase, the first Bishop of Illinois, on June 19, 1835; the same year the Diocese of Illinois was established.
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 ...