Archdiocese of Hartford

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Bishop(s) Henry Joseph Mansell, Archbishop Christie Albert Macaluso, Auxiliary Bishop Peter Anthony Rosazza, Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Anthony Cronin, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Bridgeport Norwich Providence

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 6 August 1953 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Connecticut Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 5,926 (2,288 Square Miles) Conference Region: I (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: HRT Official Web Site: http://www.archdioceseofhartford.org/ Mailing Address: 134 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105-3784 Telephone: (860)541-6491 Fax: 541-6293

Historical Details

• Diocese of Hartford
  • Latin Name: Hartfortiensis
  • Erected: 28 November 1843
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Boston
  • State: Connecticut
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Miles: 5,004
  • Description: The entire state.

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• William Barber Tyler † (28 Nov 1843 Appointed - 18 Jun 1849 Died)
• Bernard O'Reilly † (9 Aug 1850 Succeeded - 23 Jan 1856 Died)
• Francis Patrick MacFarland † (11 Dec 1857 Appointed - 12 Oct 1874 Died)
• Thomas Galberry, O.S.A. † (17 Feb 1876 Appointed - 10 Oct 1878 Died)
• Lawrence Stephen McMahon † (16 May 1879 Appointed - 21 Aug 1893 Died)
• Michael Tierney † (2 Dec 1893 Appointed - 5 Oct 1908 Died)
• John Joseph Nilan † (14 Feb 1910 Appointed - 13 Apr 1934 Died)
• Maurice Francis McAuliffe † (23 Apr 1934 Appointed - 15 Dec 1944 Died)
• Henry Joseph O’Brien † (7 Apr 1945 Appointed - 20 Nov 1968 Resigned)
• John Francis Whealon † (28 Dec 1968 Appointed - 2 Aug 1991 Died)
• Daniel Anthony Cronin (10 Dec 1991 Appointed - 20 Oct 2003 Retired)
• Henry Joseph Mansell (20 Oct 2003 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Hartford
28 November 1843	Erected	Diocese of Boston	Diocese of Hartford (erected)
16 February 1872	Territory Lost	Diocese of Boston Diocese of Hartford	Diocese of Providence (erected)
6 August 1953	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hartford	Diocese of Bridgeport (erected)
6 August 1953	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hartford	Diocese of Norwich (erected)
Archdiocese of Hartford
6 August 1953	Elevated	Diocese of Hartford	Archdiocese of Hartford

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Hartford
1843				3		3	0					ce
1909	375,000					350	1,071			1,250	173	ce
1950	670,000	1,709,242	39.2%	718	157	875	765		296	2,319	280	ap1951
Archdiocese of Hartford
1966	766,838	1,632,600	47.0%	574	178	752	1,019		462	2,048	203	ap1966
1970	833,746	1,698,400	49.1%	587	173	760	1,097		258	1,950	208	ap1971
1976	829,836	1,739,970	47.7%	538	121	659	1,259	31	283	1,061	221	ap1977
1980	796,000	1,762,000	45.2%	522	121	643	1,237	137	268	791	223	ap1981
1990	811,782	1,804,000	45.0%	493	76	569	1,426	267	230	954	225	ap1991
1999	757,793	1,806,705	41.9%	411	133	544	1,393	544	40	1,001	220	ap2000
2000	742,958	1,802,981	41.2%	390	136	526	1,412	294	321	967	219	ap2001
2001	745,069	1,805,278	41.3%	383	136	519	1,435	308	292	937	218	ap2002
2002	719,963	1,863,384	38.6%	365	134	499	1,442	308	290	901	218	ap2003
2003	698,655	1,873,983	37.3%	369	133	502	1,391	308	287	883	216	ap2004
2004	694,220	1,873,986	37.0%	335	121	456	1,522	300	266	833	215	ap2005
2006	686,231	1,910,542	35.9%	344	111	455	1,508	287	232	827	213	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Daniel Anthony Cronin (Archbishop: 10 Dec 1991 to 20 Oct 2003)
• Peter Leo Gerety (Priest: 29 Jun 1939 to 4 Mar 1966)
• Paul Stephen Loverde (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Feb 1988 to 11 Nov 1993)
• Christie Albert Macaluso (Priest: 21 May 1971; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Mar 1997)
• Henry Joseph Mansell (Archbishop: 20 Oct 2003 - )
• Peter Anthony Rosazza (Priest: 29 Jun 1961; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Feb 1978)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Matthew Francis Brady † (Priest: 10 Jun 1916 to 30 Jul 1938)
• Bonaventure Finbarr Francis Broderick † (Priest: 25 Jul 1896 to 7 Sep 1903)
• Joseph Francis Donnelly † (Priest: 29 Jun 1934; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Nov 1964 to 30 Jun 1977)
• Thomas Galberry, O.S.A. † (Priest: 20 Dec 1856; Bishop: 17 Feb 1876 to 10 Oct 1878)
• John Francis Hackett † (Priest: 29 Jun 1936; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Dec 1952 to 16 Dec 1986)
• Thomas Francis Hendricken † (Priest: 25 Apr 1853 to 16 Feb 1872)
• Francis Patrick Keough † (Priest: 10 Jun 1916 to 10 Feb 1934)
• Francis Patrick MacFarland † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1857 to 12 Oct 1874)
• Maurice Francis McAuliffe † (Priest: 29 Jul 1900; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Dec 1925; Bishop: 23 Apr 1934 to 15 Dec 1944)
• Joseph Edward McCarthy † (Priest: 4 Jul 1903 to 13 May 1932)
• Patrick Joseph McCormick † (Priest: 26 Jul 1904 to 14 Jun 1950)
• Lawrence Stephen McMahon † (Bishop: 16 May 1879 to 21 Aug 1893)
• John Gregory Murray † (Priest: 14 Apr 1900; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Nov 1919 to 29 May 1925)
• John Joseph Nilan † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1910 to 13 Apr 1934)
• Henry Joseph O’Brien † (Priest: 8 Jul 1923; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Mar 1940; Bishop: 7 Apr 1945; Archbishop: 6 Aug 1953 to 20 Nov 1968)
• Bernard O'Reilly † (Coadjutor Bishop: 23 Jul 1850; Bishop: 9 Aug 1850 to 23 Jan 1856)
• Thomas Joseph Shahan † (Priest: 3 Jun 1882 to 24 Jul 1914)
• Francis Joseph Tief † (Priest: 11 Jun 1908 to 16 Dec 1920)
• Michael Tierney † (Priest: 26 May 1866; Bishop: 2 Dec 1893 to 5 Oct 1908)
• William Barber Tyler † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1843 to 18 Jun 1849)
• John Francis Whealon † (Archbishop: 28 Dec 1968 to 2 Aug 1991)