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Diocese of

Worcester

USA USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Worcester / Vigornien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Boston

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Churches by City (85)

Norwich (↙), Springfield in Massachusetts (←), Manchester (↑), Boston (→), Providence (↘)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2004.03.09 – ...):Bishop Robert Joseph McManus (71)Bishop Robert Joseph McManus (71)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Worcester (Roman Rite)

Bishop Robert Joseph McManus (71)Bishop Robert Joseph McManus (71)
(2004.03.09 – ...)

Bishop of Worcester (USA)

Christus veritatis splendor

Born:1951.07.05 (Providence, RI, USA)
Ordained Priest:1978.05.27
Consecrated Bishop:1999.02.22

Titular Bishop of Allegheny (1998.12.01 – 2004.03.09)

Auxiliary Bishop of Providence (USA) (1998.12.01 – 2004.03.09)

Bishop of Worcester (USA) (2004.03.09 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Springfield in Massachusetts (USA) (2020.08.25 – 2020.10.14)

Bishop Daniel Patrick Reilly (95)Bishop Daniel Patrick Reilly (95)
(1994.10.27 – 2004.03.09)

Bishop emeritus of Worcester (USA)

In kindness and in truth

Born:1928.05.12 (Providence, RI, USA)
Ordained Priest:1953.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:1975.08.06

Bishop of Norwich (USA) (1975.06.05 – 1994.10.27)

Bishop of Worcester (USA) (1994.10.27 – 2004.03.09)

Bishop Timothy Joseph Harrington
(1983.09.01 – 1994.10.27)

Born:1918.12.19 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1946.01.19
Consecrated Bishop:1968.07.02
Died:1997.03.23 († 78)

Titular Bishop of Rusuca (1968.04.02 – 1983.09.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Worcester (USA) (1968.04.02 – 1983.09.01)

Bishop of Worcester (USA) (1983.09.01 – 1994.10.27)

Bishop Bernard Joseph Flanagan
(1959.08.08 – 1983.03.31)

Respice ad Mariam

Born:1908.03.31 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1931.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:1953.11.30
Died:1998.01.28 († 89)

Bishop of Norwich (USA) (1953.09.01 – 1959.08.08)

Bishop of Worcester (USA) (1959.08.08 – 1983.03.31)

Bishop John Joseph Wright (later Cardinal)
(1950.01.28 – 1959.01.23)

Resonare Christum

Born:1909.07.18 (Boston, MA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1935.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:1947.06.30
Created Cardinal:1969.04.28
Died:1979.08.10 (Cambridge, MA, USA † 70)

Titular Bishop of Ægeæ (1947.05.10 – 1950.01.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA) (1947.05.10 – 1950.01.28)

Bishop of Worcester (USA) (1950.01.28 – 1959.01.23)

Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA) (1959.01.23 – 1969.04.23)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Clergy (1969.04.23 – 1979.08.10)

Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti (1969.04.30 – 1979.08.10)

Former Prelates

Contact Info

Address: 49 Elm St., Worcester, MA 01609, USA

Phone: +1 (508) 791-7171

Website:

Statistics

Area: 3,966 km²

Population: 286,540 Catholics (34.1% of 841,110 total) (2020)

Statistics: 96 parishes, 2 missions, 252 priests (167 diocesan, 85 religious), 105 deacons, 301 lay religious (129 brothers, 172 sisters), 24 seminarians (2020)

History

Last updated on 2023.06.05

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