Diocese of

Bridgeport

USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Bridgeport / Bridgeporten(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Hartford

Neighbouring Dioceses: New York (←), Hartford (→)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

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History

1953.08.06: Established as Diocese of Bridgeport / Bridgeporten(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Hartford and became suffragan of Hartford)

Contact Info

Address: The Catholic Center, 238 Jewett Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06606, USA

Phone: +1 (203) 372-4301

Present Prelates

Bishop (2013.07.31 – ...):

Bishop Frank Joseph Caggiano (67)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Bridgeport (Roman Rite)

Bishop Frank Joseph Caggiano (67)
(2013.07.31 – ...)

Bishop of Bridgeport (USA)

An instrument of your peace

Born:	1959.03.29 (Gravesend, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1987.05.16
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.08.22

Priest of Brooklyn (USA) (1987.05.16 – 2006.06.06)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2003.02.08 – 2006.06.06)

Titular Bishop of Inis Cathaig (2006.06.06 – 2013.07.31)

Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA) (2006.06.06 – 2013.07.31)

Bishop of Bridgeport (USA) (2013.07.31 – ...)

Bishop William Edward Lori (74) (later Archbishop)
(2001.01.23 – 2012.03.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA)
Supreme Chaplain of Knights of Columbus

Caritas in veritate

Born:	1951.05.06 (Louisville, KY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1977.05.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.04.20

Priest of Washington (USA) (1977.05.14 – 1995.02.28)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1990.12.20 – 1995.02.28)

Titular Bishop of Bulla (1995.02.28 – 2001.01.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA) (1995.02.28 – 2001.01.23)

Bishop of Bridgeport (USA) (2001.01.23 – 2012.03.20)

Supreme Chaplain of Knights of Columbus (2005.04.02 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (2012.03.20 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Wheeling–Charleston (USA) (2018.09.13 – 2019.07.23)

Vice-President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2022.11.15 – 2025.11.11)

Bishop Edward Michael Egan (later Cardinal)
(1988.11.05 – 2000.05.11)

In the holiness of truth

Born:	1932.04.02 (Oak Park, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1957.12.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1985.05.22
Created Cardinal:	2001.02.21
Died:	2015.03.05 (New York City, NY, USA † 82)

Priest of Chicago (USA) (1957.12.15 – 1972.11.20)

Prelate Auditor of Roman Rota (1972.11.20 – 1985.04.01)

Titular Bishop of Allegheny (1985.04.01 – 1988.11.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) (1985.04.01 – 1988.11.05)

Bishop of Bridgeport (USA) (1988.11.05 – 2000.05.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA) (2000.05.11 – 2009.02.23)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo (2001.02.21 [2001.02.23] – 2015.03.05)

Bishop Walter William Curtis
(1961.09.23 – 1988.06.28)

Born:	1913.05.03 (Jersey City, NJ, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1937.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1957.09.24
Died:	1997.10.18 (Trumbull, CT, USA † 84)

Titular Bishop of Bisica (1957.06.27 – 1961.09.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA) (1957.06.27 – 1961.09.23)

Bishop of Bridgeport (USA) (1961.09.23 – 1988.06.28)

Bishop Lawrence Joseph Shehan (later Cardinal)
(1953.08.25 – 1961.09.23)

Sectamini caritatem / Omnia in caritate

Born:	1898.03.18 (Baltimore, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1922.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1945.12.12
Created Cardinal:	1965.02.22
Died:	1984.08.26 (Baltimore, MD, USA † 86)

Priest of Baltimore–Washington (USA) (1922.12.23 – 1945.11.17)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1939.05.17 – 1945.11.17)

Titular Bishop of Lydda (1945.11.17 – 1953.08.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (USA) (1945.11.17 – 1953.08.25)

Bishop of Bridgeport (USA) (1953.08.25 – 1961.09.23)

Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis ad Nestum (1961.09.29 – 1961.12.08)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1961.09.29 – 1961.12.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1961.12.08 – 1974.03.25)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente (1965.02.25 – 1984.08.26)

Special Churches

Cathedral: St. Augustine Cathedral, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Minor Basilica: Basilica of St. John the Evangelist, Stamford, Connecticut
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Churches by City (84)

New York (←), Hartford (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 1,621 km²

Population: 441,000 Catholics (46.1% of 957,419 total)

Pastoral Centres: 73 parishes, 14 missions

Personnel: 200 priests (188 diocesan, 12 religious), 92 deacons, 186 religious (12 brothers, 174 sisters), 26 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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