Diocese of Providence
| Diocese of Providence | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Hartford |
| Diocesan bishop | Thomas Joseph Tobin |
| Auxiliary bishop | Robert Charles Evans |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Louis Edward Gelineau |
| founding | 1872 |
| surface | 3,247 km² |
| Parishes | 141 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,154,086 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 691,848 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 59.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 247 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 73 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2.162 |
| Permanent deacons | 91 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 140 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 357 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul |
| Website | www.dioceseofprovidence.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence ( lat. Dioecesis Providentiensis , English Diocese of Providence ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Providence , Rhode Iceland .
history
The diocese of Providence was on February 16, 1872 by Pope Pius IX. established from cessions of territory by the dioceses of Boston and Hartford . On March 12, 1904, the Diocese of Providence gave up in the state of Massachusetts parts of its territory (Counties Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket) to establish the Diocese of Fall River .
It has been subordinate to the Archdiocese of Hartford as a suffragan since 1953 ; When it was founded, it was initially under the Archdiocese of New York and in 1875 moved to the new metropolis of Boston.
territory
The diocese of Providence includes the entire state of Rhode Island . It is one of the few bishoprics in the USA whose borders are congruent with those of a state. According to a survey by the Gallup Organization , Rhode Island is the US state with the highest proportion of Catholics.
Bishops of Providence
- Thomas Francis Hendricken , 1872–1886
- Matthew Harkins , 1887-1921
- William Augustine Hickey , 1921-1933
- Francis Patrick Keough , 1934–1947, then Archbishop of Baltimore
- Russell Joseph McVinney , 1948-1971
- Louis Edward Gelineau , 1971–1997
- Robert Edward Mulvee , 1997-2005
- Thomas Joseph Tobin , since 2005
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Providence (English)
- Entry for the Diocese of Providence on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Religiously Distinct States of America , February 9, 2018, accessed June 14, 2020