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{{Short description|Diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States}}
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{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction     = Diocese
|name             = Springfield
|latin            = Dioecesis Springfieldensis
|denomination     = [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]] 
|country          = [[United States]] 
|territory        = [[Carroll County, Illinois|Carroll]], [[Champaign County, Illinois|Champaign]], [[Christian County, Illinois|Christian]], [[Clark County, Illinois|Clark]], [[Coles County, Illinois|Coles]], [[Cumberland County, Illinois|Cumberland]], [[De Witt County, Illinois|De Witt]], [[Douglas County, Illinois|Douglas]], [[Edgar County, Illinois|Edgar]], [[Greene County, Illinois|Greene]], [[Jersey County, Illinois|Jersey]], [[Logan County, Illinois|Logan]], [[Macon County, Illinois|Macon]], [[Macoupin County, Illinois|Macoupin]], [[Mason County, Illinois|Mason]], [[McLean County, Illinois|McLean]], [[Menard County, Illinois|Menard]], [[Montgomery County, Illinois|Montgomery]], [[Morgan County, Illinois|Morgan]], [[Moultrie County, Illinois|Moultrie]], [[Piatt County, Illinois|Piatt]], [[Sangamon County, Illinois|Sangamon]], [[Scott County, Illinois|Scott]], [[Shelby County, Illinois|Shelby]], [[Tazewell County, Illinois|Tazewell]], [[Vermillion County, Illinois|Vermillion]]
|coat             = Diocese of Springfield seal.jpg
|coat_size        = 150px
|coordinates      = {{coord|39.79326360|-89.65394980|format=dms|region:US-IL_scale:1500000_source:wikidata|display=inline,title}}
|province         = [[Province 5 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Province V]]
|bishop           = [[Brian K. Burgess]], SSC
|cathedral        = [[Cathedral Church of Saint Paul the Apostle (Springfield, Illinois)|St Paul's Cathedral]]
|language         = [[English language|English]]
|subdivisions     = 
|congregations    = 33 (2022)
|members          = 3,434 (2022)
|established      = {{start date|1877|12|18}} 
|website          = {{URL|https://www.episcopalspringfield.org/}}
|map              = ECUSA Springfield.png
|map_caption      = Location of the Diocese of Springfield
|headquarters=}}
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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 County, Illinois|Woodford]], [[Livingston County, Illinois|Livingston]], [[Ford County, Illinois|Ford]], and [[Iroquois County, Illinois|Iroquois]]. The diocese was founded when the former Episcopal Diocese of Illinois split into three separate Dioceses (Springfield, [[Episcopal Diocese of Quincy|Quincy]], and [[Episcopal Diocese of Chicago|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==
*[[Albion, Illinois]]: St. John's
*[[Alton, Illinois]]: St. Paul's
*[[Belleville, Illinois]]: St. George's
*[[Bloomington, Illinois]]: St. Matthew's
*[[Cairo, Illinois]]: Redeemer
*[[Carbondale, Illinois]]: St. Andrew's
*[[Carlinville, Illinois]]: St. Paul's
*[[Centralia, Illinois]]: St. John's
*[[Champaign, Illinois]]: 
::[http://www.emmanuelmemorialepiscopal.org/ Emmanuel Memorial]
::[https://chapelsjd.org/ Chapel of St. John the Divine]
*[[Danville, Illinois]]: Holy Trinity
*[[Decatur, Illinois]]: St. John's
*[[Edwardsville, Illinois]]: St. Andrew's
*[[Effingham, Illinois]]: St. Laurence
*[[Glen Carbon, Illinois]]: St. Thomas'
*[[Granite City, Illinois]]: St. Bartholomew's
*[[Harrisburg, Illinois]]: St. Stephen's
*[[Havana, Illinois]]: St. Barnabas'
*[[Jacksonville, Illinois]]: Trinity
*[[Lincoln, Illinois]]: Trinity
*[[Marion, Illinois]]: St. James'
*[[Mattoon, Illinois]]: Trinity
*[[Morton, Illinois]]: All Saints'
*[[Mt. Carmel, Illinois]]: St. John the Baptist
*[[Mt. Vernon, Illinois]]: Trinity
*[[Normal, Illinois]]: Christ the King
*[[O'Fallon, Illinois]]: St. Michael's
*[[Pekin, Illinois]]: St. Paul's
*[[Rantoul, Illinois]]: St. Christopher's
*[[Robinson, Illinois]]: St. Mary's
*[[Salem, Illinois]]: St. Thomas'
*[[Springfield, Illinois]]: 
::Cathedral Church of St. Paul
::Christ Church 
::[http://www.stlukesofspringfield.org/ St. Luke's]
*[[West Frankfort, Illinois]]: St. Mark's

==Bishops==
# [[George Franklin Seymour]], 1878-1906
# [[Edward William Osborne]], diocesan 1906-1917
# [[Granville Hudson Sherwood]], 1917-1923
# [[John Chanler White]], 1924-1947
# [[Richard T. Loring]], 1947-1948
# [[Charles A. Clough]], 1948-1961
# [[Albert Arthur Chambers]], 1962-1972
# [[Albert W. Hillestad]], 1972-1981
# [[Donald M. Hultstrand]], 1982-1991
# [[Peter H. Beckwith]], 1992-2010
# [[Daniel Hayden Martins]], 2011– June 30, 2021
# [[Brian K. Burgess]], 2022-present

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*{{official website}}
*''[http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=jcepisdioilsp Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Springfield]''

{{ECUSA Province 5}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Episcopal Church in Illinois|Diocese of Springfield]]
[[Category:Religious organizations established in 1877]]
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[[Category:1877 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Province 5 of the Episcopal Church (United States)]]

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