Springfield, Illinois, diocese of
Springfield, Illinois, diocese of
Founded on 29 July 1853 as the diocese of Quincy. Name changed to the diocese of Alton on 9 January 1857, and then to the diocese of Springfield on 26 October 1923. Suffragen of the archdiocese of Chicago. See also
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