Episcopal Diocese of Springfield

Diocese of Springfield Dioecesis Springfieldensis
Coat of arms
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Carroll, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Greene, Jersey, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Mason, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon, Scott, Shelby, Tazewell, Vermillion
Ecclesiastical province	Province V
Coordinates	39°47′36″N 89°39′14″W / 39.79326360°N 89.65394980°W / 39.79326360; -89.65394980
Statistics
Congregations	33 (2024)1
Members	3,098 (2023)2
Information
Denomination	Episcopal Church
Established	December 18, 1877 (1877-12-18)
Cathedral	St Paul's Cathedral
Language	English
Current leadership
Bishop	Brian K. Burgess, SSC
Map
Location of the Diocese of Springfield
Website
www.episcopalspringfield.org

Cathedral of St. Paul the Apostle

Diocesan Center

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.

In 2024, the diocese reported average Sunday attendance (ASA) of 1,152 persons, down from 1,545 reported in 2015.³ The most recent membership statistics (2023) showed 3,098 persons in 33 churches, a decline from 4,138 in 2015.⁴ No membership statistics were reported in 2024 national parochial reports.⁵ The 33 congregations of the diocese reported $3,568,420 of plate and pledge income in 2024.⁶

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.

• 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

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