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Alton, Illinois, Diocese of
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
Founded on July 29, 1853 as the diocese of Quincy. Name changed to the diocese of Alton on January 9, 1857, and then to the diocese of Springfield on October 26, 1923. Suffragen of the archdiocese of Chicago. See also
- Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
- diocese of Springfield
- patron saints index
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Entry for 'Alton, Illinois, Diocese of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/a/alton-illinois-diocese-of.html. 1910.