Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester
The Diocese of Manchester (Latin: Diocensis Manchesteriensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church for New Hampshire in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archbishop of Boston.
Diocese of Manchester Diocensis Manchesteriensis | |
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Cathedral of St. Joseph | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | New Hampshire |
| Ecclesiastical province | Boston |
| Metropolitan | Boston |
| Headquarters | Manchester, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates | 42°59′52″N 71°27′17″W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,305 sq mi (24,100 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 1,356,458 330,160 (24.3%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | April 15, 1884 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Joseph |
| Patron saints | Saint Joseph Saint Patrick |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Peter Anthony Libasci |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Seán Patrick O'Malley |
| Bishops emeritus | Francis Joseph Christian Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus (1996-2018) |
| Map | |
| Website | |
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The mother church of the Diocese of Manchester is the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Manchester. Its patron saints are St. Joseph and St. Patrick.
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