Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford

Archdiocese of Hartford
Archidioecesis Hartfortiensis
Location
Country United States
Territory Counties of Hartford, Litchfield, and New Haven
Ecclesiastical province Province of Hartford
Metropolitan Hartford, Connecticut
Population
- Catholics

710,000 (35.6%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established November 28, 1843
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Joseph
Patron saint St. Joseph
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Leonard Paul Blair
Auxiliary Bishops Christie Macaluso
Emeritus Bishops Daniel Anthony Cronin
Henry J. Mansell
Peter A. Rosazza
Map
Website
archdioceseofhartford.org
Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford is a particular church of the Latin Rite in Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut. The archdiocese includes about 700,000 Catholics, more than 500 priests, 216 parishes and almost 300 deacons.[1] This is roughly one-half the population of the three counties. It also publishes The Catholic Transcript.

History

The present territory of the archdiocese of Hartford was originally part of the Diocese of Boston until Bishop Benedict Joseph Fenwick of Boston expressed concern that there should be separate dioceses for Connecticut and Rhode Island in keeping with the growing Catholic population in those states.

On November 28, 1843, the Diocese of Hartford was established by Pope Gregory XVI with Reverend Willam Tyler as its first bishop. At the time of its creation, there were 10,000 Catholics in the area. Bishop Tyler was able to petition successfully to move the See of Hartford to Providence, Rhode Island, in order to be nearer to the majority of the Catholics. Having served for 5 years, Bishop Tyler died in 1849. The second bishop, Reverend Bernard O'Reilly, spent his time securing priests for the still young diocese all the while helping to curb the anti-Catholic movements of the time propagated by the Know Nothing Party. In January 1856, O'Reilly was lost at sea on board the ship Pacific. It wasn't until two years later that the third bishop of the diocese was installed, the Reverend Francis Patrick McFarland, known as the "Civil War Bishop." It was during his time that the Diocese of Providence was created in 1872. Despite ill health, McFarland was able to participate in the First Vatican Council (1869-1870).

Reverend Thomas Galberry, O.S.A., an Augustinian friar, 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 Reverend Lawrence S. McMahon. Under his leadership of 14 years, 48 parishes as well as 16 school parishes were established. The sixth bishop, Father Michael Tierney, helped with the creation of 5 diocesan hospitals which still exist today.

Father John Joseph Nilan became the seventh bishop while Father John Murray became the first auxiliary bishop of Hartford. Murray would later become the Archbishop of St. Paul. In 1945, Henry Joseph O'Brien was installed as the ninth bishop of Hartford. During his tenure the diocese became an archdiocese under Pope Pius XII, and thus O'Brien became the first archbishop of Hartford.

There have been a number of trials concerning child abuse; see Sexual abuse scandal in Hartford archdiocese.

History of Catholics in Connecticut

In 1780-1781, the small town of Lebanon, Connecticut, had the distinction of being the place in which the Catholic "Mass was first celebrated, continuously and for a long period, within the limits of the State of Connecticut."[2] On June 26, 1881, St. Peter's parish, Hartford, celebrated "the centenary of the first Mass in Connecticut." [3]

Ordinaries

The following are the lists of ordinaries and their terms of service.

Bishops of the Diocese of Hartford

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

Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Hartford

  1. Henry J. O'Brien (1945–1969)
  2. John F. Whealon (1969–1991)
  3. Daniel Anthony Cronin (1992–2003)
  4. Henry J. Mansell (2003–2013)
  5. Leonard P. Blair (2013–present)

† = deceased

Current Auxiliary bishops

Former Auxiliary bishops

† = deceased

Priests of the Archdiocese who became bishops

The following men began their service as priests in Hartford before being appointed bishop in Hartford or elsewhere:

† = deceased

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.[4] To find mass times and other information about a parish, click on the parish name, which will bring you to the parish website.

Name Town Deanery Vicariate Founded Original Ethnic Community
St. AdalbertEnfieldEnfieldHartford1915Polish
St. AedanNew HavenNew HavenNew Haven1900None
St. AgnesWoodmont (Milford)West Shore LineNew Haven1906None
St. AloysiusPlantsville (Southington)MeridenNew Haven1961None
St. AndrewNew BritainNew BritainHartford1895Lithuanian
St. AnnAvonFarmington ValleyHartford1917None
St. AnnBristolBristolWaterbury1908French
St. AnnHamdenHamden-North HavenNew Haven1919Italian
St. AnnMilfordWest Shore LineNew Haven1924None
St. AnnNew BritainNew BritainHartford1938Italian
St. AnneWaterburyWaterburyWaterbury1886French
St. Anne-Immaculate ConceptionHartfordHartfordHartford2000Multi-ethnic
St. AnthonyBristolBristolWaterbury1920Italian
St. AnthonyNew HavenNew HavenNew Haven1904Italian
St. AnthonyProspectNaugatuck-CheshireWaterbury1943None
St. Anthony of PaduaLitchfieldLitchfieldWaterbury1882None
AscensionHamdenHamden-North HavenNew Haven1964None
AssumptionAnsoniaAnsonia-DerbyWaterbury1870None
AssumptionManchesterManchesterHartford1955None
Church of the AssumptionWoodbridgeWest Shore LineNew Haven1924None
St. AugustineHartfordHartfordHartford1902None
St. AugustineNorth BranfordEast Shore LineNew Haven1941None
St. AugustineSeymourAnsonia-DerbyWaterbury1866None
St. AugustineSouth Glastonbury (Glastonbury)ManchesterHartford1877None
St. BarnabasNorth HavenHamden-North HavenNew Haven1922None
St. BartholomewManchesterManchesterHartford1958None
St. BernadetteNew HavenNew HavenNew Haven1938None
St. BernardEnfieldEnfieldHartford1870None
St. BernardSharonLitchfieldWaterbury1885None
St. BernardTariffville (Simsbury)Farmington ValleyHartford1878None
Blessed SacramentEast HartfordManchesterHartford1948None
Blessed SacramentHamdenHamden-North HavenNew Haven1939None
Blessed SacramentWaterburyWaterburyWaterbury1911None
St. BrendanNew HavenNew HavenNew Haven1913None
St. BridgetCheshireNaugatuck-CheshireWaterbury1871None
St. BridgetCornwall Bridge (Sharon)LitchfieldWaterbury1883None
St. BridgetManchesterManchesterHartford1870None
St. BrigidWest HartfordSuburban HartfordHartford1919None
St. CasimirTerryville (Plymouth)BristolWaterbury1906Polish
St. CatherineBroad Brook (East Windsor)EnfieldHartford1886None
St. Catherine of SienaWest Simsbury (Simsbury)Farmington ValleyHartford1971None
Christ the RedeemerMilfordWest Shore LineNew Haven1966None
St. ChristopherEast HartfordManchesterHartford1965None
St. ClareEast HavenEast Shore LineNew Haven1947None
Corpus ChristiWethersfieldSuburban HartfordHartford1941None
SS. Cyril and MethodiusHartfordHartfordHartford1902Polish
St. DominicSouthingtonMeridenNew Haven1971None
St. DunstanGlastonburyManchesterHartford1971None
St. ElizabethBranfordEast Shore LineNew Haven1966None
St. Elizabeth SetonRocky HillSuburban HartfordHartford1985None
Church of the EpiphanyCheshireNaugatuck-CheshireWaterbury1967None
St. Frances CabriniNorth HavenHamden-North HavenNew Haven1967None
St. FrancisNew HavenNew HavenNew Haven1868None
St. Francis of AssisiNaugatuckNaugatuck-CheshireWaterbury1866None
St. Francis of AssisiNew BritainNew BritainHartford1941None
St. Francis of AssisiSouth WindsorManchesterHartford1941None
St. Francis of AssisiTorringtonLitchfieldWaterbury1877None
St. Francis XavierNew MilfordSuburban WaterburyWaterbury1871None
St. Francis XavierWaterburyWaterburyWaterbury1896None
St. GabrielMilfordWest Shore LineNew Haven1946None
St. GabrielWindsorFarmington ValleyHartford1894None
St. GeorgeGuilfordEast Shore LineNew Haven1870None
St. GertrudeWindsorFarmington ValleyHartford1947None
Good ShepherdSeymourAnsonia-DerbyWaterbury1967None
St. Gregory the GreatBristolBristolWaterbury1957None
St. HedwigUnion City (Naugatuck)Naugatuck-CheshireWaterbury1906Polish
St. HelenaWest HartfordSuburban HartfordHartford1966None
Holy AngelsMeridenMeridenNew Haven1887None
Holy CrossNew BritainNew BritainHartford1927Polish
Holy FamilyEnfieldEnfieldHartford1965None
Holy InfantOrangeWest Shore LineNew Haven1952None
Holy RosaryAnsoniaAnsonia-DerbyWaterbury1908Italian
Holy SpiritNewingtonSuburban HartfordHartford1964None
Holy TrinityHartfordHartfordHartford1900Lithuanian
Immaculate ConceptionNew HartfordLitchfieldWaterbury1869None
Immaculate ConceptionNorfolkLitchfieldWaterbury1889None
Immaculate ConceptionSouthingtonMeridenNew Haven1915None
Immaculate ConceptionTerryville (Plymouth)BristolWaterbury1882Irish
Basilica of the Immaculate ConceptionWaterburyWaterburyWaterbury1847None
Immaculate Heart of MaryHarwintonLitchfieldWaterbury1956None
IncarnationWethersfieldSuburban HartfordHartford1963None
St. Isaac JoguesEast HartfordManchesterHartford1964None
St. JamesManchesterManchesterHartford1874None
St. JamesRocky HillSuburban HartfordHartford1880None
St. JeromeNew BritainNew BritainHartford1958None
St. Joan of ArcHamdenHamden-North HavenNew Haven1971None
St. John FisherMarlboroughManchesterHartford1972None
St. John of the CrossMiddleburySuburban WaterburyWaterbury1904None
St. John the BaptistNew HavenNew HavenNew Haven1893None
St. John the EvangelistNew BritainNew BritainHartford1916None
St. John the EvangelistWatertownSuburban WaterburyWaterbury1878None
St. John VianneyWest HavenWest Shore LineNew Haven1965None
St. JosephAnsoniaAnsonia-DerbyWaterbury1925Polish
St. JosephBristolBristolWaterbury1864None
St. JosephCanaanLitchfieldWaterbury1920None
Cathedral of St. JosephHartfordHartfordHartford1872None
St. JosephMeridenMeridenNew Haven1900None
St. JosephNew BritainNew BritainHartford1896None
St. JosephNew HavenNew HavenNew Haven1900None
St. JosephPoquonock (Windsor)Farmington ValleyHartford1874None
St. JosephSuffieldEnfieldHartford1916Polish
St. JosephWaterburyWaterburyWaterbury1894Lithuanian
St. JosephWinsted (Winchester)LitchfieldWaterbury1853None
St. JudeDerbyAnsonia-DerbyWaterbury1961None
St. JustinHartfordHartfordHartford1924None
St. LaurentMeridenMeridenNew Haven1880French
St. LawrenceWest HavenWest Shore LineNew Haven1886None
St. Lawrence O'TooleHartfordHartfordHartford1885None
St. Leo the GreatWaterburyWaterburyWaterbury1974None
St. LouisWest HavenWest Shore LineNew Haven1886French and Territorial
St. LucyWaterburyWaterburyWaterbury1926Italian
St. LukeHartfordHartfordHartford1930None
St. MargaretMadisonEast Shore LineNew Haven1937None
St. MargaretWaterburyWaterburyWaterbury1910None
St. Margaret MarySouth WindsorManchesterHartford1961None
St. Maria GorettiWolcottWaterburyWaterbury1973None
St. Mark the EvangelistWest HartfordSuburban HartfordHartford1942None
St. MarthaEnfieldEnfieldHartford1961None
St. Martin de PorresNew HavenNew HavenNew Haven1942None
St. MaryBranfordEast Shore LineNew Haven1868None
St. MaryEast HartfordManchesterHartford1873None
St. MaryLakeville (Salisbury)LitchfieldWaterbury1874None
St. MaryMeridenMeridenNew Haven1890German
St. MaryMilfordWest Shore LineNew Haven1874None
St. MaryNew BritainNew BritainHartford1848None
St. Mary PrioryNew HavenNew HavenNew Haven1832None
St. MaryNewingtonSuburban HartfordHartford1924None
St. MarySimsburyFarmington ValleyHartford1921None
St. MaryTorringtonLitchfieldWaterbury1919Polish
St. MaryUnion City (Naugatuck)Naugatuck-CheshireWaterbury1907None
St. MaryUnionville (Farmington)Farmington ValleyHartford1874None
St. MaryWindsor LocksEnfieldHartford1852None
St. Mary MagdalenOakville (Watertown)Suburban WaterburyWaterbury1900None
Mary Our QueenPlantsville (Southington)MeridenNew Haven1961None
St. Mary the Immaculate ConceptionDerbyAnsonia-DerbyWaterbury1851None
St. MatthewForestville (Bristol)BristolWaterbury1891None
St. MauriceNew BritainNew BritainHartford1946None
St. MichaelBeacon FallsAnsonia-DerbyWaterbury1899None
St. MichaelHartfordHartfordHartford1900None
St. MichaelNew HavenNew HavenNew Haven1889Italian
St. MichaelWaterburyWaterburyWaterbury1897None
St. Michael the ArchangelDerbyAnsonia-DerbyWaterbury1905Polish
St. MonicaNorthford (North Branford)Hamden-North HavenNew Haven1964None
Most Holy TrinityWallingfordMeridenNew Haven1869None
Church of the NativityBethlehemSuburban WaterburyWaterbury1916None
Our Lady of FatimaHartfordHartfordHartford1958Portuguese
Our Lady of FatimaWaterburyWaterburyWaterbury1971Portuguese
Our Lady of FatimaYalesville (WallingfordMeridenNew Haven1956None
Our Lady of GraceBantamLitchfieldWaterbury1970None
Our Lady of LoretoWaterburyWaterburyWaterbury1971Portuguese
Our Lady of LourdesWaterburyWaterburyWaterbury1899Italian
Our Lady of MercyPlainvilleBristolWaterbury1881None
Our Lady of Mt. CarmelHamdenHamden-North HavenNew Haven1869None
Our Lady of Mt. CarmelMeridenMeridenNew Haven1894Italian
Our Lady of Mt. CarmelWaterburyWaterburyWaterbury1923Italian
Our Lady of PeaceEast HartfordManchesterHartford1971None
Our Lady of Perpetual HelpWashington Depot (Washington)Suburban WaterburyWaterbury1893None
Our Lady of PompeiiEast HavenEast Shore LineNew Haven1941None
Our Lady of SorrowsHartfordHartfordHartford1895None
Our Lady of the LakesNew MilfordSuburban WaterburyWaterbury1990None
Our Lady of VictoryWest HavenWest Shore LineNew Haven1935None
St. PatrickCollinsville (Canton)Farmington ValleyHartford1856None
St. PatrickEnfieldEnfieldHartford1866None
St. PatrickFarmingtonFarmington ValleyHartford1871None
St. PatrickRoxburySuburban WaterburyWaterbury1885None
St. PatrickWaterburyWaterburyWaterbury1880None
St. Patrick-St. AnthonyHartfordHartfordHartford1829None
St. PaulGlastonburyManchesterHartford1954None
St. PaulKensington (Berlin)New BritainHartford1878None
St. PaulWest HavenWest Shore LineNew Haven1916None
St. PeterHartfordHartfordHartford1859None
St. PeterNew BritainNew BritainHartford1873German-French
St. PeterTorringtonLitchfieldWaterbury1910Italian
St. Peter ClaverWest HartfordSuburban HartfordHartford1966None
SS. Peter and PaulWallingfordMeridenNew Haven1924None
SS. Peter and PaulWaterburyWaterburyWaterbury1920None
St. PhilipEast WindsorEnfieldHartford1959None
St. Pius XWolcottWaterburyWaterbury1955None
ResurrectionWallingfordMeridenNew Haven1963None
St. RitaHamdenHamden-North HavenNew Haven1928Italian
St. Robert BellarmineWindsor LocksEnfieldHartford1962None
St. RoseEast HartfordManchesterHartford1920None
St. Rose of LimaMeridenMeridenNew Haven1848None
St. Rose of LimaNew HavenNew HavenNew Haven1907None
Sacred HeartBloomfieldFarmington ValleyHartford1878None
Sacred HeartEast Berlin (Berlin)New BritainHartford1896None
Sacred HeartHartfordHartfordHartford1872Spanish
Sacred HeartKentLitchfieldWaterbury1970None
Sacred HeartNew BritainNew BritainHartford1894Polish
Sacred HeartNew HavenNew HavenNew Haven1876None
Sacred HeartSouthburySuburban WaterburyWaterbury1884None
Sacred HeartSuffieldEnfieldHartford1884None
Sacred HeartTorringtonLitchfieldWaterbury1910Slovak
Sacred HeartWethersfieldSuburban HartfordHartford1876None
Sacred Heart-Sagrado CorazonWaterburyWaterburyWaterbury1885None
St. StanislausBristolBristolWaterbury1919Polish
St. StanislausMeridenMeridenNew Haven1891Polish
St. StanislausNew HavenNew HavenNew Haven1901Polish
St. Stanislaus KostkaWaterbury (Union City)WaterburyWaterbury1913Polish
St. StephenHamdenHamden-North HavenNew Haven1953None
St. Teresa of AvilaWoodburySuburban WaterburyWaterbury1902None
St. ThereseBranfordEast Shore LineNew Haven1947None
St. ThereseGranbyFarmington ValleyHartford1958None
St. ThereseNorth HavenHamden-North HavenNew Haven1925None
St. ThomasSouthingtonMeridenNew Haven1860None
St. ThomasThomastonSuburban WaterburyWaterbury1869None
St. Thomas BecketCheshireNaugatuck-CheshireWaterbury1971None
St. Thomas of VillanovaGoshenLitchfieldWaterbury1880None
St. Thomas the ApostleOxfordAnsonia-DerbyWaterbury1966None
St. Thomas the ApostleWest HartfordSuburban HartfordHartford1921None
St. TimothyWest HartfordSuburban HartfordHartford1958None
St. Vincent de PaulEast HavenEast Shore LineNew Haven1915None
St. Vincent FerrerNaugatuckNaugatuck-CheshireWaterbury1975None

Elementary and Middle Schools

The following is a list of the currently functioning elementary and middle schools run by the Archdiocese of Hartford. The list is sortable: for example, to see the schools listed alphabetically by town, click on the box at the top of the "Town" column. All information was gathered from the records of the Archdiocese's Office of Catholic Schools.[5]

Dr. Dale R. Hoyt, Superintendent of Catholic Schools

Name Town
St. Aedan-St. Brendan SchoolNew Haven
St. Anthony SchoolBristol
St. Anthony SchoolWinsted (Winchester)
Assumption SchoolAnsonia
Assumption SchoolManchester
St. Augustine SchoolHartford
St. Bernadette SchoolNew Haven
St. Bernard SchoolEnfield
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Day SchoolWaterbury
St. Bridget SchoolCheshire
St. Bridget SchoolManchester
St. Brigid SchoolWest Hartford (Elmwood)
St. Christopher SchoolEast Hartford
Corpus Christi SchoolWethersfield
SS. Cyril and Methodius SchoolHartford
St. Dominic SchoolSouthington
Enfield Montessori SchoolEnfield
St. Francis-St. Hedwig SchoolNaugatuck
St. Francis-St. Rose of Lima SchoolNew Haven
St. Gabriel SchoolMilford
St. Gabriel SchoolWindsor
Holy TrinityWallingford
St. James SchoolManchester
St. John the Evangelist SchoolWatertown
St. Joseph SchoolBristol
St. Joseph SchoolMeriden
St. Lawrence Elementary SchoolWest Haven
Little Angels Preschool ProgramEnfield
St. Martha SchoolEnfield
St. Martin de Porres AcademyNew Haven
St. Mary SchoolBranford
St. Mary SchoolMilford
St. Mary SchoolNewington
St. Mary SchoolSimsbury
St. Mary SchoolWaterbury
St. Mary Magdalen SchoolOakville (Watertown)
St. Mary-St. Michael SchoolDerby
St. Matthew SchoolForestville (Bristol)
Our Lady of Mercy SchoolMadison
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel SchoolMeriden
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel SchoolWaterbury
Our Lady of Victory SchoolWest Haven
St. Paul SchoolKensington (Berlin)
St. Peter-St. Francis SchoolTorrington
SS. Peter and Paul SchoolWaterbury
Pope John Paul II SchoolNew Britain
St. Rita SchoolHamden
Sacred Heart SchoolNew Britain
St. Stanislaus SchoolMeriden
St. Stephen SchoolHamden
St. Thomas SchoolSouthington
St. Thomas the Apostle SchoolWest Hartford
St. Timothy Middle SchoolWest Hartford
St. Vincent de Paul SchoolEast Haven

High schools

Dr. Dale R. Hoyt, Superintendent of Catholic Schools

Seminaries

Province of Hartford

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

See also

Notes

  1. Web page titled "The Archdiocese of Hartford" at the Archdiocese of Hartford Web site, accessed June 17, 2007
  2. Right Rev. Thomas S. Duggan, D.D., The Catholic Church in Connecticut, 1930, p. 13
  3. Right Rev. Thomas S. Duggan, D.D., The Catholic Church in Connecticut, 1930, p. 14
  4. Archdiocese of Hartford: List of Churches and Dates of Establishment, Listed by City
  5. http://www.catholicschoolshartford.org/15.schdirectory/directory.php

External links

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