Diocese of Bridgeport
| Diocese of Bridgeport | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Hartford |
| Diocesan bishop | Frank Joseph Caggiano |
| founding | 1953 |
| surface | 1,621 km² |
| Parishes | 82 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 939.904 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 420,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 44.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 199 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 32 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,818 |
| Permanent deacons | 99 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 34 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 298 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Augustine |
| Website | www.bridgeportdiocese.com |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport ( lat. Dioecesis Bridgeportensis , Engl. Diocese of Bridgeport ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Bridgeport , Connecticut .
history
The Diocese of Bridgeport was on August 6, 1953 by Pope Pius XII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Qui urbis from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Hartford and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
territory
The Diocese of Bridgeport comprises the area of Fairfield County in the state of Connecticut .
Bishops of Bridgeport
- 1953–1961 Lawrence Shehan , then Coadjutor Archbishop of Baltimore
- 1961–1988 Walter William Curtis
- 1988–2000 Edward Michael Egan , then Archbishop of New York
- 2001–2012 William Edward Lori , then Archbishop of Baltimore
- 2013– Frank Joseph Caggiano
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Bridgeport (English)
- Entry for the Diocese of Bridgeport on catholic-hierarchy.org