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 in 1877.
In 2024, the diocese reported average Sunday attendance of 1,152 persons. The most recent membership statistics showed 3,098 persons in 33 churches.
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:
- 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:
- 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