Bishopric of Burlington
Bishopric of Burlington | |
Basic data | |
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Country | United States |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Boston |
Diocesan bishop | Christopher Coyne |
founding | 1853 |
surface | 23,651 km² |
Parishes | 73 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Residents | 661,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Catholics | 125,500 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
proportion of | 19% |
Diocesan priest | 82 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Religious priest | 41 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,020 |
Permanent deacons | 40 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Friars | 61 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Religious sisters | 90 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | English |
cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Co-cathedral | St. Joseph |
Website | www.vermontcatholic.org |
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The Diocese of Burlington ( Latin Dioecesis Burlingtonensis , English Diocese of Burlington ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church and includes the US state of Vermont . It belongs with the Diocese of Fall River , the Diocese of Manchester , the Diocese of Portland , the Diocese of Springfield and the Diocese of Worcester to the ecclesiastical province of Boston . It was built on July 29, 1853 together with the diocese of Portland.
Until November 9, 2005, Kenneth A. Angell was Bishop of the Diocese of Burlington, whose resignation due to reasons of age Pope Benedict XVI. accepted that day. On the same day the previous Bishop Coadjutor Salvatore Ronald Matano was appointed as his successor.
Bishops of Burlington
- Louis De Goesbriand , July 29, 1853 - November 3, 1899
- John Stephen Michaud , November 3, 1899 - December 22, 1908
- Joseph John Rice , January 8, 1910 - March 31, 1938
- Matthew Francis Brady , July 30, 1938 - November 11, 1944, then Bishop of Manchester
- Edward Francis Ryan , November 11, 1944 - November 3, 1956
- Robert Francis Joyce , December 29, 1956 - December 14, 1971
- John Aloysius Marshall , December 14, 1971 - February 18, 1991, then Bishop of Springfield
- Kenneth Anthony Angell , October 6, 1992 - November 9, 2005
- Salvatore Ronald Matano , November 9, 2005 - November 6, 2013, then Bishop of Rochester
- Christopher Coyne , since December 22, 2014
Web links
- Entry on the Diocese of Burlington on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Text on the diocese (English)
- Cathedral of Burlington (English)