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Suffragan diocese Portland, Maine, United States

Diocese of Portland

Portlanden(sis)

The Diocese of Portland is a Latin Church diocese covering the entire state of Maine, erected in 1853 and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Boston. Its current ordinary is Bishop James T. Ruggieri, installed in 2024.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Portland, United States.

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Established
1853
Catholics
286,095
Priests
136
Territory
85,573 km²

Parishes and churches

48 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
James T. Ruggieri
Born
12 January 1968
Birthplace
Providence

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception stands in Portland, 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

The entire state of Maine in the United States falls within the Diocese of Portland (Latin: Dioecesis Portlandensis), a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Boston. Its mother church is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland, and James T. Ruggieri serves as bishop.