the diocese of springfield in illinois comprises the counties of adams, bond, brown, calhoun, cass, christian, clark, coles, crawford, cumberland, douglas, edgar, effingham, fayette, greene, jasper, jersey, macon, macoupin, madison, menard, moultrie, montgomery, morgan, pike, sangamon, scott, and shelby. the counties are organized into seven deaneries: alton, decatur, effingham, jacksonville, litchfield, quincy and springfield.