Diocese of Worcester
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Boston |
| Diocesan bishop | Robert Joseph McManus |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Daniel Patrick Reilly |
| founding | 1950 |
| surface | 3,966 km² |
| Parishes | 102 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 831,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 404,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 48.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 168 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 88 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,578 |
| Permanent deacons | 105 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Friars | 150 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 217 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Paul |
| Website | www.worcesterdiocese.org |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester ( lat. : Dioecesis Wigorniensis ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Worcester , Massachusetts .
history
The Diocese of Worcester was founded on January 14, 1950 by Pope Pius XII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Ad animarum bonum from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Springfield and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Boston as a suffragan .
territory
The Diocese of Worcester involves the state Massachusetts location field Worcester County .
Bishops of Worcester
- John Joseph Wright , 1950–1959, then Bishop of Pittsburgh
- Bernard Joseph Flanagan , 1959–1983
- Timothy Joseph Harrington , 1983-1994
- Daniel Patrick Reilly , 1994-2004
- Robert Joseph McManus , since 2004
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Worcester (English)
- Entry for Diocese of Worcester on catholic-hierarchy.org