Suffragan diocese Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
Diocese of Manchester
Manchesterien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Manchester is the Latin Church diocese covering the entire state of New Hampshire. Erected in 1884, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Boston and is led by Bishop Peter Anthony Libasci.
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- Established
- 1884
- Catholics
- 330,160
- Priests
- 172
- Territory
- 24,100 km²
Parishes and churches
119 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Christopher ParishNashuaMass times recorded
- St. Denis ParishHanoverMass times recorded
- St. Elizabeth Seton ParishBedfordMass times recorded
- St. Francis of Assisi ParishLitchfieldMass times recorded
- St. Gabriel ParishTiltonView parish
- St. Gabriel ParishFranklinMass times recorded
- St. George (Maronite Eastern Church) ParishDoverMass times recorded
- St. Hedwig ParishManchesterMass times recorded
- St. Helena ParishEnfieldMass times recorded
- St. Helena ParishCanaanMass times recorded
- St. Ignatius of Loyola ParishSomersworthMass times recorded
- St. Ignatius of Loyola ParishSomersworthMass times recorded
- St. John Neumann ParishMerrimackMass times recorded
- St. John the Baptist ParishSuncookMass times recorded
- St. Joseph ParishBelmontMass times recorded
- St. Joseph ParishCenter OssipeeMass times recorded
- St. Joseph ParishClaremontMass times recorded
- St. Joseph ParishEppingMass times recorded
- St. Joseph ParishLincolnMass times recorded
- St. Joseph ParishWoodsvilleMass times recorded
- St. Joseph the Worker ParishNashuaMass times recorded
- St. Jude ParishLondonderryMass times recorded
- St. Katharine Drexel ParishAltonMass times recorded
- St. Kathryn ParishHudsonMass times recorded
- St. Lawrence ParishGoffstownMass times recorded
- St. Leo ParishGonicMass times recorded
- St. Luke the Evangelist ParishPlaistowMass times recorded
- St. Luke the Evangelist ParishNewtonMass times recorded
- St. Marguerite d'Youville ParishNorth StratfordMass times recorded
- St. Marguerite d'Youville ParishGrovetonMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Peter Anthony Libasci
- Born
- 9 November 1951
- Birthplace
- Jackson Heights
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Joseph stands in Manchester, 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.
History
New Hampshire's Catholics are served by the Diocese of Manchester (Latin: Diocensis Manchesteriensis), a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Boston. Its mother church is the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Manchester.
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The Blue Mass provides an opportunity for emergency responders and their families to gather together for worship and to ask for the Lord’s blessing and guidance in their…
St. Joseph Cathedral will host a Blue Mass for emergency responders and their families on Oct. 4 at 10:30 am to ask for God's blessing and guidance in their work.
- Please join us in praying for our local priests and religious. Today we pray for Rev. Zevier Hirudayaraj Arockiam, H.G.N. and Dc. Christopher Everhart.
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Please join us in prayer.
The Diocese of Manchester is asking the faithful to join them in prayer.
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Please join us in praying for our local priests and religious. Today we pray for Dc. Thomas Matzke and Dc. Brian Lester.
The Diocese of Manchester is asking for prayers for local priests and religious, specifically for Deacons Thomas Matzke and Brian Lester.
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Great news for the Parish of the Holy Spirit in Keene! For the first time, the parish - which includes St. Bernard Church and St. Mary Margaret Church in Keene, and St. Joseph…
The Parish of the Holy Spirit in Keene, which includes St. Bernard Church, St. Mary Margaret Church, and St. Joseph Church in Hinsdale, has reached its NH Catholic Appeal goal for the first time, according to the Diocese of Manchester.
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