Suffragan diocese Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Diocese of Providence
Providentien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Providence is a Latin Church diocese coextensive with the state of Rhode Island, erected in 1872 and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hartford. Its current ordinary is Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, appointed in April 2025 and installed in May 2025.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1872
- Catholics
- 679,000
- Priests
- 195
- Territory
- 3,247 km²
Parishes and churches
153 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Sts. Peter and PaulProvidence · CathedralMass times recorded
- All SaintsWoonsocketView parish
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryProvidenceView parish
- Blessed SacramentProvidenceView parish
- Christ the KingKingstonMass times recorded
- Christ the KingWest WarwickMass times recorded
- Holy AngelsBarringtonView parish
- Holy ApostlesCranstonView parish
- Holy CrossProvidenceView parish
- Holy FamilyWoonsocketView parish
- Holy GhostProvidenceView parish
- Holy GhostTivertonView parish
- Holy Name of JesusProvidenceView parish
- Holy SpiritCentral FallsView parish
- Immaculate ConceptionCranstonView parish
- Immaculate ConceptionWesterlyView parish
- Immaculate Heart of MaryPawtucketView parish
- Jesus SaviourNewportMass times recorded
- Mary, Mother of MankindNorth ProvidenceMass times recorded
- Our Lady of ConsolationPawtucketMass times recorded
- Our Lady of CzestochowaCoventryView parish
- Our Lady of FatimaCumberlandMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Good CounselWest WarwickView parish
- Our Lady of Good HelpMaplevilleMass times recorded
- Our Lady of GraceJohnstonMass times recorded
- Our Lady of LoretoEast ProvidenceMass times recorded
- Our Lady of LourdesProvidenceView parish
- Our Lady of MercyEast GreenwichMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Mount CarmelBristolMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Mount CarmelProvidenceView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R.
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul stands in Providence, 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
Rhode Island, in the United States, is served by the Diocese of Providence (Latin: Dioecesis Providentiensis), a Catholic diocese erected in 1872 and now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hartford. Its mother church is the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul in Providence, and Bruce Lewandowski serves as bishop.