Diocese of Burlington
Burlingtonen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Burlington, Vermont, United States
The Diocese of Burlington, erected in 1853, is coextensive with the state of Vermont. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Boston, it has been led by Bishop John J. McDermott since 2024.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 29 July 1853
- Latin
- Burlingtonen(sis)
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception and Saint Joseph
- Annuario code
- 001000985
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 110,000
- Population
- 661,000
- Catholic share
- 16.6%
- Priests
- 135
- Catholics per priest
- 815
- Extent
- 23,660 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 4.6
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- John J. McDermott
- Born
- 19 March 1963
- Birthplace
- Red Bank
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Joseph stands in Burlington, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Boston
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Boston.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of BostonBoston
- Diocese of Fall RiverFall River
- Diocese of ManchesterManchester
- Diocese of PortlandPortland
- Diocese of Springfield in MassachusettsSpringfield
- Diocese of WorcesterWorcester
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected in 1853, the Diocese of Burlington (Latin: Dioecesis Burlingtonensis) serves the Catholic Church in Vermont in the United States. It stands as a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Boston, and its mother church is the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Burlington.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].