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DIOCESE OF SPRINGFIELD IN ILLINOIS (Dioecesis Campifontis in Illinois)
Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1853 as the Diocese of Quincy
Renamed 1857 to Diocese of Alton
Renamed 1923 as Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
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Origin/meaning
The heraldic fountains (springs) on golden ´fields´are canting for the See city and the diocese. The cross is for the Christian Faith. The silver crescent in the centre honors the Blessed Virgin Mary, in her title of the Immaculate Conception, titular of the cathedral (see Revelation 12:1).
Arms of Bishops of Alton
Henry Damian Juncker (1857-1868)
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Peter Joseph Baltes (1870-1886)
James Ryan (1888-1923)
Arms of Bishops of Springfield in Illinois
James Aloysius Griffin (1924-1948)
William Aloysius O'Connor (1949-1975)
Joseph Alphonse McNicholas (1975-1983)
Daniel Leo Ryan (1984-1999)
George Joseph Lucas (1999-2009)
Thomas John Joseph Paprocki (2010-present)
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