Archdiocese of Hartford
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| Country | United States |
| Diocesan bishop | Leonard Paul Blair |
| Auxiliary bishop | Juan Miguel Betancourt SEMV |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Daniel Anthony Cronin Henry Joseph Mansell |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
Peter Anthony Rosazza Christie Albert Macaluso |
| Vicar General | Steven C. Boguslawski |
| founding | 1843 |
| surface | 5,926 km² |
| Parishes | 212 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,054,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 738,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 35.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 298 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 112 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,800 |
| Permanent deacons | 209 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 219 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 579 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Joseph |
| Website | www.archdioceseofhartford.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Bridgeport Diocese of Norwich Diocese of Providence |
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That in the United States located Archdiocese of Hartford ( lat. Archidioecesis Hartfortiensis , Engl. Archdiocese of Hartford ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church , based in Hartford , Connecticut .
history
It was taken out of the Archdiocese of Boston on November 28, 1843 and was subordinate to this in the future as a suffragan . On February 16, 1872, the 5,004 km² diocese together with the Archdiocese of Boston gave areas for the newly founded diocese of Providence .
After two areas had been spun off from the diocesan territory on August 6, 1953 as the Diocese of Bridgeport and the Diocese of Norwich , Hartfort was raised to the Archbishopric and Metropolitan Diocese of the Dioceses of Bridgeport, Norwich and Providence.
The Archbishop are two auxiliary bishops to the side.
Cases of abuse
In 2005, US $ 22 million was paid to meet claims of 43 victims who had been molested by 14 priests. Furthermore, lawsuits are pending in the case of the perpetrator George Reardon , who worked as a doctor in a hospital supported by the diocese.
Bishops of Hartford
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- William Barber Tyler , Nov. 28, 1843-18. June 1849
- Bernard O'Reilly , August 9, 1850-23. January 1856
- Francis Patrick MacFarland , December 11, 1857-12. October 1874
- Thomas Galberry OSA , February 17, 1876-10. October 1878
- Lawrence Stephen McMahon , May 16, 1879-21. August 1893
- Michael Tierney , December 2, 1893–5. October 1908
- John Joseph Nilan , February 14, 1910-13. April 1934
- Maurice Francis McAuliffe , April 23, 1934-15. December 1944
- Henry Joseph O'Brien , April 7, 1945–6. August 1953
Archbishops of Hartford
- Henry Joseph O'Brien , Aug. 6, 1953-20. November 1968
- John Francis Whealon , Dec. 28, 1968–2. August 1991
- Daniel Anthony Cronin , Dec. 10, 1991-20. October 2003
- Henry Joseph Mansell , October 20, 2003–29. October 2013
- Leonard Paul Blair , since October 29, 2013
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Homepage of St. Joseph Cathedral in Hartford (English)
- Entry for the Archdiocese of Hartford on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
- ^ William Yardley: Church Settles Abuse Claims In Hartford . In: The New York Times , November 1, 2005.