Archdiocese of Hartford

Archidioecesis Hartfortiensis
Cathedral of Saint Joseph
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryCounties of Hartford, Litchfield, and New Haven
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Hartford
Deaneries7 Deaneries
Population
- Catholics

470,000 (28%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedNovember 28, 1843
CathedralCathedral of St. Joseph
Patron saintSaint Joseph
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopLeonard Paul Blair
CoadjutorChristopher J. Coyne
Suffragans
Auxiliary BishopsJuan Miguel Betancourt
Vicar GeneralSteven C. Boguslawski
Episcopal Vicars
  • John P. Melnick
  • John J. Georgia
  • Joseph T. Donnelly
Judicial VicarGeorge S. Mukuka
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
archdioceseofhartford.org

The Archdiocese of Hartford (Latin: Archidioecesis Hartfortiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Connecticut in the United States. It is a metropolitan see.

The mother church of the Archdiocese of Hartford is the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford. It covers Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven counties. Leonard Paul Blair is the archbishop of Hartford and Christopher J. Coyne is the coadjutor archbishop, as of June 26, 2023.

History

1780 to 1843

Between 1780 and 1781, just before the end of the American Revolution, the first Catholic mass in the future State of Connecticut was celebrated in Lebanon. A reference stated "Mass was first celebrated, continuously and for a long period, within the limits of the State of Connecticut."[1]

In 1789, the Vatican erected the Diocese of Baltimore to cover the entire territory of the new United States.[2] Several years later, in 1808, the Vatican erected the Diocese Boston, covering Connecticut and the rest of New England. Until 1818, Congregationalism was the official religion in the state, receiving taxpayer support. When that status was repealed, it opened the door for the Catholic Church to establish itself in the state.[3]

In the 1820's, Catholic immigrants started arriving in Connecticut to construct the Farmington Canal and Enfield Falls Canal. Bishop Benedict Fenwick of Boston in 1829 purchased an existing Episcopalian church in Hartford to create Holy Trinity, the first Catholic church in the state. By the 1840's, the population in the region had grown sufficiently to move Fenwick to petition the Vatican for a diocese for Connecticut and Rhode Island.[4]:182[5]

1843 to 1858

On November 28, 1843, Pope Gregory XVI erected the Diocese of Hartford, which included both Connecticut and Rhode Island. The pope selected William Tyler of Boston as the first bishop of Hartford.

At the time of its creation, the Diocese of Hartford had only 600 Catholics living in Hartford as opposed to 2,000 in Providence.[6] For that reason, Tyler petitioned the Vatican to move the diocesan see to Providence. Tyler refused a carriage, going everywhere by foot. He arranged for food to be distributed at his house every Monday to the hungry. He personally went out on sick calls in the parish.[7] Tyler recruited clergy from All Hallows College in Ireland, and received financial assistance from the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in Lyon, France, and the Leopoldine Society in Austria.[8] Tyler died in 1849 after six years in office.[9]

The second bishop of Hartford was Bernard O'Reilly of the Diocese of New York, named by Pope Pius IX in 1850.[10] He worked to secure priests for the diocese, and defended Catholics from the anti-Catholic movements of the era.[11][12] He funded St. Mary's Theological Seminary, located initially in the episcopal residence, and taught the first week of classes. In 1852 he traveled to Europe in an attempt to obtain more priests for the diocese. Among those recruited were a number of students from All Hallows College, Dublin.[13] In January 1856, O'Reilly was lost at sea on board the steamer Pacific. The Diocese of Hartford would be without a bishop for the next two years.

1858 to 1877

Francis McFarland of New York was named bishop of Hartford by Pius IX in 1858. Due to his declining health, McFarland petitioned the Vatican to divide his diocese. In 1872, the Vatican erected the Diocese of Providence, taking all of the Rhode Island from the Diocese of Hartford. The diocese was reduced to the state of Connecticut and Fisher's Island in New York.[14]

After the division, McFarland purchased the Morgan estate for the construction of a cathedral. He introduced into the diocese the Franciscan Friars, the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, who settled at Winsted, the Christian Brothers, the Sisters of Charity, and the Congregation De Notre Dame. He also built a convent near the cathedral for the Sisters of Mercy.[15] McFarland died in 1874.

1877 to 1945

Thomas Galberry, an Augustinian friar and former president of Villanova College, was installed as the 4th bishop of Hartford in 1877. Galberry only served for two years before an abrupt death but he was able to lay down the cornerstone of the original cathedral. Galberry was followed by Lawrence S. McMahon. McMahon had served as chaplain with the 28th Massachusetts. Under his leadership of 14 years, 48 parishes as well as 16 school parishes were established. The sixth bishop, Michael Tierney, helped with the creation of five diocesan hospitals.[9]

John Joseph Nilan became the seventh bishop while John Murray became the first auxiliary bishop of Hartford. Murray later became the Archbishop of St. Paul.

1945 to 2000

In 1945, Pope Pius XII appointed Auxiliary Bishop Henry O'Brien as the ninth bishop of Hartford. The number of Catholics and parishes in Connecticut grew substantially during the post-World War II era.[16] The pope in 1953 elevated the Diocese of Hartford to the Archdiocese of Hartford. The pope also erected the new Dioceses of Norwich and Bridgeport, taking their territory from the archdiocese, but making them suffragan dioceses of it. O'Brien was named as the first archbishop of Hartford..

The Cathedral of St. Joseph was destroyed by a suspicious fire in 1956. O'Brien immediately began plans to construct a new cathedral on the same site. Ground was broken for the new edifice in 1958 and it was dedicated in 1962.[16] In 1965, he launched a campaign to end employment discrimination by refusing to do business with discriminatory concerns.[17] O'Brien retired in 1968.

In 1968, Bishop John Whealon from the Diocese of Erie was appointed archbishop of Hartford by Pope Paul VI.[18] During his 23-year-long administration, Whealon established a program to train married men to be ordained as deacons, advocated the promotion of women within the structure of the church, and developed a team ministry in which clerical and lay people administer a parish together.[19] In 1986, he appointed Sister Helen M. Feeney to be first woman chancellor of the archdiocese and only the fifth woman chancellor in the country.[20] Whealon also founded the radio station WJMJ in Hartford. He was active on ecumenical issues, and was chair of the Committee on Ecumenism of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and head of ChrisConn, the Christian conference of Connecticut.[19] Whealon died in 1991. The next archbishop of Hartford was Bishop Daniel Cronin from the Diocese of Fall River, named by Pope John Paul II in 1992.

2000 to present

After Cronin retired as archbishop in 2003, John Paul II that same year named Bishop Henry J. Mansell of the Diocese of Buffalo as his replacement. As of 2007, the archdiocese included about 470,000 Catholics, more than 500 priests, 216 parishes and almost 300 deacons.[21] Mansell retired in 2013.

Mansell was succeeded in 2013 by Bishop Leonard Blair of the Diocese of Toledo, appointed by Pope Francis. In October 2020, Michael J. McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, was beatified in a ceremony at the Cathedral of St. Joseph. McGivney had served as a curate at St. Mary's Church in New Haven in 1882. [22]

In March 2023, a eucharistic miracle allegedly happened during a Mass at St. Thomas Church in Thomaston where McGivney had last served as pastor. An extraordinary minister of Holy Communion was running out of hosts during communion. It was reported that the hosts self-multiplied in the ciborium. The archdiocese forwarded the claim to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican for investigation.[23]

On June 26, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Christopher J. Coyne of the Diocese of Burlington as coadjutor archbishop to assist Archbishop Blair until his retirement in 2024. Archbishop Coyne appeared at a press conference at the Pastoral Center in Bloomfield with his three predecessor archbishops.

Reports of sex abuse

In February 2005, Roman Kramek, a former archdiocesan priest, was deported to Poland after serving nine months in prison for sexually assaulting a teenage girl who had sought his spiritual counseling in 2002.[24]

In November 2005, the archdiocese paid $22 million to settle sexual abuse claims brought by 43 people against 14 priests, the majority of cases occurring in the 1960s and 1970s.[25] Mansell made a statement regarding the settlement. Of the settlement of the sexual abuse case regarding the 14 priests in the Archdiocese, Mansell was quoted in a New York Times article by William Yardley, stating: "[It is] part of a healing process for the persons whose lives have been severely harmed by the evil of sexual abuse and for the Church itself."[25]

In August 2013, Michael Miller, a Franciscan friar who previously served at St Paul Parish in Kensington, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, publishing an obscenity, and three counts of risk of injury to a minor.[26][27] He was sentenced to 5–20 years in prison.[26][27]

On January 22, 2019, the archdiocese released a list of 48 clergy who were "credibly accused" of committing acts of sex while serving in the archdiocese.[28] The archdiocese also revealed that $50.6 million was paid to settle more than 140 claims of sexual abuse.[28] In March 2020, a joint settlement of $7.48 million was issued by both the Archdiocese of Hartford and Hopkins School in New Haven for shielding acts of abuse committed by Glenn Goncalo when he taught at Hopkins between at least 1990 and 1991.[29] Goncalo committed suicide in 1991.[28]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Hartford displays a red background at the top of the shield with blue and white waves across the bottom. The shield has a deer and a Paschal banner.

The blue and white waves represent the Connecticut river. The deer, also known as a hart, is crossing the river at a ford; thus hart+ford = Hartford. It is analogue to the coat of arms of Oxford, England. The Paschal banner is a symbol of Jesus Christ. The coat of arms was designed by Pierre de Chaignon Larose for Bishop Nilan (1910-1934).[30]

Bishops

Bishops of Hartford

  1. William Tyler (1843–1849)
  2. Bernard O'Reilly (1849–1856)
  3. Francis Patrick McFarland (1858–1875)
  4. Thomas Galberry (1877–1879)
  5. Lawrence S. McMahon (1879–1893)
  6. Michael Tierney (1894–1908)
  7. John J. Nilan (1910–1934)
  8. Maurice F. McAuliffe (1934–1944)
  9. Henry J. O'Brien (1945–1953), elevated to Archbishop

Archbishops of Hartford

  1. Henry J. O'Brien (1953–1969)
  2. John F. Whealon (1969–1991)
  3. Daniel Anthony Cronin (1992–2003)
  4. Henry J. Mansell (2003–2013)
  5. Leonard P. Blair (2013–present)

Coadjutor Archbishops of Hartford

Christopher J. Coyne (2023-present)

Current auxiliary bishop of Hartford

Juan Miguel Betancourt (2018–present)

Former auxiliary bishops of Hartford

Other archdiocesan priests who became bishops

Parishes

The following is a sortable list of the parishes which are currently functioning in the Archdiocese of Hartford. For example, to see the parishes listed alphabetically by town, click on the box at the top of the "Town" column. This information is taken from the records of the Archdiocese of Hartford as of 2012.[32]

Due to ongoing pastoral planning within the archdiocese, many parish churches have been consolidated and now share a pastor and other clergy and administrative staff.

Town Church Name Parish/Website Deanery Vicariate Founded Original Ethnic Community
Enfield St. Adalbert St. Raymond of PenafortEnfieldHartford1915Polish
New Haven St. Aedan Sts. Aedan and BrendanNew HavenNew Haven1900None
Woodmont –Milford St. Agnes Precious BloodWest Shore LineNew Haven1906None
PlantsvilleSouthington St. Aloysius Official websiteMeridenNew Haven1961None
New Britain St. Andrew Holy ApostlesNew BritainHartford1895Lithuanian
Avon St. Ann St. Ann - AvonFarmington ValleyHartford1917None
Bristol St. Ann St. Francis de SalesBristolWaterbury1908French
Milford St. Ann Precious BloodWest Shore LineNew Haven1924None
New Britain St. Ann St. JoachimNew BritainHartford1938Italian
Waterbury St. Anne All Saints - WaterburyWaterburyWaterbury1886French
Bristol St. Anthony St. Francis de SalesBristolWaterbury1920Italian
New Haven St. Anthony Official websiteNew HavenNew Haven1904Italian
Prospect St. Anthony Official websiteNaugatuck-CheshireWaterbury1943None
Litchfield St. Anthony of Padua St. Louis de MontfortLitchfieldWaterbury1882None
Hamden Ascension Christ the Bread of LifeHamden-North HavenNew Haven1964None
Ansonia Assumption Official websiteAnsonia-DerbyWaterbury1870None
Manchester Assumption St. James - ManchesterManchesterHartford1955None
Woodbridge Assumption Official websiteWest Shore LineNew Haven1924None
Hartford St. Augustine Official websiteHartfordHartford1902None
North Branford St. Augustine St. AmbroseEast Shore LineNew Haven1941None
Seymour St. Augustine St. NicholasAnsonia-DerbyWaterbury1866None
South GlastonburyGlastonbury St. Augustine SS. Isadore and MariaManchesterHartford1877None
North Haven St. Barnabas St. Elizabeth of the TrinityHamden-North HavenNew Haven1922None
Manchester St. Bartholomew St. Theresa of CalcuttaManchesterHartford1958None
New Haven St. Bernadette Official websiteNew HavenNew Haven1938None
Enfield St. Bernard St. Jeanne JuganEnfieldHartford1870None
Sharon St. Bernard St. Kateri TekakwithaLitchfieldWaterbury1885None
TariffvilleSimsbury St. Bernard St. ThereseFarmington ValleyHartford1878None
Hamden Blessed Sacrament Christ the Bread of LifeHamden-North HavenNew Haven1939None
Waterbury Blessed Sacrament Official websiteWaterburyWaterbury1911None
New Haven St. Brendan Sts. Aedan and BrendanNew HavenNew Haven1913None
Cheshire St. Bridget Official websiteNaugatuck-CheshireWaterbury1871None
Cornwall BridgeSharon St. Bridget St. Kateri TekakwithaLitchfieldWaterbury1883None
Manchester St. Bridget St. Theresa of CalcuttaManchesterHartford1870None
West Hartford St. Brigid St. Gianna Beretta MollaSuburban HartfordHartford1919None
TerryvillePlymouth St. Casimir BristolWaterbury1906Polish
Broad BrookEast Windsor St. Catherine EnfieldHartford1886None
West SimsburySimsbury St. Catherine of Siena Farmington ValleyHartford1971None
Milford Christ the Redeemer West Shore LineNew Haven1966None
East Hartford St. Christopher ManchesterHartford1965None
East Haven St. Clare East Shore LineNew Haven1947None
Wethersfield Corpus Christi Suburban HartfordHartford1941None
Hartford SS. Cyril and Methodius HartfordHartford1902Polish
Southington St. Dominic MeridenNew Haven1971None
Glastonbury St. Dunstan ManchesterHartford1971None
Branford St. Elizabeth East Shore LineNew Haven1966None
Rocky Hill St. Elizabeth Seton Suburban HartfordHartford1985None
Cheshire Church of the Epiphany Naugatuck-CheshireWaterbury1967None
North Haven St. Frances Cabrini Hamden-North HavenNew Haven1967None
New Haven St. Francis New HavenNew Haven1868None
Naugatuck St. Francis of Assisi Naugatuck-CheshireWaterbury1866None
New Britain St. Francis of Assisi New BritainHartford1941None
South Windsor St. Francis of Assisi ManchesterHartford1941None
Torrington St. Francis of Assisi LitchfieldWaterbury1877None
New Milford St. Francis Xavier Suburban WaterburyWaterbury1871None
Waterbury St. Francis Xavier WaterburyWaterbury1896None
Milford St. Gabriel West Shore LineNew Haven1946None
Windsor St. Gabriel Farmington ValleyHartford1894None
Guilford St. George East Shore LineNew Haven1870None
Windsor St. Gertrude Farmington ValleyHartford1947None
Seymour Good Shepherd Ansonia-DerbyWaterbury1967None
Bristol St. Gregory the Great BristolWaterbury1957None
Union City –Naugatuck St. Hedwig Naugatuck-CheshireWaterbury1906Polish
West Hartford St. Helena Suburban HartfordHartford1966None
Meriden Holy Angels MeridenNew Haven1887None
New Britain Holy Cross New BritainHartford1927Polish
Enfield Holy Family EnfieldHartford1965None
Orange Holy Infant West Shore LineNew Haven1952None
Ansonia Holy Rosary Ansonia-DerbyWaterbury1908Italian
Newington Holy Spirit Suburban HartfordHartford1964None
Hartford Holy Trinity HartfordHartford1900Lithuanian
New Hartford Immaculate Conception LitchfieldWaterbury1869None
Norfolk Immaculate Conception LitchfieldWaterbury1889None
Southington Immaculate Conception MeridenNew Haven1915None
TerryvillePlymouth Immaculate Conception BristolWaterbury1882Irish
Waterbury Basilica of the Immaculate Conception WaterburyWaterbury1847None
Harwinton Immaculate Heart of Mary LitchfieldWaterbury1956None
Wethersfield Incarnation Suburban HartfordHartford1963None
East Hartford St. Isaac Jogues ManchesterHartford1964None
Manchester St. James ManchesterHartford1874None
Rocky Hill St. James Suburban HartfordHartford1880None
New Britain St. Jerome New BritainHartford1958None
Hamden St. Joan of Arc Hamden-North HavenNew Haven1971None
Marlborough St. John Fisher ManchesterHartford1972None
Middlebury St. John of the Cross Suburban WaterburyWaterbury1904None
New Haven St. John the Baptist New HavenNew Haven1893None
New Britain St. John the Evangelist New BritainHartford1916None
Watertown St. John the Evangelist Suburban WaterburyWaterbury1878None
West Haven St. John Vianney West Shore LineNew Haven1965None
Ansonia St. Joseph Ansonia-DerbyWaterbury1925Polish
Bristol St. Joseph BristolWaterbury1864None
Canaan St. Joseph LitchfieldWaterbury1920None
Hartford Cathedral of St. Joseph HartfordHartford1872None
Meriden St. Joseph MeridenNew Haven1900None
New Britain St. Joseph New BritainHartford1896None
New Haven St. Joseph New HavenNew Haven1900None
PoquonockWindsor St. Joseph Farmington ValleyHartford1874None
Suffield St. Joseph EnfieldHartford1916Polish
Waterbury St. Joseph WaterburyWaterbury1894Lithuanian
WinstedWinchester St. Joseph LitchfieldWaterbury1853None
Derby St. Jude Ansonia-DerbyWaterbury1961None
Hartford St. Justin HartfordHartford1924None
Meriden St. Laurent MeridenNew Haven1880French
West Haven St. Lawrence West Shore LineNew Haven1886None
Hartford St. Lawrence O'Toole HartfordHartford1885None
Waterbury St. Leo the Great WaterburyWaterbury1974None
West Haven St. Louis West Shore LineNew Haven1886French and Territorial
Waterbury St. Lucy WaterburyWaterbury1926Italian
Hartford St. Luke HartfordHartford1930None
Madison St. Margaret East Shore LineNew Haven1937None
Waterbury St. Margaret WaterburyWaterbury1910None
South Windsor St. Margaret Mary ManchesterHartford1961None
Wolcott St. Maria Goretti WaterburyWaterbury1973None
West Hartford St. Mark the Evangelist Suburban HartfordHartford1942None
Enfield St. Martha EnfieldHartford1961None
New Haven St. Martin de Porres New HavenNew Haven1942None
Branford St. Mary East Shore LineNew Haven1868None
East Hartford St. Mary ManchesterHartford1873None
LakevilleSalisbury St. Mary LitchfieldWaterbury1874None
Meriden St. Mary MeridenNew Haven1890German
Milford St. Mary West Shore LineNew Haven1874None
New Britain St. Mary New BritainHartford1848None
New Haven St. Mary Priory New HavenNew Haven1832None
Newington St. Mary Suburban HartfordHartford1924None
Simsbury St. Mary Farmington ValleyHartford1921None
Torrington St. Mary LitchfieldWaterbury1919Polish
Union City –Naugatuck) St. Mary Naugatuck-CheshireWaterbury1907None
UnionvilleFarmington St. Mary Farmington ValleyHartford1874None
Windsor Locks St. Mary EnfieldHartford1852None
OakvilleWatertown St. Mary Magdalen Suburban WaterburyWaterbury1900None
PlantsvilleSouthington Mary Our Queen MeridenNew Haven1961None
Derby St. Mary the Immaculate Conception Ansonia-DerbyWaterbury1851None
Forestville –Bristol St. Matthew BristolWaterbury1891None
New Britain St. Maurice New BritainHartford1946None
Beacon Falls St. Michael Ansonia-DerbyWaterbury1899None
Hartford St. Michael HartfordHartford1900None
New Haven St. Michael New HavenNew Haven1889Italian
Waterbury St. Michael WaterburyWaterbury1897None
Derby St. Michael the Archangel Ansonia-DerbyWaterbury1905Polish
NorthfordNorth Branford St. Monica Hamden-North HavenNew Haven1964None
Wallingford Most Holy Trinity MeridenNew Haven1869None
Bethlehem Church of the Nativity Suburban WaterburyWaterbury1916None
Hartford Our Lady of Fatima HartfordHartford1958Portuguese
Waterbury Our Lady of Fatima WaterburyWaterbury1971Portuguese
Yalesville –Wallingford Our Lady of Fatima MeridenNew Haven1956None
Bantam Our Lady of Grace LitchfieldWaterbury1970None
Waterbury Our Lady of Loreto WaterburyWaterbury1971Portuguese
Waterbury Our Lady of Lourdes WaterburyWaterbury1899Italian
Plainville Our Lady of Mercy BristolWaterbury1881None
Hamden Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Hamden-North HavenNew Haven1869None
Meriden Our Lady of Mt. Carmel MeridenNew Haven1894Italian
Waterbury Our Lady of Mt. Carmel WaterburyWaterbury1923Italian
East Hartford Our Lady of Peace ManchesterHartford1971None
Washington DepotWashington Our Lady of Perpetual Help Suburban WaterburyWaterbury1893None
East Haven Our Lady of Pompeii East Shore LineNew Haven1941None
Hartford Our Lady of Sorrows HartfordHartford1895None
New Milford Our Lady of the Lakes Suburban WaterburyWaterbury1990None
West Haven Our Lady of Victory West Shore LineNew Haven1935None
CollinsvilleCanton St. Patrick Farmington ValleyHartford1856None
Enfield St. Patrick EnfieldHartford1866None
Farmington St. Patrick Farmington ValleyHartford1871None
Roxbury St. Patrick Suburban WaterburyWaterbury1885None
Waterbury St. Patrick WaterburyWaterbury1880None
Hartford St. Patrick-St. Anthony HartfordHartford1829None
Glastonbury St. Paul ManchesterHartford1954None
KensingtonBerlin St. Paul New BritainHartford1878None
West Haven St. Paul West Shore LineNew Haven1916None
Hartford St. Peter HartfordHartford1859None
New Britain St. Peter New BritainHartford1873German-French
Torrington St. Peter LitchfieldWaterbury1910Italian
West Hartford St. Peter Claver Suburban HartfordHartford1966None
Wallingford SS. Peter and Paul MeridenNew Haven1924None
Waterbury SS. Peter and Paul WaterburyWaterbury1920None
East Windsor St. Philip EnfieldHartford1959None
Wolcott St. Pius X WaterburyWaterbury1955None
Wallingford Resurrection MeridenNew Haven1963None
Hamden St. Rita Hamden-North HavenNew Haven1928Italian
Windsor Locks St. Robert Bellarmine EnfieldHartford1962None
East Hartford St. Rose ManchesterHartford1920None
Meriden St. Rose of Lima MeridenNew Haven1848None
New Haven St. Rose of Lima New HavenNew Haven1907None
Bloomfield Sacred Heart Farmington ValleyHartford1878None
East Berlin – (Berlin Sacred Heart New BritainHartford1896None
Hartford Sacred Heart HartfordHartford1872Spanish
Kent Sacred Heart LitchfieldWaterbury1970None
New Britain Sacred Heart New BritainHartford1894Polish
New Haven Sacred Heart New HavenNew Haven1876None
Southbury Sacred Heart Suburban WaterburyWaterbury1884None
Suffield Sacred Heart EnfieldHartford1884None
Torrington Sacred Heart LitchfieldWaterbury1910Slovak
Wethersfield Sacred Heart Suburban HartfordHartford1876None
Waterbury Sacred Heart-Sagrado Corazon WaterburyWaterbury1885None
Bristol St. Stanislaus BristolWaterbury1919Polish
Meriden St. Stanislaus MeridenNew Haven1891Polish
New Haven St. Stanislaus New HavenNew Haven1901Polish
Waterbury – Union City St. Stanislaus Kostka WaterburyWaterbury1913Polish
Hamden St. Stephen Hamden-North HavenNew Haven1953None
Woodbury St. Teresa of Avila Suburban WaterburyWaterbury1902None
Branford St. Therese East Shore LineNew Haven1947None
Granby St. Therese Farmington ValleyHartford1958None
North Haven St. Therese Hamden-North HavenNew Haven1925None
Southington St. Thomas MeridenNew Haven1860None
Thomaston St. Thomas Suburban WaterburyWaterbury1869None
Cheshire St. Thomas Becket Naugatuck-CheshireWaterbury1971None
Goshen St. Thomas of Villanova LitchfieldWaterbury1880None
Oxford St. Thomas the Apostle Ansonia-DerbyWaterbury1966None
West Hartford St. Thomas the Apostle Suburban HartfordHartford1921None
West Hartford St. Timothy Suburban HartfordHartford1958None
East Haven St. Vincent de Paul East Shore LineNew Haven1915None
Naugatuck St. Vincent Ferrer Naugatuck-CheshireWaterbury1975None

Former Churches

Town Church Name Parish/Website Deanery Vicariate Founded Original Ethnic Community
Hamden St. Ann[Note 1] Hamden-North Haven New Haven 1919 Italian
Hartford St. Anne-Immaculate Conception (closed 2017)[Note 2] HartfordHartford2000Multi-ethnic
East Hartford Blessed Sacrament (closed 2017) Manchester Hartford 1948 None
  1. St. Ann, Ascension, and Blessed Sacrament parishes in Hamden merged to form Christ the Bread of Life (Official website)
  2. Saint Anne church closed in 2017; Immaculate Conception previous closed in 2000. Records kept in Saint Augustine, Hartford.

Education

High schools

Seminaries

St. Thomas Seminary – Bloomfield

Media

Province of Hartford

Ecclesiastical Province of Hartford
See: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Province of Hartford

See also

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