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EspañolROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON
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The 'Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston' (Latin: 'Archidioecesis Bostoniensis') is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It comprises several counties of the state of Massachusetts. It is led by a prelate archbishop who serves as pastor of the mother church, Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the City of Boston.
As of 2007, there are 295 parishes in the archdiocese. The archdiocese estimates that 1.8 million Catholics are in the territory, of whom about 315,000 regularly attend.[1]
The original Diocese of Boston was canonically erected on April 8, 1808 by Pope Pius VII. It took its territories from the larger historic Diocese of Baltimore and consisted of the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Throughout the history of the United States and exponential growth of Catholicism in New England, the Diocese of Boston was carved into smaller new dioceses. On February 12, 1875, Pope Pius IX elevated the diocese to become an archdiocese.
Main articles: Roman Catholic sex abuse cases
The archdiocese was the center of the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal that culminated in the resignation of its archbishop, Cardinal Bernard Francis Law, on December 13, 2002. The Archdiocese settled with most claims for $86 million. In June of 2004, much of the land around the archdiocese of Boston headquarters was sold to Boston College, in part to raise money for legal costs accociated with scandal in Boston. [2][3]
For a number of years the Archbishop of Boston was traditionally named a Cardinal. Pope John Paul II also denied the archdiocese a new prelate cardinal while Cardinal Law was still in active service in the Roman Curia. That changed on February 22, 2006 when Pope Benedict XVI announced that current Archbishop Sean O'Malley would be among 15 bishops who would be appointed as cardinals in the near future. Cardinal O'Malley and the 14 others were formally installed in a ceremony in Rome on March 24, 2006.
The Archdiocese of Boston is divided into 5 pastoral regions, each headed by a vicar general.
★ Central Region
★ Merrimack Region
★ North Region
★ South Region
★ West Region
The following is a list of all bishops and archbishops of Boston, and their term of service:
★ Bishop John Cheverus (1808-1823)
★ Bishop Benedict Joseph Fenwick, S.J. (1825-1846)
★ Bishop John Bernard Fitzpatrick (1846-1866)
★ Archbishop John Joseph Williams (1866-1907)
★ Archbishop William Henry Cardinal O'Connell (1907-1944)
★ Archbishop Richard Cardinal Cushing (1944-1970)
★ Archbishop Humberto Sousa Cardinal Medeiros (1970-1983)
★ Archbishop Bernard Francis Cardinal Law (1984-2002)
★ Archbishop Sean Patrick Cardinal O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap. (2003- )
★ Academy of Notre Dame, Tyngsboro
★ Archbishop Williams High School, Braintree
★ Arlington Catholic High School, Arlington
★ Austin Preparatory School, Reading
★ Bishop Fenwick High School, Peabody
★ Boston College High School, Dorcester
★ Cardinal Spellman High School, Brockton
★ Cathedral High School, Boston
★ Catholic Memorial High School, West Roxbury
★ Central Catholic High School, Lawrence
★ Elizabeth Seton Academy, Boston
★ Fontbonne Academy, Milton
★ Hudson Catholic High School, Hudson
★ Lowell Catholic High School, Lowell
★ Malden Catholic High School, Malden
★ Marian High School Framingham
★ Matignon High School, Cambridge
★ Mount Alvernia High School, Newton
★ Mount Saint Joseph Academy Boston
★ Newton Country Day School, Newton
★ North Cambridge Catholic High School, Cambridge
★ Notre Dame Academy, Hingham
★ Notre Dame High School, Lawrence
★ Our Lady of Nazareth Academy, Wakefield
★ Pope John XXIII High School, Everett
★ Presentation of Mary Academy, Metheun
★ Sacred Heart High School, Kingston
★ Saint Clement High School, Medford
★ St. John's Preparatory School, Danvers
★ St. Mary's High School, Lynn
★ Saint Sebastian's School, Needham
★ Savio Preparatory High School, East Boston (closed 2007)
★ Trinity Catholic High School, Newton
★ Ursuline Academy, Dedham
★ Xaverian Brothers High School, Westwood
★ Polish Cathedral style churches
★ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
★ Catholic Hierarchy Profile of the Archdiocese of Boston
★ Cardinal Sean's Blog
1. Bless you, we take Visa Ross Kerber
2. Diocesan headquarters sold to BC The Boston Globe, April 21, 2004.
3. Statement of the Archdiocese of Boston and Boston College on sale of part of Brighton campus The Boston Globe, April 20, 2004.]
Sean Patrick O'Malley, Cardinal Archbishop of Boston
The 'Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston' (Latin: 'Archidioecesis Bostoniensis') is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It comprises several counties of the state of Massachusetts. It is led by a prelate archbishop who serves as pastor of the mother church, Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the City of Boston.
As of 2007, there are 295 parishes in the archdiocese. The archdiocese estimates that 1.8 million Catholics are in the territory, of whom about 315,000 regularly attend.[1]
| Contents |
| History |
| Sex abuse scandal |
| Cardinal |
| List of Pastoral Regions |
| List of bishops and archbishops |
| High schools |
| See also |
| External links |
| References |
History
The original Diocese of Boston was canonically erected on April 8, 1808 by Pope Pius VII. It took its territories from the larger historic Diocese of Baltimore and consisted of the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Throughout the history of the United States and exponential growth of Catholicism in New England, the Diocese of Boston was carved into smaller new dioceses. On February 12, 1875, Pope Pius IX elevated the diocese to become an archdiocese.
Sex abuse scandal
Main articles: Roman Catholic sex abuse cases
The archdiocese was the center of the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal that culminated in the resignation of its archbishop, Cardinal Bernard Francis Law, on December 13, 2002. The Archdiocese settled with most claims for $86 million. In June of 2004, much of the land around the archdiocese of Boston headquarters was sold to Boston College, in part to raise money for legal costs accociated with scandal in Boston. [2][3]
Cardinal
For a number of years the Archbishop of Boston was traditionally named a Cardinal. Pope John Paul II also denied the archdiocese a new prelate cardinal while Cardinal Law was still in active service in the Roman Curia. That changed on February 22, 2006 when Pope Benedict XVI announced that current Archbishop Sean O'Malley would be among 15 bishops who would be appointed as cardinals in the near future. Cardinal O'Malley and the 14 others were formally installed in a ceremony in Rome on March 24, 2006.
List of Pastoral Regions
The Archdiocese of Boston is divided into 5 pastoral regions, each headed by a vicar general.
★ Central Region
★ Merrimack Region
★ North Region
★ South Region
★ West Region
List of bishops and archbishops
The following is a list of all bishops and archbishops of Boston, and their term of service:
★ Bishop John Cheverus (1808-1823)
★ Bishop Benedict Joseph Fenwick, S.J. (1825-1846)
★ Bishop John Bernard Fitzpatrick (1846-1866)
★ Archbishop John Joseph Williams (1866-1907)
★ Archbishop William Henry Cardinal O'Connell (1907-1944)
★ Archbishop Richard Cardinal Cushing (1944-1970)
★ Archbishop Humberto Sousa Cardinal Medeiros (1970-1983)
★ Archbishop Bernard Francis Cardinal Law (1984-2002)
★ Archbishop Sean Patrick Cardinal O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap. (2003- )
High schools
★ Academy of Notre Dame, Tyngsboro
★ Archbishop Williams High School, Braintree
★ Arlington Catholic High School, Arlington
★ Austin Preparatory School, Reading
★ Bishop Fenwick High School, Peabody
★ Boston College High School, Dorcester
★ Cardinal Spellman High School, Brockton
★ Cathedral High School, Boston
★ Catholic Memorial High School, West Roxbury
★ Central Catholic High School, Lawrence
★ Elizabeth Seton Academy, Boston
★ Fontbonne Academy, Milton
★ Hudson Catholic High School, Hudson
★ Lowell Catholic High School, Lowell
★ Malden Catholic High School, Malden
★ Marian High School Framingham
★ Matignon High School, Cambridge
★ Mount Alvernia High School, Newton
★ Mount Saint Joseph Academy Boston
★ Newton Country Day School, Newton
★ North Cambridge Catholic High School, Cambridge
★ Notre Dame Academy, Hingham
★ Notre Dame High School, Lawrence
★ Our Lady of Nazareth Academy, Wakefield
★ Pope John XXIII High School, Everett
★ Presentation of Mary Academy, Metheun
★ Sacred Heart High School, Kingston
★ Saint Clement High School, Medford
★ St. John's Preparatory School, Danvers
★ St. Mary's High School, Lynn
★ Saint Sebastian's School, Needham
★ Savio Preparatory High School, East Boston (closed 2007)
★ Trinity Catholic High School, Newton
★ Ursuline Academy, Dedham
★ Xaverian Brothers High School, Westwood
See also
★ Polish Cathedral style churches
External links
★ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
★ Catholic Hierarchy Profile of the Archdiocese of Boston
★ Cardinal Sean's Blog
References
1. Bless you, we take Visa Ross Kerber
2. Diocesan headquarters sold to BC The Boston Globe, April 21, 2004.
3. Statement of the Archdiocese of Boston and Boston College on sale of part of Brighton campus The Boston Globe, April 20, 2004.]
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