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Suffragan diocese Norwich, Connecticut, United States

Diocese of Norwich

Norvicen(sis)

The Diocese of Norwich is a Latin Church diocese erected in 1953 covering four counties of eastern Connecticut plus Fishers Island, New York. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hartford and led by Bishop Richard F. Reidy since 2025.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Saint Patrick, in Norwich, United States.

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Established
1953
Catholics
228,520
Priests
111
Territory
5,121 km²

Parishes and churches

84 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Richard F. Reidy
Born
19 June 1949
Birthplace
Sanford

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Saint Patrick stands in Norwich, 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

Spanning territory in Connecticut and New York in the United States, the Diocese of Norwich (Latin: Diœcesis Norvicensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church whose mother church is the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich.