Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts 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 Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts by canon June 14, 1870, in territory taken from the present-day Archdiocese of Boston.
The Basilica of St. Stanislaus in Chicopee is under the circumscription of the diocese.

Suppression and closure of parishes

Following a decline in parish membership and attendance at weekly Mass, many churches in the diocese have been merged or closed. As of 2010, 65 churches had been closed, with 13 of those buildings housing new congregations created by mergers. Bishop Timothy McDonnell was responsible for the majority of these parish closures.

Sex abuse

In February 2019 it was reported that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield received 15 sex abuse complaints in 2018. On May 27, 2020, the Diocese of Springfield formed an independent task force to advise the Diocesan Bishop on sex abuse allegations. In June 2020, an independent investigation found allegations against the late Bishop Christopher Weldon to be credible.

Bishops

s and their terms of service:
  1. Patrick Thomas O'Reilly
  2. Thomas Daniel Beaven
  3. Thomas Michael O'Leary
  4. Christopher Joseph Weldon
  5. Joseph Francis Maguire
  6. John Aloysius Marshall
  7. Thomas Ludger Dupré
  8. Timothy Anthony McDonnell
  9. Mitchell Thomas Rozanski, appointed Archbishop of St. Louis

    Auxiliary bishops

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