Diocese of Norwich, USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Norwich / Norvicen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Hartford

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

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History

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

Contact Info

Address: 201 BRd.way, Norwich, CT 06360-4328, USA

Phone: +1 (860) 887-9294

Present Prelates

Bishop (2025.02.12 – ...):

Bishop-elect Richard Francis Reidy (66)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Norwich (Roman Rite)

Bishop-elect Richard Francis Reidy (66)
(2025.02.12 – ...)

Bishop of Norwich (USA)

Born:	1958.05.30 (Worcester, MA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1994.06.25
Consecrated Bishop:	2025.04.29

Priest of Worcester (USA) (1994.06.25 – 2025.02.12)

Bishop of Norwich (USA) (2025.02.12 – ...)

Archbishop Christopher James Coyne (66)
(Apostolic Administrator 2024.09.03 – 2025.02.12)

Bishop Michael Richard Cote (75)
(2003.03.11 – 2024.09.03)

Bishop emeritus of Norwich (USA)

Above all charity

Born:	1949.06.19 (Sanford, ME, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1975.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.07.27

Priest of Portland in Maine (USA) (1975.06.29 – 1995.05.09)

Titular Bishop of Cebarades (1995.05.09 – 2003.03.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA) (1995.05.09 – 2003.03.11)

Bishop of Norwich (USA) (2003.03.11 – 2024.09.03)

Bishop Daniel Anthony Hart
(1995.09.12 – 2003.03.11)

Do not be afraid

Born:	1927.08.24 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1953.02.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1976.10.18
Died:	2008.01.14 († 80)

Titular Bishop of Tepelta (1976.08.24 – 1995.09.12)

Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA) (1976.08.24 – 1995.09.12)

Bishop of Norwich (USA) (1995.09.12 – 2003.03.11)

Bishop Daniel Patrick Reilly
(1975.06.05 – 1994.10.27)

In kindness and in truth

Born:	1928.05.12 (Providence, RI, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1953.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.08.06
Died:	2024.06.18 (Shrewsbury, MA, USA † 96)

Priest of Providence (USA) (1953.05.30 – 1975.06.05)

Bishop of Norwich (USA) (1975.06.05 – 1994.10.27)

Bishop of Worcester (USA) (1994.10.27 – 2004.03.09)

Bishop Vincent Joseph Hines
(1959.11.27 – 1975.06.05)

In caritate et patientia

Born:	1912.09.14 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1937.05.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1960.03.17
Died:	1990.04.23 († 77)

Bishop of Norwich (USA) (1959.11.27 – 1975.06.05)

Bishop Bernard Joseph Flanagan
(1953.09.01 – 1959.08.08)

Respice ad Mariam

Born:	1908.03.31 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1931.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1953.11.30
Died:	1998.01.28 († 89)

Bishop of Norwich (USA) (1953.09.01 – 1959.08.08)

Bishop of Worcester (USA) (1959.08.08 – 1983.03.31)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. Patrick, Norwich, Connecticut

Churches by City (84)

Rockville Centre (↙), Hartford (←), Springfield in Massachusetts (↑), Worcester (↗), Providence (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 5,121 km²

Population: 228,520 Catholics (34.1% of 669,430 total)

Pastoral Centres: 51 parishes

Personnel: 111 priests (79 diocesan, 32 religious), 55 deacons, 176 religious (63 brothers, 113 sisters), 5 seminarians