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Albert W. Hillestad
Albert William Hillestad (July 11, 1924 – June 14, 2007) was an Episcopal priest and bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield from 1972 to 1981. Early and family life Born on July 11, 1924, in New Richmond, Wisconsin to Evar and Eleanora Hillestad. Albert Hillestad graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1947 and three years later from the Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. He married (and ultimately survived) Carol J. Hillestad, with whom he had seven children who survived their parents. Ministry Ordained to the diaconate in April 1950 and priesthood on in October 1950, Hillestad served as an assistant at Christ Church in La Crosse, Wisconsin from 1950 to 1951, then at the Church of the Ascension in Chicago from 1951 to 1957. He then returned to Wisconsin to serve as vicar of St. Mark's church in Oconto, Wisconsin (1957–64) before moving to the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield, where he accepted a call to serve at St. Andrew's Church in Carbondale, Illinoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Diocese Of Springfield
The Episcopal Diocese of Springfield is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. It is located in the state of Illinois and includes the area east of the Illinois River and south of the Counties of Woodford, Livingston, Ford, and Iroquois. The diocese was founded when the former Episcopal Diocese of Illinois split into three separate Dioceses (Springfield, Quincy, and Chicago) in 1877. On December 11, 2021, the Diocese elected the Very Rev. Brian K. Burgess of Woodbury, New Jersey to serve as the 12th Bishop of Springfield. Parishes * Albion, Illinois: St. John's *Alton, Illinois: St. Paul's *Belleville, Illinois: St. George's *Bloomington, Illinois: St. Matthew's *Cairo, Illinois: Redeemer *Carbondale, Illinois: St. Andrew's *Carlinville, Illinois: St. Paul's *Centralia, Illinois: St. John's *Champaign, Illinois: Emmanuel Memorial::Chapel of St. John the Divine *Danville, Illinois: Holy Trinity *Decatur, Illinois: St. John's *Edwardsville, Illino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |