Metropolitan Leonard Paul Blair Established August 6, 1953 Phone +1 860-887-9294 Patron saints Saint Anne, Saint Patrick | Population- Catholics 228,520 (32.1%) Country United States of America | |
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Territory Middlesex County, Connecticut, New London County, Connecticut, Windham County, Connecticut, Tolland County, Connecticut, and Fishers Island, New York. Address 201 Broadway, Norwich, CT 06360, USA Ecclesiastical provinces Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford, Leonard Paul Blair Profiles | ||
A look at the roman catholic diocese of norwich
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory or diocese in Connecticut and New York. It was created on August 6, 1953 by Pope Pius XII.
Contents
- A look at the roman catholic diocese of norwich
- Bishops
- Priests of the Diocese who became bishops
- High schools
- References
Its canonical territory consists of the Connecticut counties of Middlesex, New London, Windham and Tolland. It also includes Fishers Island, N.Y. (Suffolk County). 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."
Bishops
The list of bishop of the diocese and their terms of service:
- Bernard Joseph Flanagan (1953–1959)
- Vincent Joseph Hines (1959–1975)
- Daniel Patrick Reilly (1975–1994)
- Daniel Anthony Hart (1995–2003)
- Michael Richard Cote (2003–present)
Priests of the Diocese who became bishops
The following men began their service as priests in Norwich before being appointed bishop in elsewhere:
High schools
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA