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Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich

Coordinates: 41°31′50″N 72°04′38″W / 41.53056°N 72.07722°W / 41.53056; -72.07722
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Not to be confused with the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia centred on Norwich, England, or the Anglican Diocese of Norwich.
Diocese of Norwich

Dioecesis Norvicensis
Coat of Arms
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryMiddlesex County, New London County, Windham County, Tolland County, Connecticut, and Fishers Island, New York.
Ecclesiastical provinceHartford
MetropolitanLeonard Paul Blair
Coordinates41°31′50″N 72°04′38″W / 41.53056°N 72.07722°W / 41.53056; -72.07722
Population
- Catholics
228,520 (32.1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
EstablishedAugust 6, 1953
CathedralCathedral of Saint Patrick
Patron saintSt. Anne
St. Patrick
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMichael Richard Cote
Map
Website
norwichdiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory or diocese in Connecticut and parts of New York. It was created on August 6, 1953 by Pope Pius XII.

Its canonical territory consists of the Connecticut counties of Middlesex, New London, Windham and Tolland. It also includes Fishers Island, N.Y. (Suffolk County). The Diocese of Norwich is one of three Roman Catholic Dioceses in the United States to have territory in more than one state, the others being the Diocese of Gallup and the Diocese of Wilmington. From 1781, Lebanon, just northwest of Norwich, is the place in which the Catholic "Mass was first celebrated, continuously and for a long period, within the limits of the State of Connecticut."[1]

Bishops

Bishops of Norwich

  1. Bernard Joseph Flanagan (1953-1959), appointed Bishop of Worcester
  2. Vincent Joseph Hines (1959-1975)
  3. Daniel Patrick Reilly (1975-1994), appointed Bishop of Worcester
  4. Daniel Anthony Hart (1995-2003)
  5. Michael Richard Cote (2003-present)

Other priests of the diocese who became bishops

High schools

Reports of Sex Abuse

On February 10, 2019, the Diocese of Norwich unveiled a list of 43 credibly accused clergy.[2] 3 more names added to this list on February 22, 2019.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Right Rev. Thomas S. Duggan, D.D., The Catholic Church in Connecticut, 1930, p.13-14
  2. ^ https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-norwich-pedophile-priests-20190210-5jdcli77gjawtezl74lxdzr47u-story.html
  3. ^ https://www.wnpr.org/post/more-men-put-diocese-norwich-sexual-abuse-minor-list
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich Official Site
  • Hart, Daniel, Most Rev. (1998). "Catholic Diocese of Norwich Connecticut". Retrieved March 3, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Catholic Hierarchy[self-published source]


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