Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester
The Diocese of Worcester (Latin: Diœcesis Wigorniensis)is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in central Massachusetts in the United States. The diocese consists of Worcester County. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Boston. The patron saint of the diocese is Paul the Apostle.
Diocese of Worcester Diœcesis Wigorniensis | |
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Cathedral of St. Paul | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | County of Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Ecclesiastical province | Boston |
| Metropolitan | Boston |
| Coordinates | 42°15′55″N 71°48′24″W |
| Population - Catholics | 350,000 (43.8%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 14, 1950 |
| Cathedral | St. Paul's Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Paul |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Robert Joseph McManus |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Seán Patrick O'Malley |
| Bishops emeritus | Daniel Patrick Reilly |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| worcesterdiocese.org | |
The mother church of the Diocese of Worcester is the Cathedral of Saint Paul in the city of Worcester. The fifth and current bishop is Robert McManus.
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