Diocese of Norwich Diœcesis Norvicensis | |
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Catholic | |
![]() Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Norwich | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Middlesex County, New London County, Windham County, Tolland County, Connecticut, and Fishers Island, New York. |
Ecclesiastical province | Hartford |
Metropolitan | Hartford |
Deaneries | Middletown, New London, Norwich, Old Saybrook, Putnam, Vernon, Willimantic |
Coordinates | 41°31′50″N 72°04′38″W / 41.53056°N 72.07722°W |
Statistics | |
Population - Catholics | 228,520 (32.1%) |
Parishes | 76 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | August 6, 1953 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Patrick |
Patron saint | St. Anne St. Patrick |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop-Elect | Richard Francis Reidy |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Christopher J. Coyne |
Vicar General | Leszek T. Janik |
Judicial Vicar | Ted F. Tumicki |
Map | |
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Website | |
norwichdiocese.org |
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.