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Diocese of Norwich

Dioecesis Norvicensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Michael Richard Cote, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 6 August 1953
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Hartford
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Connecticut
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 5,121 (1,977 Square Miles)
  • Description: Middlesex, New London, Tolland, and Windham counties in CT plus Fishers Island, NY
  • Conference Region: I (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: NOR
  • Official Web Site: https://www.norwichdiocese.org
  • Mailing Address: 201 Broadway, Norwich, CT 06360, USA
  • Telephone: (860)887-9294
  • Fax: 886-1670

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
6 August 1953ErectedDiocese of Hartford (New London, Tolland, Windham, and Middlesex Counties) Diocese of Norwich (erected)
6 April 1957Territory AddedDiocese of Brooklyn (Fishers Island, NY) Diocese of Norwich

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966182,084458,75039.7%1469724374915854870ap1967
1970192,576414,91946.4%2087428268212936570ap1971
1976191,382552,30034.7%1346920394211242371ap1977
1980195,852577,90033.9%14477221886413133874ap1981
1990209,755630,40033.3%131772081,0084722234477ap1991
1999224,259638,24435.1%143642071,083492628778ap2000
2000225,016633,77235.5%105641691,3314012427178ap2001
2001226,408632,72635.8%111621731,3084111526378ap2002
2002227,349659,61434.5%109621711,3295815025278ap2003
2003227,446669,61434.0%107601671,3615914123778ap2004*
2004228,520674,80433.9%107601671,3685911423778ap2005
2013242,000710,43934.1%99511501,6135514317676ap2014
2016228,520707,23032.3%88481361,6804816514576ap2017
2019230,108707,23032.5%86391251,840506613876ap2020
2021232,460710,30032.7%83351181,970577412358ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 842, to Page 844
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 816, to Page 818

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