Episcopal Diocese of Springfield

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. 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:
 * Emmanuel Memorial
 * 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
 * St. Luke's


 * West Frankfort, Illinois: St. Mark's

Bishops

 * 1) George Franklin Seymour, 1878-1906
 * 2) Edward William Osborne, diocesan 1906-1917
 * 3) Granville Hudson Sherwood, 1917-1923
 * 4) John Chanler White, 1924-1947
 * 5) Richard T. Loring, 1947-1948
 * 6) Charles A. Clough, 1948-1961
 * 7) Albert Arthur Chambers, 1962-1972
 * 8) Albert W. Hillestad, 1972-1981
 * 9) Donald M. Hultstrand, 1982-1991
 * 10) Peter H. Beckwith, 1992-2010
 * 11) Daniel Hayden Martins, 2011– June 30, 2021
 * 12) Brian K. Burgess, 2022-present