Diocese of Manchester
Diocese of Manchester | |
Basic data | |
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Country | United States |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Boston |
Diocesan bishop | Peter Anthony Libasci |
Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Odore Joseph Gendron John Brendan McCormack |
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Francis Joseph Christian |
Vicar General | Shawn M. Therrien Jason Y. Jalbert |
founding | 1884 |
surface | 24,097 km² |
Parishes | 88 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Residents | 1,326,813 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics | 322,258 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
proportion of | 24.3% |
Diocesan priest | 173 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious priest | 42 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,499 |
Permanent deacons | 72 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Friars | 57 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious sisters | 348 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | English |
cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph |
Website | www.catholicnh.org |
Ecclesiastical province | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester ( Latin Dioecesis Manchesteriensis , English Diocese of Manchester ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Manchester , New Hampshire .
history
The diocese of Manchester was founded on April 15, 1884 by Pope Leo XIII. built from cession of the diocese of Portland and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Boston as a suffragan .
territory
The diocese of Manchester includes the state of New Hampshire .
Bishops of Manchester
- Denis Mary Bradley , 1884-1903
- John Bernard Delany , 1904-1906
- George Albert Guertin , 1906–1931
- John Bertram Peterson , 1932-1944
- Matthew Francis Brady , 1944-1959
- Ernest John Primeau , 1959-1974
- Odore Joseph Gendron , 1974–1990
- Leo Edward O'Neil , 1990-1997
- John Brendan McCormack , 1998-2011
- Peter Anthony Libasci , since 2011
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Manchester (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Manchester on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)