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Archdiocese of Boston Archidiœcesis Bostoniensis | |
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| Catholic | |
 Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston, 2007 | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | Essex County, Middlesex County, Norfolk County, Suffolk County, and also Plymouth County except the towns of Marion, Mattapoisett, and Wareham[1] |
| Ecclesiastical province | Boston |
| Coordinates | 42°12′47″N 71°02′29″W / 42.21306°N 71.04139°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,386 km2 (2,466 sq mi)[2] |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021[2]) 4,420,879 1,989,396 (45%) |
| Parishes | 266[2] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | April 8, 1808 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Cross |
| Patron saint | Saint Patrick |
| Secular priests | 952 (600 diocesan; 352 religious)[2] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Seán Patrick O'Malley, OFM Cap |
| Auxiliary Bishops | |
| Vicar General | Mark William O'Connell |
| Bishops emeritus | |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
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The Archdiocese of Boston (Latin: Archidiœcesis Bostoniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or archdiocese, of the Catholic Church in eastern Massachusetts in the United States. Its mother church is the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. The archdiocese is the fourth largest in the United States.[3] As of 2023, the archbishop of Boston is Seán Patrick Cardinal O'Malley.
The Archdiocese of Boston has six suffragan dioceses:
- Diocese of Burlington
- Diocese of Fall River
- Diocese of Manchester
- Diocese of Portland in Maine
- Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
- Diocese of Worcester[2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
catholic-hierarchy.orgwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d e "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Boston". GCatholic. Gabriel Chow. March 4, 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "About the Archdiocese of Boston". Archdiocese of Boston. Retrieved October 26, 2023.