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Archdiocese of Hartford
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 other dioceses in its ecclesiastical province are those of Bridgeport, Norwich, and Providence.
It was established as the Diocese of Hartford in 1843, when there were only 600 Catholic people in Hartford. In 1953, as the population of Catholics in the region was greatly increasing, it became the Archdiocese of Hartford. In the early 21st century, the archdiocese faced a sexual abuse scandal in which it has paid $50.6 million to settle 146 sexual abuse claims against 32 priests as of January 2019.
The mother church of the Archdiocese of Hartford is the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford. It covers Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven counties. Christopher J. Coyne is the archbishop of Hartford as of May 1, 2024. The rector of the cathedral is the Very Rev. John Melnick.
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."
In 1789, the Vatican erected the Diocese of Baltimore to cover the entire territory of the new United States. 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 When that status was repealed, it opened the door for the Catholic Church to establish itself in the state.
In the 1820s, 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 1840s, the population in the region had grown sufficiently to move Fenwick to petition the Vatican for a diocese for Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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. 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. 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. Tyler died in 1849 after six years in office.
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Archdiocese of Hartford
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 other dioceses in its ecclesiastical province are those of Bridgeport, Norwich, and Providence.
It was established as the Diocese of Hartford in 1843, when there were only 600 Catholic people in Hartford. In 1953, as the population of Catholics in the region was greatly increasing, it became the Archdiocese of Hartford. In the early 21st century, the archdiocese faced a sexual abuse scandal in which it has paid $50.6 million to settle 146 sexual abuse claims against 32 priests as of January 2019.
The mother church of the Archdiocese of Hartford is the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford. It covers Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven counties. Christopher J. Coyne is the archbishop of Hartford as of May 1, 2024. The rector of the cathedral is the Very Rev. John Melnick.
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."
In 1789, the Vatican erected the Diocese of Baltimore to cover the entire territory of the new United States. 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.
In the 1820s, 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 1840s, the population in the region had grown sufficiently to move Fenwick to petition the Vatican for a diocese for Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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. 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. 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. Tyler died in 1849 after six years in office.
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