Congregations 33 (2014) Headquarters Illinois, United States Bishop Dan Martins | Rite Episcopal Number of members 4,138 | |
 | ||
Cathedral Cathedral Church of St. Paul Ecclesiastical province Province 5 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America Similar Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming, Episcopal Diocese of North Da, Episcopal Diocese of Alaska, Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, Episcopal Diocese of Lexington | ||
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.
Contents
The bishop, the Right Reverend Daniel Hayden Martins, was consecrated on 19 March 2011. He succeeded Peter Hess Beckwith, who had served since 1992.
Parishes
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–present
References
Episcopal Diocese of Springfield Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA