Diocese of Portland

Past and Present Ordinaries

• David William Bacon † (23 Jan 1855 Appointed - 5 Nov 1874 Died)
• James Augustine Healy † (12 Feb 1875 Appointed - 5 Aug 1900 Died)
• William Henry O’Connell † (14 May 1901 Appointed - 7 Feb 1906 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts)
• Louis Sebastian Walsh † (3 Aug 1906 Appointed - 12 May 1924 Died)
• John Gregory Murray † (29 May 1925 Appointed - 29 Oct 1931 Appointed, Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota)
• Joseph Edward McCarthy † (13 May 1932 Appointed - 8 Sep 1955 Died)
• Daniel Joseph Feeney † (8 Sep 1955 Succeeded - 15 Sep 1969 Died)
• Peter Leo Gerety (15 Sep 1969 Succeeded - 25 Mar 1974 Appointed, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey)
• Edward Cornelius O’Leary † (16 Oct 1974 Appointed - 27 Sep 1988 Retired)
• Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B. (27 Dec 1988 Appointed - 10 Feb 2004 Retired)
• Richard Joseph Malone (10 Feb 2004 Appointed - 29 May 2012 Appointed, Bishop of Buffalo, New York)

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	226,186	876,213	25.8%	248	97	345	655		221	1,506	132	ap1951
1966	270,283	969,265	27.9%	248	105	353	765		184	1,062	133	ap1967
1970	273,392	976,000	28.0%	223	362	585	467	1	592	1,332	142	ap1971
1976	264,538	1,028,000	25.7%	192	89	281	941		136	1,035	144	ap1977
1980	275,376	1,028,000	26.8%	220	102	322	855	2	136	860	144	ap1981
1990	263,327	1,219,300	21.6%	209	76	285	923	5	105	648	146	ap1991
1999	227,183	1,227,927	18.5%	180	53	233	975	18	26	457	138	ap2000
2000	215,077	1,227,927	17.5%	187	47	234	919	19	72	436	138	ap2001
2001	212,253	1,227,927	17.3%	176	47	223	951	21	78	416	136	ap2002
2002	213,680	1,274,923	16.8%	165	46	211	1,012	23	74	397	136	ap2003
2003	217,705	1,274,923	17.1%	157	48	205	1,061	24	77	390	135	ap2004
2004	217,767	1,274,923	17.1%	158	45	203	1,072	23	71	371	135	ap2005
2010	203,000	1,358,000	14.9%	147	32	179	1,134	32	47	280	66	ap2011

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Michael Richard Cote (Priest: 29 Jun 1975; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 May 1995 to 11 Mar 2003)
• Peter Leo Gerety (Coadjutor Bishop: 4 Mar 1966; Apostolic Administrator: 18 Feb 1967; Bishop: 15 Sep 1969 to 25 Mar 1974)
• Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B. (Bishop: 27 Dec 1988 to 10 Feb 2004)
• Richard Joseph Malone (Bishop: 10 Feb 2004 to 29 May 2012)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• David William Bacon † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1855 to 5 Nov 1874)
• Denis Mary Bradley † (Priest: 3 Jun 1871 to 18 Apr 1884)
• Daniel Joseph Feeney † (Priest: 21 May 1921; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jun 1946; Coadjutor Bishop: 4 Mar 1952; Bishop: 8 Sep 1955 to 15 Sep 1969)
• James Augustine Healy † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1875 to 5 Aug 1900)
• Joseph Edward McCarthy † (Bishop: 13 May 1932 to 8 Sep 1955)
• John Gregory Murray † (Bishop: 29 May 1925 to 29 Oct 1931)
• William Henry O’Connell † (Bishop: 14 May 1901 to 7 Feb 1906)
• Edward Cornelius O’Leary † (Priest: 15 Jun 1946; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Nov 1970; Bishop: 16 Oct 1974 to 27 Sep 1988)
• Amédée Wilfrid Proulx † (Priest: 31 May 1958; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Sep 1975 to 22 Nov 1993)
• Louis Sebastian Walsh † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1906 to 12 May 1924)