Archdiocese of Boston ArchidiĆcesis Bostoniensis | |
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 Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston, 2007 | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | Essex County, Middlesex County, Norfolk County, Suffolk County, and also Plymouth County except the towns of Marion, Mattapoisett, and Wareham[1] |
| Ecclesiastical province | Boston |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,465 sq mi (6,380 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2018[2]) 4,156,703 1,932,653 (46.5%) |
| Parishes | 284 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | April 8, 1808 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Cross |
| Patron saint | Saint Patrick |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | SeĂĄn Patrick O'Malley, OFM Cap |
| Auxiliary Bishops | |
| Vicar General | Peter J. Uglietto |
| Bishops emeritus | |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
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The Archdiocese of Boston (Latin: ArchidiĆcesis Bostoniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the New England region of the United States. Its territorial remit encompasses the whole of Essex County, Middlesex County, Norfolk County, and Suffolk County, and also all of Plymouth County except the towns of Marion, Mattapoisett, and Wareham in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is led by a prelate archbishop who serves as pastor of the mother church, Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End of Boston. The Archdiocese of Boston is a metropolitan see with six suffragan dioceses: the Dioceses of Burlington, Fall River, Manchester, Portland in Maine, Springfield in Massachusetts, and Worcester.[2]
As of 2018, there are 284 parishes in the archdiocese, 617 diocesan priests, and 275 deacons. In 2018, the archdiocese estimated that more than 1.9 million Catholics were in its territory.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Boston
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