Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts Dioecesis Campifontis
Basic information
Location	Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Territory	Western Massachusetts
Population	235,000 Catholics
Rite	Roman Rite
Patron	St. Michael
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of Boston
Established	June 14, 1870
Cathedral	St. Michael's Cathedral
Website	Diocese website
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Metropolitan	Sean Patrick O'Malley Archbishop of Boston
Diocesan Bishop	Timothy A. McDonnell Bishop of Springfield

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts (Latin: Dioecesis Campifontis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States comprising the counties of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden in the state of Massachusetts. It is led by Bishop Timothy A. McDonnell.

The Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts was canonically erected on June 14, 1870 by Pope Pius IX. Its territories were taken from the present-day Archdiocese of Boston.

The Basilica of St. Stanislaus in Chicopee is under the circumscription of the diocese.^[1]

[edit] Bishops

• Patrick Thomas O'Reilly (1870-1892, Died)
• Thomas Daniel Beaven (1892-1920, Died)
• Thomas Michael O'Leary (1921-1949, Died)
• Christopher Joseph Weldon (1950-1977, Retired)
• Joseph Francis Maguire (1977-1992, Retired)
• John Aloysius Marshall (1992-1994, Died)
• Thomas Ludger Dupré (1995-2004, Resigned)
• Timothy Anthony McDonnell (2004-present)

[edit] High schools

• Cathedral High School, Springfield
• Holyoke Catholic High School, Chicopee
• Saint Mary High School, Westfield
• St. Joseph Central High School, Pittsfield

[edit] Resources

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
• Catholic Hierarchy Profile of the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
•  "Springfield". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Springfield. 

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