Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport
Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Connecticut, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Diocese of Bridgeport (Latin: Dioecesis Bridgeportensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the southwestern part of the state of Connecticut in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Hartford.
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Diocese of Bridgeport Dioecesis Bridgeportensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Fairfield County, Connecticut |
Ecclesiastical province | Hartford |
Metropolitan | Hartford |
Deaneries | Queen of Peace Mystical Rose Queen of Martyrs Our Lady, Queen of Confessors Seat of Wisdom Queen Assumed into Heaven Mother of Divine Grace Cause of our Joy Mary, Mother of the Church |
Statistics | |
Area | 626 sq mi (1,620 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 956,570 [1] 441,000 [1] (46.1 [1]%) |
Parishes | 80 [1] |
Schools | 38 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | August 6, 1953 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Augustine |
Patron saint | Augustine of Hippo |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Frank J. Caggiano |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Christopher J. Coyne |
Vicar General | Robert M. Kinnally |
Judicial Vicar | Arthur C. Mollenhauer |
Map | |
Website | |
bridgeportdiocese.com |
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The Diocese of Bridgeport includes all of Fairfield County, Connecticut and has 82 parishes. Its cathedral is St. Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport. As of 2023, the diocese is led by Bishop Frank Caggiano.