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Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut
The Diocese of Norwich (Latin: Diœcesis Norvicensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in the states of Connecticut and New York in the United States. It was erected on August 6, 1953, by Pope Pius XII.
In the 17th and much of the 18th century, Puritan ministers in the British Province of Connecticut were vociferously anti-Catholic in their writings and preaching. They viewed the Catholic Church as a foreign political power and of Catholics as having loyalty only to the Vatican.
After the American Revolution, the first permanent Catholic parish in the new state of Connecticut was founded in 1781 in Lebanon, Connecticut. The Diocese of Boston was erected from the Diocese of Baltimore in 1808, taking all of the New England states under its jurisdiction. Priests from Massachusetts would periodically visit the scattered Catholic population in Connecticut.
The construction of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad in the 1830s brought Irish Catholic workers into the region, leading to establishment of the first Catholic population in the area. In 1843, Pope Gregory XVI established the Diocese of Hartford, taking all of Connecticut and Rhode Island from the Diocese of Boston. The Norwich area would be under the Diocese of Hartford for the next 100 years. The first Catholic parish in Norwich, St. Mary's, opened in 1845 with 230 members. That number would increase to 5,000 by 1854.
The Diocese of Norwich was created by Pope Pius XII in 1953, taking its territory from the Diocese of Hartford. He appointed Reverend Bernard Flanagan from the Diocese of Burlington as the first bishop of Norwich. During his tenure, Flanagan oversaw the establishment of several secondary schools and parishes within his diocese. In 1957, Pius XII transferred Fishers Island in Long Island Sound from the Diocese of Brooklyn to the Diocese of Norwich. Pope John XXIII named Flanagan as bishop of the Diocese of Worcester in 1959.
The second bishop of Norwich was Reverend Vincent Hines of the Archdiocese of Hartford, appointed by John XXIII in 1959. During his tenure, Hines led a $1 million fundraising campaign for schools in the diocese. He built Xavier High School in Middletown, Connecticut, for boys in 1963 and Mercy High School, also in Middletown, for girls in 1965. He also named the first religious sister to head a diocesan school system in Connecticut, and established a retirement program for priests. Hines retired in 1975.
In 1975, Pope Paul VI appointed Reverend Daniel Reilly of the Diocese of Providence as the third bishop of Norwich. He served in Norwich for 19 years, then was appointed in 1994 by Pope John Paul II as bishop of Worcester. To replace Reilly in Norwich, the pope named Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Anthony Hart of the Archdiocese of Boston. During his eight-year tenure, Hart raised over $15 million through his "Response of Faith Campaign" in 1998 for the support and maintenance of diocesan services. He also expanded the diocesan Catholic Charities. Hart retired in 2002.
Until September 3, 2024, the bishop of Norwich, appointed by John Paul II, was Michael Richard Cote, formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Portland.
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Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut
The Diocese of Norwich (Latin: Diœcesis Norvicensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in the states of Connecticut and New York in the United States. It was erected on August 6, 1953, by Pope Pius XII.
In the 17th and much of the 18th century, Puritan ministers in the British Province of Connecticut were vociferously anti-Catholic in their writings and preaching. They viewed the Catholic Church as a foreign political power and of Catholics as having loyalty only to the Vatican.
After the American Revolution, the first permanent Catholic parish in the new state of Connecticut was founded in 1781 in Lebanon, Connecticut. The Diocese of Boston was erected from the Diocese of Baltimore in 1808, taking all of the New England states under its jurisdiction. Priests from Massachusetts would periodically visit the scattered Catholic population in Connecticut.
The construction of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad in the 1830s brought Irish Catholic workers into the region, leading to establishment of the first Catholic population in the area. In 1843, Pope Gregory XVI established the Diocese of Hartford, taking all of Connecticut and Rhode Island from the Diocese of Boston. The Norwich area would be under the Diocese of Hartford for the next 100 years. The first Catholic parish in Norwich, St. Mary's, opened in 1845 with 230 members. That number would increase to 5,000 by 1854.
The Diocese of Norwich was created by Pope Pius XII in 1953, taking its territory from the Diocese of Hartford. He appointed Reverend Bernard Flanagan from the Diocese of Burlington as the first bishop of Norwich. During his tenure, Flanagan oversaw the establishment of several secondary schools and parishes within his diocese. In 1957, Pius XII transferred Fishers Island in Long Island Sound from the Diocese of Brooklyn to the Diocese of Norwich. Pope John XXIII named Flanagan as bishop of the Diocese of Worcester in 1959.
The second bishop of Norwich was Reverend Vincent Hines of the Archdiocese of Hartford, appointed by John XXIII in 1959. During his tenure, Hines led a $1 million fundraising campaign for schools in the diocese. He built Xavier High School in Middletown, Connecticut, for boys in 1963 and Mercy High School, also in Middletown, for girls in 1965. He also named the first religious sister to head a diocesan school system in Connecticut, and established a retirement program for priests. Hines retired in 1975.
In 1975, Pope Paul VI appointed Reverend Daniel Reilly of the Diocese of Providence as the third bishop of Norwich. He served in Norwich for 19 years, then was appointed in 1994 by Pope John Paul II as bishop of Worcester. To replace Reilly in Norwich, the pope named Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Anthony Hart of the Archdiocese of Boston. During his eight-year tenure, Hart raised over $15 million through his "Response of Faith Campaign" in 1998 for the support and maintenance of diocesan services. He also expanded the diocesan Catholic Charities. Hart retired in 2002.
Until September 3, 2024, the bishop of Norwich, appointed by John Paul II, was Michael Richard Cote, formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Portland.
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