Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester

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Country United States Ecclesiastical province Boston Denomination Roman Catholic Bishop Peter Anthony Libasci Phone +1 603-669-3100		Territory New Hampshire Metropolitan Boston Area 24,100 km² Cathedral Cathedral of St. Joseph

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)1,315,809309,987 (23.6%) Address 153 Ash St, Manchester, NH 03104, USA Similar Saint Joseph Cathedral, Blessed Sacrament Church, St Catherine of Siena, St Elizabeth Seton Ch, Catholic Medical Center Profiles Facebook Twitter

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester (Diocensis Manchesteriensis in Latin) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the region of New England in the United States comprising the entire state of New Hampshire. It is located within the Province of Boston, and its bishop is a member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

It is led by a prelate bishop who serves as pastor of the mother church, the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Manchester. The diocese consists of approximately 280 priests, 51 deacons, and 327,600 Catholics in New Hampshire.

Pope Leo XIII erected the Diocese of Manchester by canon on April 15, 1884. Its territories were taken from the Diocese of Portland in the neighboring state of Maine.

The current bishops are:

Peter Anthony Libasci, Bishop

Francis Joseph Christian, Auxiliary Bishop

Odore Joseph Gendron, Bishop Emeritus

John Brendan McCormack, Bishop Emeritus

Ordinaries

The list of bishops of the Diocese and their terms of service:

Denis Mary Bradley (18 April 1884 Appointed - 13 December 1903 Died)
John Bernard Delany (18 April 1904 Appointed - 11 June 1906 Died)
George Albert Guertin (16 December 1906 Appointed - 6 August 1931 Died)
John Bertram Peterson (13 May 1932 Appointed - 15 March 1944 Died)
Matthew Francis Brady (11 November 1944 Appointed - 21 September 1959 Died)
Ernest John Primeau (27 November 1959 Appointed - 30 January 1974 Resigned)
Odore Joseph Gendron (12 December 1974 Appointed - 12 June 1990 Resigned)
Leo Edward O'Neil (12 June 1990 Succeeded - 30 November 1997 Died)
John Brendan McCormack (21 July 1998 Appointed - 19 September 2011 Resigned)
Peter Anthony Libasci (19 September 2011 Appointed - present )

Auxiliary bishops

Robert Edward Mulvee (1977-1985) appointed Bishop of Wilmington

Joseph John Gerry (1986-1988) appointed Bishop of Portland

Francis Joseph Christian (1996-Present)

Parishes

All Saints, Charlestown

Blessed John XXIII, Nashua

Blessed Sacrament, Manchester

Christ the King, Concord

Corpus Christi, Portsmouth

Divine Mercy, Peterborough

Gate of Heaven, Lancaster

Good Shepherd, Berlin

Holy Cross, Derry

Holy Family, Gorham

Holy Rosary, Hooksett

Holy Trinity, Plymouth

Immaculate Conception, Nashua

Immaculate Conception, Penacook

Immaculate Heart of Mary, Concord

Mary Queen of Peace, Keene

North American Martyrs, Colebrook

Our Lady of Fatima, New London

Our Lady of Lourdes, Pittsfield

Our Lady of Mercy, Merrimack

Our Lady of the Cedars (Melkite-Eastern Catholic), Manchester

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Rochester

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Hampton

Our Lady of the Mountains, North Conway

Parish of the Assumption, Dover

Parish of the Resurrection, Nashua

Parish of the Transfiguration, Manchester

Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Manchester

Sacred Heart, Lebanon

Sacred Heart, Manchester

Sacred Heart, Wilton

Sacred Heart of Jesus, Greenville

St. Aloysius of Gonzaga, Nashua

St. André Bessette, Laconia

St. Anne, Hampstead

St. Anne-St. Augustin, Manchester

St. Anthony, Sanbornville

St. Anthony of Padua, Manchester

St. Bernard, Keene

St. Catherine of Siena, Manchester

St. Catherine of Siena, Woodsville

St. Charles Borromeo, Meredith

St. Christopher, Nashua

St. Denis, Hanover

St. Elizabeth Seton, Bedford

St. Francis of Assisi, Litchfield

St. Hedwig, Manchester

St. Helena, Enfield

St. Ignatius of Loyola, Somersworth

St. John Neumann, Merrimack

St. John the Baptist, Suncook

St. Joseph, Belmont

St. Joseph, Center Ossipee

St. Joseph, Claremont

St. Joseph, Epping

St. Joseph, Lincoln

St. Joseph, Woodsville

St. Joseph Cathedral, Manchester

St. Joseph the Worker, Nashua

St. Jude, Londonderry

St. Katharine Drexel, Alton

St. Kathryn, Hudson

St. Lawrence, Goffstown

St. Leo, Gonic

St. Luke the Evangelist, Plaistow

St. Marguerite d'Youville, Groveton

St. Mark the Evangelist, Londonderry

St. Mary, Claremont

St. Mary, Hillsborough

St. Mary, Newmarket

St. Mary, Rochester

St. Mary, Rollinsford

St. Mary of the Assumption, Tilton

St. Matthew, Windham

St. Michael, Exeter

St. Patrick, Hampton

St. Patrick, Jaffrey

St. Patrick, Milford

St. Patrick, Nashua

St. Patrick, Newport

St. Patrick, Pelham

St. Paul, Franklin

St. Peter, Auburn

St. Peter, Farmington

St. Pius X, Manchester

St. Raphael, Manchester

St. Rose of Lima, Littleton

St. Theresa, Henniker

St. Theresa, Rye Beach

St. Thomas Aquinas, Derry

St. Thomas More, Durham

Ste. Marie, Manchester

Saints Mary and Joseph, Salem

Superintendents

Wilfred J. Lessard (c. 1926)

Rev. William Collins (1940–1948

Msgr. George Murray (1960-1972)

Rev. Joseph P. Duffy (1972–1975)

Msgr. Thomas S. Hansberry (1975–1976) Interim

Rev. George J. Soberick (1976–1981)

Br. Roger Lemoyne, SC (1981–1990)

Br. Joachim Froehlich, OSB (1990–1991)

Rev. William T. Garland, OSA (1991–1996)

Ms. Mary Moran (2006–2012)

Rev. Dennis J. Audet (2012–2013) Interim

Rev. John R. Fortin, OSB (2013–2016)

Mr. David Thibault (2016- )

High schools

Bishop Brady High School, Concord

Bishop Guertin High School, Nashua

Holy Family Academy*, Manchester

Mount Royal Academy, Sunapee

St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Dover

Trinity High School, Manchester

Colleges

Northeast Catholic College*, Warner

Rivier University*, Nashua

Saint Anselm College*, Goffstown

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts*, Merrimack

* Schools operated independent of the Diocese

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester Wikipedia

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