Diocese of Springfield

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Patrick Thomas O’Reilly † (23 Jun 1870 Appointed - 28 May 1892 Died)
• Thomas Daniel Beaven † (9 Aug 1892 Appointed - 25 Oct 1920 Died)
• Thomas Mary O’Leary † (16 Jun 1921 Appointed - 10 Oct 1949 Died)
• Christopher Joseph Weldon † (28 Jan 1950 Appointed - 15 Oct 1977 Resigned)
• Joseph Francis Maguire (15 Oct 1977 Succeeded - 27 Dec 1991 Retired)
• John Aloysius Marshall † (18 Feb 1991 Installed - 3 Jul 1994 Died)
• Thomas Ludger Dupré (14 Mar 1995 Appointed - 11 Feb 2004 Resigned)
• Timothy Anthony McDonnell (9 Mar 2004 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	285,000	600,000	47.5%	291	133	424	672		192	1,045	122	ap1951
1966	382,497	729,581	52.4%	323	162	485	788		245	1,264	134	ap1967
1968	386,086	742,808	52.0%	293	150	443	871		193	1,293	134	ap1971
1976	355,608	800,000	44.5%	272	127	399	891		186	996	136	ap1977
1980	352,949	791,642	44.6%	249	121	370	953		171	980	136	ap1981
1990	318,238	851,000	37.4%	229	80	309	1,029	25	115	743	135	ap1991
1999	288,967	800,500	36.1%	203	49	252	1,146	51	10	645	130	ap2000
2000	275,648	800,000	34.5%	181	52	233	1,183	52	62	581	129	ap2001
2001	275,899	729,195	37.8%	174	41	215	1,283	49	50	580	130	ap2002
2002	262,748	792,195	33.2%	169	40	209	1,257	59	49	580	127	ap2003
2003	251,311	790,000	31.8%	165	30	195	1,288	58	39	580	126	ap2004
2004	240,730	800,000	30.1%	163	35	198	1,215	57	44	570	124	ap2005
2010	243,306	852,077	28.6%	153	34	187	1,301	78	48	427	85	ap2011

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Thomas Ludger Dupré (Priest: 23 May 1959; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Apr 1990; Bishop: 14 Mar 1995 to 11 Feb 2004)
• Joseph Francis Maguire (Coadjutor Bishop: 13 Apr 1976; Bishop: 15 Oct 1977 to 27 Dec 1991)
• Timothy Anthony McDonnell (Bishop: 9 Mar 2004 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Thomas Daniel Beaven † (Priest: 18 Dec 1875; Bishop: 9 Aug 1892 to 25 Oct 1920)
• Daniel Francis Feehan † (Priest: 29 Dec 1879 to 3 Jul 1907)
• William Augustine Hickey † (Priest: 22 Dec 1893 to 10 Mar 1919)
• John Aloysius Marshall † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1991 to 3 Jul 1994)
• Joseph Francis McGrath † (Priest: 21 Dec 1895 to 21 Dec 1918)
• Thomas Mary O’Leary † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1921 to 10 Oct 1949)
• Leo Edward O’Neil † (Priest: 4 Jun 1955; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Jun 1980 to 17 Oct 1989)
• Patrick Thomas O’Reilly † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1870 to 28 May 1892)
• Joseph John Rice † (Priest: 29 Sep 1894 to 8 Jan 1910)
• Christopher Joseph Weldon † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1950 to 15 Oct 1977)