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Connecticut and Rhode Island CONNECTICUT
Archdiocese of Hartford : counties of Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven.
Diocese of Bridgeport : Fairfield county.
The Diocese of Norwich : counties of Middlesex, New London, Tolland & Windham in Connecticut, and Fishers Island, a portion of Suffolk County in the New York.
RHODE ISLAND
Diocese of Providence
Online web sites found for the Archdiocese and Dioceses are below.  To see specifically Byzantine Catholic click HERE or scroll down
• Connecticut Catholic Conference
• Archdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut (official) [est. 1843, from the Diocese of Boston, and was made an Archdiocese in 1933¹]
Chancery:  134 Farmington Ave. - Hartford, CT  06105  Phone: (860) 527-4201
     or (860) 541-6491   E-mail: mcs@archdiocese-hartford.org
The Archdiocese of Hartford encompasses the counties of Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven, in the state of Connecticut.
• See:  The Beginnings of Catholicism in Rhode Island - on the Diocese of Providence website.
• History of the Archdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut
  
• History of the Diocese of Hartford, by T. S. Duggan, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VII, 1910 by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition Copyright © 1999 by Kevin Knight.
• Churches of Yesteryear:  a collection of over 1400 postcards by the Rev. Frank Carter of the Archdiocese of  Hartford!
• Former Bishops of the Hartford Archdiocese.
• Archdiocese of Hartford Parish Directory.
• Cathedral of St. Joseph
• 140 Farmington Avenue - Hartford, CT 06105,   Phone:  (860) 249-8431.
• History of the Cathedral
  
• St. Patrick and St. Anthony Parish
• 285 Church Street, Hartford CT 06103-1196,  Phone:  (860) 756-4034
  
• St. Thomas Becket Parish
   435 North Brooksvale Road - Cheshire, CT 06410
   Phone:  (203) 272-5777
• Assumption Parish
   29 South Adams Street, Manchester, CT 06040
• St. Joseph Parish
   129 Edwards Street - New Haven, CT - Phone: (203) 777-2548
• Holy Angels Parish [est. ca. 1886]
   South Meriden, CT
   Holy Angels' History "...First established to serve the families of South Meriden, Cheshire, and Yalesville, Holy Angels parish began as a mission of St. Rose of Lima parish, in Meriden...
• St. Peter Claver Parish
   47 Pleasant Street - West Hartford, CT 06107
   Phone: (860) 521-2904
• Saint Thomas The Apostle Parish [est. 1920]
    872 Farmington Avenue - West Hartford, CT 06119
    Phone: (860) 233-8269
   St. Thomas the Apostle Parish HISTORY!!!

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• Diocese of Bridgeport  (Connecticut)   [est. 1953¹]
   Chancery: The Catholic Center - 238 Jewett Ave. - Bridgeport, CT  02135.
The Diocese of Bridgeport encompasses the area of Fairfield county, in the state of Connecticut.
• Parish Directory & Map of the Diocese of Bridgeport
• St. Augustine Cathedral
    359 Washington Avenue - Bridgeport, CT 06604-3826
    Phone: (203) 368-6777
• St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church - Ridgefield,CT with:
• History from the celebration of the first Mass in 1781 in Ridgefield .
• St. Jude Church -
   707 Monroe Turnpike (Route 111) - Monroe, CT 06468-2361.

• St. Patrick Parish
• 169 Black Rock Tpke. - Redding Ridge, CT  06876-0119
• The St. Patrick Church, 1880-1980. From "One Hundred Years"
  by Margaret Wixted, John V. Horgan, Paul C. Ringgold, online at historyofedding.com
  

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• Diocese of Norwich  (Connecticut)   [est. 1953¹]
   Chancery: 201 Broadway - P.O. Box 587 - Norwich, CT  06360.
Encompasses all of the counties of Middlesex, New London, Tolland & Windham in Connecticut, and Fishers Island, a portion of Suffolk County in New York.
• Diocese of Norwich: Parishes listed by Location.
• Cathedral of St. Patrick [Est/ 1879]
  
• 213 Broadway - Norwich, CT 06360,  Phone: (860) 889-8441
• History of the Cathedral parish
• Postcards from the Past
  
• St. Mary Star of the Sea [Est. 1851] 
• 10 Huntington Street - New London, CT 06320-6198
• Brief History of St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish, from "Touring Eugen O'Neill's New London," online.
• Our Lady of Lourdes Church,  with brief history from 1957
• 1650 Route 12 - Gales Ferry, CT 06335
• St. Joseph Church
  
• 17 Squire Street - New London, CT 06320
  
• Brief History of St. Joseph Parish, from "Touring Eugen O'Neill's New London," online.
• St. Joseph Church
• 18 Main Street - N. Grovsenordale, CT 06255
• Christ the King Church [Est. 1934]
  
• 22 Lyme Street - Old Lyme, CT
  
• Mailing Address: P. O. Box 443 - Old Lyme, CT  06371
  
• Sacred Heart Church
• 11 Sacred Heart Road - West Thompson, CT 06277
  
• St. Michael the Archangel Church -
  
• 60 Liberty Street - Pawcatuck, CT  06379-1695
• St. Michael's Parish History
  

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• Diocese of Providence (Rhode Island)  [est. 1872¹]
   Chancery:  One Cathedral Sq. - Providence, RI  02903.
Rhode Island Counties: [Bristol County] [Kent County] [Newport County]
[Providence County] [Washington County]
• History of the Diocese of Providence, on the diocesan website.
• History of the Diocese of Providence, by Austin Dowling, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XII, 1908 by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition Copyright © 1999 by Kevin Knight.
• Diocese of Providence: Parish Directory.
• Diocese of Providence: Cemeteries
• Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul [est. 1837]
    Cathedral Square - Providence, RI  02903-3603  Phone: (401) 331-2434.
    Rectory: 30 Fenner Street - Providence, RI  02903-3603.
• St. Mary Parish [est. ca. 1828] -  "...the oldest Catholic Parish in Rhode Island..."
   Parish Offices:  St. Mary's School - William Street - Newport, RI
   Phone: (401) 847-0475.
    "St. Mary's congregation started with Ft. Adams..." and is reported to be  "...the oldest Catholic Parish in Rhode Island..."
 
BRISTOL County, Rhode Island (includes the communties of Bristol, Barrington and Warren) Barrington:
• Holy Angel Parish [est. 1913] (Italian)
   Rectory: 341 Maple Avenue - Barrington, R.I. 02806-1133.
• St. Luke Parish [est. 1942]
   Rectory: 108 Washington Road, Barrington, R.I. 02806-1133.
Bristol:
• St. Mary Parish [est. 1869]
   Rectory: 330 Wood Street - P.O. Box 120 - Bristol, RI 02809-3208.
• St. Elizabeth Parish [est. 1913] (Portuguese)
   Rectory: 577 Wood Street - Bristol, R.I. 02809-2395.
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish [est. 1917] (Italian)
   Rectory: 141 State Street - Bristol, RI 02809-2228.
Warren:
• St. Mary of the Bay Parish [est. 1851]
   Rectory: 645 Main Street - Warren, RI 02885-4318  Phone: (401) 245-7000.
• St. Jean Baptiste [est. 1877] (French)
Rectory: 328 Main Street - Warren, RI 02885-4342  Phone: (401) 245-8392.
• St. Casimir Parish [est. 1908] (Polish)
  
   Rectory: 228 Child Street - Warren, RI 02885-2731  Phone: (401) 245-4422.
• St. Alexander Parish [est. 1915] (Italian)
  
   Rectory: 221 Main Street - Warren, RI 02885-4304 Phone: (401) 245-6369.
• St. Thomas the Apostle Parish [est. 1952] (Portuguese)
   Rectory: 500 Metacom Avenue - Warren, RI 02885-2808  Phone: (401) 245-4469.

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KENT County, Rhode Island (Communities include: Compton, Coventry, East Greenwich, Natick, Phenix, Warwick, and Washington) Coventry:
• SS. John and Paul [est. 1905] (Church of Our Lady of Czenstochowa) (Polish)
   Rectory: 445 Washington Street - Coventry, RI 02816-5421 Phone: (401) 821-7991.
• Church of Saint Vincent de Paul [est. Sep 1937] (French) - Church:  Anthony, RI
   Rectory: 6 St Vincent de Paul Street - Coventry, RI 02816-8156.
• SS. John and Paul Parish [est. Sep 1955]
   Rectory: 341 South Main Street - Coventry, RI 02816-5987.
East Greenwich:
• Our Lady of Mercy Parish [est. 1853] - Church: 4th Avenue
   Rectory: 65 Third Street - East Greenwich, RI  02818  Phone: (401) 884-4968.
Warwick:
• St. Benedict Parish [est. 1914]
  
  135 Beach Avenue - P. O. Box 9485 - Warwick, RI 02889-0485
   Phone: (401) 737-9492.
• St. Catherine Parish [est. 1916]
   Rectory: 3252 Post Road - Warwick, RI 02886-7198  Phone: (401) 737-4455.
• St. William Parish [est. 1933]
   200 Pettaconsett Avenue - Warwick, RI 02888  Phone: (401) 781-7226.
• St. Peter Parish [est. 1933]
   Rectory: 350 Fair Street - Warwick, RI 02888-3799  Phone: (401) 467-4895.
• St. Rita Parish [est. 1935]
  
   Rectory: 722 Oakland Beach Avenue - Warwick, RI 02886 Phone: (401) 738-1800.
• St. Francis Parish, Hillsgrove [est. 1943] - Church: 596 Jefferson Boulevard
   Rectory: 596 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886-1387 Phone: (401) 737-5191.
• St. Timothy Parish [est. 1950]
   1799 Warwick Avenue - Warwick, RI 02889-1700 Phone: (401) 739-9552.
• St. Rose Parish, Main Street [est. 1950; merged with St. Clement Parish in 1998]
  
   Office: 171 Inman Avenue - Warwick, RI 02886-1700 Phone: (401) 739-0212.
• St. Kevin Parish [est. 1956]
   Rectory: 333 Sandy Lane - Warwick, RI  02889-4325  Phone: (401) 737-2638.
• Saint Gregory the Great Parish [est. 1961] - Church: 360 Cowesett Road
   Rectory: 41 Sandro Drive - Warwick, RI  02886-8530  Phone: (401) 884-1666.
• St. Clement Parish [est. 1961] - Church: 111 Long Street
(St. Rose Parish, Main Street [est. 1950; merged with St. Clement Parish in 1998]
   Office: 171 Inman Avenue - Warwick, RI 02886-1700 Phone: (401) 739-0212.
West Warwick:
• St. Mary's Church, Crompton [est. 1844]
   70 Church Street - West Warwick, RI 02893-3105  Phone: (401) 821-5555.
• SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Phoenixville [est. 1853]
   Rectory: 48 Highland Street - Phenix, R.I. 02893-5699  Phone: (401) 821-2198.
• St. Joseph's Church, Natick [est. 1873]
   854 Providence Street - West Warwick, RI 02893-1191  Phone: (401) 821-4072.
• St. John the Baptist Parish of Centreville [est. 1874] (French)
   Rectory: 20 Washington Street - West Warwick, RI 02893 Phone: (401) 821-7661.
• Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish [est. 1897] (French)
    60 Pleasant Street - West Warwick, RI  02893-5695 Phone: (401) 821-6428.
• St. James Church of Arctic Parish [est. 1908]
  1270 Main Street - P.O. Box 1346 - West Warwick, RI 02893-0696 Phone (401) 821-7323.
• St. Anthony Parish, River Point [est. 1925] (Portuguese)
   Rectory: 10 Sunset Avenue - West Warwick, RI 02893-4516 Phone: (401) 821-8342.
• Sacred Heart Parish, Natick [est. 1929] (Italian)
    820 Providence Street - West Warwick, RI 02893-1135  Phone: (401) 821-4184.
• Christ the King Parish [est. 1931] (French)
  
   120 Legris Avenue - Centreville, West Warwick, RI 02893 Phone: (401) 821-9228.

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NEWPORT County, Rhode Island (Communities include:  Middletown, Newport, Middletown:
• St. Lucy Parish [est. 1951]
Rectory: 909 West Main Road - Middletown, RI 02842   Phone: (401) 847-6153.
Newport:
• St. Mary Parish [est. ca. 1828] -  "...the oldest Catholic Parish in Rhode Island..."
   Parish Offices:  St. Mary's School - William Street - Newport, RI
   Phone: (401) 847-0475  The Church is located on Spring Street.
    See:  History of St. Mary's Parish. - "St. Mary's congregation started with Ft. Adams..." and is reported to be  "...the oldest Catholic Parish in Rhode Island..."
• St. Joseph Parish [est. 1885]
  
   Rectory: 5 Mann Avenue - Newport, RI 02840 Phone: (401) 847-0065.
• St. Augustin Parish [est. 1911] - Church: Carroll & Harrison Avenues
   Rectory: 2 Eastnor Road - Newport, RI 02840 Phone: (401) 847-0518.
• Jesus Saviour Parish [est. Dec 1926] (Portuguese)
   Church: 509 Broadway, Newport, RI  02840  Phone: (401) 846-4095.
   Rectory: 1 Vernon Avenue - Newport, RI 02840-1431 Phone: (401) 847-1267.
• Jesus Saviour Parish History

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PROVIDENCE County, Rhode Island (Communities include:  Burrillville, Central Falls, Cranston, Harrisville, Mapleville, Pawtucket, Providence and Woonsocket) Burrillville:
• St. Patrick Parish [est. 1854] - Church: of Burrillville.
   Rectory: 45 Main Street - Harrisville, R.I. 02830-1403.
Central Falls:
• Holy Spirit Catholic Community [est. 1997] -  1030 Dexter Street
   Rectory: 1030 Dexter Street - Central Falls, RI 02863-1717.
   The following 3 parishes are joined in the Holy Spirit Catholic Community:
      Notre Dame Parish [est. 1873] (French)
      Holy Trinity Parish [est. 1889] - in Central Falls
      St. Matthew Parish (French)
• St. Joseph Parish [est. 1906] (Polish) - Church: 399 High St.
   Rectory: 391 High Street - Central Falls, RI 02863-3109 Phone: (401) 723-5427.
•  St. Basil the Great Parish [est. 1910] (Melkite Greek Catholic within the Eparchy of Newton
   445 Broad Street, Central Falls, RI 02863.
• St. Elias Parish [est. 1931] (Melkite Greek Catholic, Eparchy of Newton)
    Church: 80 Hamilton Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895.
    Residence: 111 Cross Street - Central Falls, RI 02863 Phone: (401) 722-1345.
Cranston:
• St. Anne Parish [est. 1858]
   Rectory: 1493 Cranston St., Cranston, RI 02920-6790 Phone: (401) 942-2767.
• St. Paul Parish of Edgewood [est. Jul 1907]
   Rectory: One St. Paul Place - Cranston, RI 02905-3521.
• St. Matthew Parish [est. 1909] - Church: at Elmwood and Park Avenues
   Rectory: 15 Frances Avenue - Cranston, RI 02910-2227 Phone: (401) 461-7172.
• St. Mary Parish [est. 1925] (Italian)
   Rectory: 1525 Cranston Street - Cranston, RI 02920  Phone: (401) 942-1492.
• St. Mark Parish [est. Oct 1950]
  
   Rectory: 9 Garden Court - Cranston, RI 02920-5701 Phone: (401) 942-1616.
• Immaculate Conception Parish [est. 1958]
   237 Garden Hills Drive, Cranston, RI 02920-3429  Phone: (401) 942-1854.
• Holy Apostles Parish [est. Jul 1991]
   Rectory: 800 Pippin Orchard Road, Cranston 02921-3603
   Phone: (401) 946-5586   E-mail hapostle@loa.com
Cumberland:
• St. Patrick Parish, Valley Falls [est. 1861]
  
   301 Broad Street - Cumberland, RI  02864-8125  Phone: (401) 725-0344.
• St. Joseph Parish, Ashton [est. 1872]
   1303 Mendon Road - P.O. Box 7005 - Cumberland, RI 02864  Phone: (401) 333-4013.
• St. Joan of Arc [est. 1929]
    3357 Mendon Road - Cumberland Hill, RI 02864-2195 Phone: (401) 658-2084.
• Church of Our Lady of Fatima  in Valley Falls [est. 1953] (Portuguese)
    Fatima Drive, Cumberland, RI 02864-8229 Phone: (401) 723-6719.
• St. John Vianney Parish [est. 1953] - includes Parish History.
   3609 Diamond Hill Road - Cumberland, RI  02864-1601 Phone: (401) 333-6060.
• St. Aidan Parish [est. 1962]
   Rectory: 1460 Diamond Hill Road - Cumberland, RI 02864  Phone: (401) 333-5897.
Harrisville:  see also Burrillville.
• St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Parish [est. Aug 1923] -
   Church: on Douglas Pike - Harrisville, RI
   Rectory: 35 Dion Drive - Harrisville, RI 02830-1729.
Mapleville:
• Our Lady of Good Help (Eglise de Notre Dame DeBonsecours) [est. Aug 1905]
   Rectory: 1063 Victory Highway - Box 158 - Mapleville, RI 02839-0158
   Phone: (401) 568-5272.
Pascoag:
• St. Joseph Parish [est. 1884]
   Rectory: 183 Sayles Avenue - Box 188 - Pascoag, RI 02859--0188.
Pawtucket:
• St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish [est. 1829]
   Rectory: 103 Pine Street - P.O. Box 518 - Pawtucket, RI  02862 Phone: (401) 722-5425.
• Church of The Sacred Heart of Jesus [est. 1872]
   Rectory: 38 Park Street - Pawtucket, RI 02860-1318  Phone: (401) 722-3226.
• St. Joseph Parish [est. 1873]
   Rectory: 193 Walcott Street - Pawtucket, RI 02860-9190 Phone: (401) 724-9190.
• St. John the Baptist (St. Jean-Baptiste) [est. 1884]
   Rectory: 69 Quincy Avenue - Pawtucket, RI  02860-2830  Phone: (401) 722-9054.
• St. Edward Parish [est. 1904]
   58 Hancock Street - Pawtucket, RI  02860-2629  Phone: (401) 725-7036.
• St. Cecilia Parish [est. 1910] (French)
  
   Rectory: 1253 Newport Avenue - Pawtucket, RI  02861 Phone: (401) 722-1101.
• Trinity - St. George [est. 1911] (Maronite Rite, within Eparchy of St. Maron)
   Rectory: 50 Summit Street - Pawtucket, RI 02860 Phone: (401) 723-8444.
• St. Leo the Great Parish [est. 1916]
  699 Central Avenue, Pawtucket, R.I. 02861  Phone: (401) 722-1220.
• St. Anthony Parish [est. 1926] (Portuguese)
   Rectory: 32 Lawn Avenue - Pawtucket, RI  02860-3522 Phone: (401) 723-9138.
• St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Parish [est. 1929]
  
   Rectory: 358 Newport Avenue - Pawtucket, RI  02861  Phone: (401) 722-4470.
• St. Maria Goretti Parish [est. 1953]
   Rectory: 165 Power Road - Pawtucket, RI 02860-3429  Phone: (401) 725-4355.
East Providence:
• Sacred Heart Parish [est. 1876] - Church: 100 Taunton Avenue.
   Rectory: 118 Taunton Avenue - East Providence, RI 02914 Phone: (401) 434-0326.
• St. Margaret Parish [est. 1888]
  
   1098 Pawtucket Avenue - Rumford, RI 02916-1899  Phone: (401) 438-3230.
• St. Brendan Parish [est. 1909]
   60 Turner Avenue - Riverside, RI  02915  Phone: (401) 433-2600.
• St. Francis Xavier Parish [est. 1914] - includes: Our History - A nossa História.
   81 North Carpenter Street - East Providence, RI 02914  Phone: (401) 434-1878.
   "...In 1914, the Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, Most Reverend Matthew Harkins, realized the great need for a parish for Portuguese-speaking Catholics in East Providence..."
• Our Lady of Loreto Parish [est. 1920] (Italian)
   346 Waterman Avenue - East Providence, RI 02914-2637 Phone: (401) 434-3535.
• St. Martha Parish [est. Sep 1956]
   2595 Pawtucket Avenue - East Providence, RI 02914  Phone: (401) 434-4060.
Providence:
• Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul [est. 1837]
    Cathedral Square - Providence, RI  02903-3603  Phone: (401) 331-2434.
    Rectory: 30 Fenner Street - Providence, RI  02903-3603.
• St. Patrick Parish [est. 1841]
  
   Rectory: 152 Holden Street - Providence, RI  02908-4922  Phone: (401) 421-7070.
• St. Joseph Parish [est. 1851]
   Rectory: 92 Hope Street - Providence, RI  02906-2099  Phone: (401) 421-9137.
• St. Mary Parish [est. 1853]
   Rectory: 538 Broadway - Providence, RI 02909-1895 Phone: (401) 274-3434.
• St. Michael Parish [est. Jun 1857] (also ministry to Hmong, Haitian & Spanish)
  
   Rectory: 239 Oxford Street - Providence, RI 02905-2096  Phone: (401) 781-7210.
• The Church of the Immaculate Conception Parish [est. 1858; closed June 1957]
   This church was located, on West River Street, in Providence, RI.
   Sacramental Records for the Immaculate Conception Parish are kept at St. Patrick Church: 152 Holden Street - Providence, RI 02908-4922  Phone: (401) 421-7070.
• St. John Parish [est. 1870; closed in 1991] - Church was located on the corner of Atwells Avenue and Sutton Street.
  
Sacramental Records for St. John's Parish are kept at St. Mary Church: 538 Broadway - Providence, RI  Phone: (401) 274-3434.
• The Church of the Assumption Parish [est. 1871]
   Rectory: 791 Potters Avenue - Providence, RI 02907-3095  Phone: (401) 941-1248.
• St. Charles Borromeo Parish [est. 1874] (French)
  
   Rectory: 178 Dexter Street - Providence, RI 02907-2492  Phone: (401) 421-6441.
• St. Joseph Geneva Parish [est. 1874] - Church:  997 Branch Avenue
   Rectory: 10 Caxton Street - Providence, RI  02904-1008 Phone: (401) 331-4035.
• Holy Name of Jesus Parish [est. 1882]
   Rectory: 99 Camp Street - Providence, RI 02906-1799  Phone: (401) 272-4515.
• St. Teresa Parish [est. 1883]
   275 Manton Avenue - Providence, RI  02909-3331  Phone: (401) 831-7714.
• Our Lady of the Rosary Parish [est. 1886] (Portuguese)
   Rectory: 463 Benefit Street - Providence, RI 02903-4302  Phone: (401) 421-5621.
• St. Thomas Parish of Manton [est. 1886]
  
   Rectory: 65 Fruit Hill Avenue - Providence, RI  02909-5598 Phone: (401) 272-7118.
• The Church of the Blessed Sacrament [est. 1888] 179 Academy Avenue
   Rectory: 239 Regent Avenue - Providence, RI 02908-4552  Phone: (401) 751-7575.
• Church of the Holy Ghost Parish [est. 1889] (Italian)
   Rectory: 472 Atwells Avenue - Providence, RI  02909-1088 Phone: (401) 421-3551.
• St. Ann Parish [est. Sep 1895] (Italian) - Church: 280 Hawkins Street
   Rectory: 2 Russo St., Providence, RI 02904-1299, 861-5111.
• A Brief History of St. Ann's Parish
• St. Anthony Parish [est. 1900] - Church: 547 Plainfield Street
   Rectory: 549 Plainfield Street - Providence, RI 02909-4697  Phone: (401) 943-2300.
• St. Adalbert Parish [est. 1902] (Polish)
   Rectory: 866 Atwells Avenue - Providence, RI 02909-2596  Phone: (401) 351-9306.
• Church of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish [est. 1904] (French)
   Rectory: 901 Atwells Avenue - Providence, RI  02909-3195 Phone: (401) 272-8127.
• St. Agnes Parish [est. July 1904] - Church: 100 Chatham Street
   Rectory: 351 Branch Avenue - Providence, RI 02904-2542  Phone: (401) 861-7265.
• St. Bartholomew Parish [est. 1907] (Italian) - Church: 305 Laurel Hill Avenue
   Rectory: 297 Laurel Hill Avenue - Providence, RI 02909-3897 Phone: (401) 944-4466.
• St. Raymond Parish [est. 1911] - Church: 1240 North Main Street
   Rectory: 2 Matilda Street - Providence, RI  02904-1812  Phone: (401) 861-8169.
• St. Sebastian Parish [est. 1915] - Church: 57 Cole Avenue
   Rectory: 67 Cole Avenue - Providence, RI  02906-4696  Phone: (401) 751-0196.
• St. Pius Parish [est. 1918]
  
   Rectory: 55 Elmhurst Avenue - Providence, RI 02908-2893  Phone: (401) 751-4871.
• St. Casimir Parish [est. Nov 1919] (Lithuanian)
   Rectory: 350 Smith St., Providence, RI  02908-3726 Phone: (401) 331-1051.
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish [est. Dec 1921] (Italian): 64 Brayton Avenue
   Rectory: 12 Spruce Street - Providence, RI 02903-1696  Phone: (401) 274-2113.
• St. Augustine Parish [est. Jul 1929] - Church:  639 Mount Pleasant Avenue
   Rectory: 20 Old Road - Providence, RI 02908-1999  Phone: (401) 831-3503.
• Holy Cross Parish [est. 1949]
  
   645 Hartford Avenue - Providence, RI 02909  Phone: (401) 274-5225.
Woonsocket:
• St. Charles Borromeo Parish [est. 1846]
  
   190 North Main Street - Woonsocket, RI 02895-3140  Phone: (401) 766-0176.
• Precious Blood Parish [est. 1873] (French)
  
   Rectory: 94 Carrington Avenue - Woonsocket, RI 02895-4594 Phone: (401) 762-0326.
• St. Ann Parish [est. 1890] (French) - Church: 82 Cumberland Street
   See: All Saints Catholic Community [est. 1998], Woonsocket.
      Rectory: 82 Cumberland St. Woonsocket, R.I. 02895  Phone: (401) 766-0370.
• Sacred Heart Parish [est. 1895]
   415 Olo Street - Woonsocket, RI 02895  Phone: (401) 766-3150; Fax: 766-6864.
• St. Aloysius Parish [est. 1902] (French) Church: 323 Rathbun Street
   See: All Saints Catholic Community [est. 1998], Woonsocket
      Rectory: 82 Cumberland St. Woonsocket, R.I. 02895  Phone: (401) 766-0370.
• The Holy Family Parish [est. 1902] (French)
    414 South Main Street - Woonsocket, RI 02895-5193  Phone: (401) 762-0830
• St. Stanislaus Kostka Church of Woonsocket [est. 1905] (Polish)
   188 Harris Avenue - Woonsocket, R.I. 02895-1809  Phone: (401) 762-0021.
• St. Michael Parish [est. 1908] (Ukrainian-Catholic, Eparchy of Stamford)
   394 Blackstone Street - Woonsocket, R.I. 02895-1917 Phone: (401) 762-2733.
• Church of Notre Dame des Victoires [est. 1909] (French) - 120 Prospect Street
   See: All Saints Catholic Community, Woonsocket
      Rectory: 82 Cumberland St. Woonsocket, R.I. 02895  Phone: (401) 766-0370.
• St. Anthony Parish [est. 1924] (Italian)
   128 Greene Street - Woonsocket, RI 02895-4565  Phone: (401) 766-2640.
• St. Joseph Parish [est. 1929]
   1200 Mendon Road - Woonsocket, RI 02895-3999  Phone: (401) 766-0626.
• St. Elias Parish [est. 1931] (Melkite Greek Catholic, Eparchy of Newton)
    Church: 80 Hamilton Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895.
    Residence: 111 Cross Street - Central Falls, RI 02863 Phone: (401) 722-1345.
• Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs Parish [est. 1953]
   1409 Park Avenue - Woonsocket, RI 02895-6597  Phone: (401) 762-5117.
• St. Agatha Parish [est. 1953] - Church: Corner Logee and Fairfield Streets
   Rectory: 34 Joffre Avenue - Woonsocket, RI 02895-5596  Phone: (401) 767-2950.
• All Saints Catholic Community [est. 1998]
    Rectory: 82 Cumberland St. Woonsocket, R.I. 02895  Phone: (401) 766-0370.
All Saints Community includes the following three parishes:
Our Lady of Victories (Church of Notre Dame des Victories) [est. 1909]
St. Aloysius Parish [est. 1902]
St. Ann Parish [est. 1890]

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WASHINGTON County, Rhode Island (Communities include:  Carolina, Charleston, Hope Valley, Carolina:
• St. Mary Parish [est. Sep 1946]
   Rectory: 437 Carolina Back Road - P.O. Box 475 - Carolina, R.I. 02812-0475
   Phone: (401) 364-7214.

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Foster:
• St. Paul The Apostle Parish [est. Oct 1972]
   116A Danielson Pike - Foster, RI 02825-1421  Phone: (401) 647-3664.
Glocester:
• St. Eugene Parish, Chepachet [est. 1956]
   1251 Putnam Pike - P.O. Box A, Chepachet, RI 02814 Phone: (401) 568-5102.
Hopkinton:
• Our Lady of Victory Parish, Ashaway [est. 1946]
  
   Rectory: 169 Main Street - P.O. Box 276 - Ashaway, RI 02804 Phone: (401) 377-8830.
• St. Joseph Parish [est. 1939]
    Mail to:  P.O. Box 388 - Hope Valley, RI 02832  Phone: (401) 539-8311.
    Street address:  1105 Main Street - Hope Valley, RI.
Jamestown:
• St. Mark Parish [est. 1909]
 60 Narragansett Avenue - Jamestown, RI 02835-1174 Phone: (401) 423-1421.
Johnston:
• St. Rocco Parish [est. 1903] (Italian)
  
    927 Atwood Avenue - Johnston, RI 02919 Phone: (401) 942-5203.
• Our Lady of Grace Parish [est. 1913] (Italian)
 4 Lafayette Street - Johnston, RI 02919  Phone: (401) 231-2220.
• St. Brigid Parish [est. 1915]
   1231 Plainfield Street - Johnston, RI 02919-6994  Phone: (401) 944-2232.
• St. Robert Bellarmine Parish [est. 1963]
   1804 Atwood Avenue - Johnston, RI 02919-3244  Phone: (401) 232-5600.
Lincoln:
• St. James Parish [est. 1874]
    33 Division Street - Box 60 - Manville, R.I. 02838-1321  Phone: (401) 766-1558.
• St. Ambrose Parish [est. 1892] Albion, RI
   191 School Street - P. O. Box 67, Albion, RI 02802-0062  Phone: (401) 333-1568.
• Church of Saint Basil the Great [est. 1910]: (Melkite Greek Catholic within the Eparchy of Newton
    445 Broad St. - Lincoln, RI 02865
   Rectory: 15 Skyview Drive, Lincoln 02865 Phone: (401) 722-1345.
• St. Jude Parish [est. 1946]
   Rectory: 301 Front Street - Lincoln, RI 02865-2423  Phone: (401) 725-8140.
Little Compton:
• St. Catherine of Siena Parish [est. 1930]
  
Rectory:  74 Simmons Road - P.O. Box 208 - Little Compton, RI 02837
Phone: (401) 635-4420.
Narragansett:
• St. Thomas More Parish, Narragansett Pier [mission est. 1891]
Rectory: 53 Rockland Street - Narragansett, RI 02882 Phone: (401) 789-7682.
• St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish, Point Judith [est. 1960]
Rectory: 52 Coffey Avenue - P.O. Box 3329 - Narragansett, RI 02882
Phone: (401) 783-4449.
• St. Veronica Chapel:
  
   Boston Neck Road, Narragansett, RI (summer services).
New Shoreham:
• St. Andrew Chapel [est. 1917] - Church: Chapel Street
Rectory: Spring Street - Box 279 - Block Island, RI  02807 Phone: (401) 466-5519.
North Kingstown: and Wickford
• St. Bernard Parish [est. 1874]
   Offices: 415 Tower Hill Road - Wickford, RI 02852  Phone: (401) 295-0387.
• St. Francis de Sales Parish [est. 1960]
   381 School Street - North Kingstown, RI 02852 Phone: (401) 884-2105.
• St. Francis de Sales Parish History
North Providence:
• St. Lawrence Parish of Centredale [est. 1907]
  
   624 Woonasquatucket Avenue - Centredale, RI 02911 Phone: (401) 231-9126.
• Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish [est. 1912]
   1081 Mineral Spring Avenue - North Providence, RI 02904 Phone: (401) 722-7140.
• St. Anthony Parish [est. 1944] (Italian) - Church: 1413 Mineral Spring
   Rectory: 5 Gibbs Street - North Providence, RI 02904 Phone: (401) 353-3120.
• Mary Mother of Mankind Parish [est. 1967]
   25 Fourth Street - North Providence, RI 02911-1499  Phone: (401) 231-3542.
North Smithfield:
• St. John the Evangelist Parish [est. 1872]
   63 Church Street - P.O. Box 266 - Slatersville, RI 02876  Phone: (401) 762-0946.
Portsmouth:
• St. Anthony Parish [est. 1901]
   Rectory: 2836 East Main Road - P.O. Box 570 - Portsmouth, RI 02871
   Phone: (401) 683-0089.
• St. Barnabas Parish [est. 1963]
   Rectory: 1697 East Main Road - Portsmouth, RI 02871 Phone: (401) 683-1343.
Scituate:
• St. Joseph Parish [est. 1940] - Church:  Corner of Danielson Pike & 116.
   Mail to: P.O. Box 236 - North Scituate, RI 02857-0236 Phone: (401) 647-2255.
Smithfield:
• St. Philip Parish, Greenville [est. 1852]
   Rectory: 622 Putnam Avenue - Greenville, RI 02828-1401  Phone: (401) 949-1500.
• St. Michael Parish, Georgiaville [est. 1875]
  
   Rectory: 80 Farnum Pike - Esmond, RI 02917-3399  Phone: (401) 231-5119.
South Kingstown:
• St. Francis of Assisi Parish [est. 1879] - WASHINGTON COUNTY
   Rectory: 114 High Street - Wakefield, RI 02879-3141  Phone: (401) 783-4411.
• Christ the King Parish [est. 1950] - WASHINGTON COUNTY
   Rectory: 180 Old North Road - Kingston, RI 02881-1497 Phone: (401) 783-7459.
Tiverton:
• Holy Ghost Parish, North Tiverton [est. 1913]
   Rectory: 311 E. Hooper Street - Tiverton, RI 02878-1209 Phone: (401) 624-8131.
• St. Christopher Parish [est. 1925]
   Rectory: 1660 Main Road - Tiverton, RI 02878-4524 Phone: (401) 624-6644.
• St. Madeleine Sophie Parish [est. 1948]
   Rectory: 35 Lake Road - Tiverton, RI 02878-3405  Phone: (401) 624-4226.
• St. Theresa Parish [est. 1960]
   Rectory: 265 Stafford Road - Tiverton, RI 02878-2498  Phone: (401) 624-8746.
• Immaculate Conception Parish [est. 1886]
  
   111 High Street - Westerly, RI  02891  Phone: (401) 596-2130.
• St. Pius X Parish [est. 1955]
   Rectory: 44 Elm Street - Westerly, RI 02891-2196  Phone: (401) 596-2535.
• St. Vincent de Paul Parish [est. 1946]
   Rectory: 7 Church Street - P.O. Box 277 - Bradford, RI 02808 Phone: (401) 377-8830.
• St. Clare Parish, Misquamicut [est. 1946] - Church: Crandall Avenue.
   Rectory: 4 Street - Clare Way, Misquamicut, RI 02891  Phone: (401) 348-8765.

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Byzantine Catholic
• The Unofficial Directory of  Eastern Catholic Churches in the U.S. for Connecticut and Rhode Island - (includes parishes of many Eastern Catholic rites).
• The Apostolic Exarchate Armenian-Rite for the U.S. & Canada  in New York  (Venerable Exarch.: Hovhannes Terzakian, 1995)
  
Address: 110 East, 12th Street - New York, NY 10003 U.S.A.  Phone: (212) 477-2030.
 
• Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark of the Syrians: Syriac Catholic Diocese for Syrians in the U. S. and Canada (Chorbishop Joseph Younan appointed as the first Bishop of this diocese in 1995)
   Address:  P.O. Box 8366 - Union City, NJ 07087-8262.
 
• Archeparchy of Philadelphia, PA (jurisdiction Ukrainian Catholics in the U.S.)
   Chancery:  827 N. Franklin St. - Philadelphia, PA  19123.
• Eparchy of St. Nicholas of the Ukrainians (Ukrainian)
(in Chicago, IL and Stamford, CT) Parishes in Eparchy of Stamford (CT, MA, NY, RI)
• Eparchy of Stamford: - Byzantine/Ukrainian
• Parish Directory

SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church
     136 Clifton Avenue - Ansonia, CT 06401, Phone: (203) 734-3895.
Protection of the B.V.M. Ukrainian Catholic Church
     255 Barnum Avenue - Bridgeport, CT 06608, Phone: (203) 367-5054.
St. Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church
     178 Linwood Avenue - Colchester, CT 06415, Phone: (203) 537-2069.
St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church
     26 New London Turnpike, Glastonbury, CT 06033, Phone: (203) 525-7823.
St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church
     Wethersfield Avenue - Hartford, CT 06114, Phone: (203) 525-7823.
St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church
     307 Eddy Glover Blvd. - New Britain, CT 06503  Phone: (203) 225-7340.
St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church
     555-569 Gcorge Street - New Haven, CT 06511, Phone: (203) 865-0388.
St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church
     24 Wenzcl Terrace - Stamford, CT 06902, Phone: (203) 324-0242.
St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church
     35 Allen Street - Terryville, CT 06786,  Phone: (203) 583-7588.
Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church
     70 Oak Street - Willimantic, CT 06226, Phone: (203) 423-5031.
St. Michael's Ukrainian-Catholic Church [est. 1908]
   394 Blackstone Street - Woonsocket, RI 02895-1917 Phone: (401) 762-2733.
• The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
• St. Basil Seminary, Stamford (Connecticut) - Ukrainian Catholic Seminary.
• Directory for Rhode Island (unofficial)

 

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• Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite)
  
   Address: P.O. Box 360 - 294 Howard Ave. - Staten Island, NY 10301-0360.
• Parish Directory  [ CT  ] [ RI ] [ Institutions ]
• St. Anthony Maronite Church
  
     17 Granville Avenue - Danbury, CT 06810, Phone: (203) 744-3372.
• St. Maron Maronite Church
     613 Main Street - Torrington, CT 06790, Phone: (203) 489-9015.
• Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church
  
    8 East Mountain Road - Waterbury, CT 06706, Phone: (203) 753-6633.
• St. George Maronite Church
  
     50 Main Street - Pawtucket, RI 02860, Phone: (401) 723-8444.
• The Eparchy of St. Marion (Marionite) 

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• History of Byzantine-Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church)

An Unofficial U.S.A. Parish directory
• Eparchy of Passaic (Byzantine-Ruthenian)
   Address: 445 Lackawanna Ave. - W. Paterson, NJ  07424.
(CT, FL, GA, MA, MD, NJ, NY, NC, east PA, VA)
Holy Trinity Ruthenian Catholic Church
     155 Schofield Avenue - Bridgeport, CT, 06605, Phone: (203) 334-7089.
St. Nicholas Ruthenian Catholic Church
     13 Pembroke Road - Danbury, CT 06811, Phone: (203) 743-1106.
St. Nicholas Ruthenian Catholic Church
     89 Summer Street - Meriden, CT, 06450, Phone: (203) 237- 1809.
Holy Trinity Ruthenian Catholic Church
     121 Beaver Street - New Britain, CT, 06051, Phone: (203) 229-2531.
Saint John the Baptist Ruthenian Catholic Church
     100 St. John Drive, Trumbull, CT, 06611, Phone: (203) 377-5967.
•  Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel
       96 First Street - Passaic, NJ  07055.
• Other Sites of Interest

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• The Eparchy of Newton (Melkite Greek)
Diocesan Offices: 19 Dartmouth Street, West Newton, MA 02165.
Parishes and Geographic Locations
• Some Questions Answered or  Educational and Reference materials to learn about the Melkite-Greek rite
• Connecticut
     St. Ann Parish:
         181 Clapboard Ridge Road - Danbury, CT 06811
     St. Ann Parish:
         41 Cross Road - Waterford, CT, 06385 Phone: (203) 442-2211
• Rhode Island (Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton)
  
     St. Basil the Great Parish: 445 Broad Street, Central Falls, RI 02863.
     Church of Saint Basil the Great [est. 1910]:
         445 Broad St. - Lincoln, RI 02865
         Rectory: 15 Skyview Drive, Lincoln 02865 Phone: (401) 722-1345.
     St. Elias Parish [est. 1931]
         Church: 80 Hamilton Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895.
         Residence: 111 Cross Street - Central Falls, RI 02863 Phone: (401) 722-1345.

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• The Byzantine Catholic Church in America (unofficial)
 
• For more information on the Byzantine Catholic Churches in the United States Click here to return to Main Local Catholic Byzantine Links
 
•  The Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Archparchy of Pittsburgh

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Historical Research of Catholic Churches & Ancestors
Connecticut and Rhode Island

• The Beginnings of Catholicism in Rhode Island - on the Diocese of Providence website.
• The Growth of Catholicism in Rhode Island:  Bishop William Tyler - on the Diocese of Providence website.
• History of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, on the diocesan website.
• History of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, by Austin Dowling, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XII, 1908 by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition Copyright © 1999 by Kevin Knight.
• History of the Diocese of Hartford, by T. S. Duggan, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VII, 1910 by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition Copyright © 1999 by Kevin Knight.
• History of St. Mary's Parish in Newport, Rhode Island - "St. Mary's congregation started with Ft. Adams..." and is reported to be  "...the oldest Catholic Parish in Rhode Island..."
• St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church - Ridgefield,CT (Diocese of Bridgeport) contains History from the celebration of the first Mass in 1781.
• Churches of Yesteryear Archive - by Rev. Frank Carter - pre-1950 postcards of Roman Catholic buildings in Connecticut -- churches and rectories, convents, hospitals and schools.
• Connecticut Catholic Conference
• Locate Catholic Churches and Mass Times in the United States

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Catholic Biographies
If you know of a web site for a biography of a Catholic with an Connecticut or Rhode Island  connection, please let me know.
• History of the Diocese of Hartford, Connecticut, by T. S. Duggan, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VII, 1910 by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition Copyright © 1999 by Kevin Knight.

Includes biographies of Bishops of the Hartford Diocese:
     1st Bishop William Tyler (born: 5 June, 1806, at Derby, Vermont - died: 18 July, 1849)
     2nd Bishop Bernard O'Reilly (born: 1801, Columkille County Longford, Ireland - died: ca. 23 Jan., 1856, on the ill-fated "Pacific")
     3rd Bishop Francis Patrick McFarland (born: 16 April, 1819, at Franklin, Penn - died: 2 Oct., 1874.)
     4th Bishop Thomas Galberry (born: in Ireland - died: ca. Oct., 1878, while on journey to New York.)
     5th Bishop Lawrence S. McMahon (born: a native of St. John's, New Brunswick, he spent his childhood and youth in Cambridge, Mass. - died: 21 August, 1893, at Lakeville.)
     6th Bishop Michael Therney (born: in Ireland, he spent his youth in Norwalk - died: 5 Oct., 1908.)

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General Connecticut & Rhode Island History & Genealogy Links
• University of Connecticut: Connecticut History & Archaeology
• State of Connecticut
• Historical Information and Documents.
• Connecticut Counties.
• State of Connecticut: Department of Public Health.
• Procedures to Obtain a Birth, Death or Marriage Certificate: Contact the town clerk of the town or city, where the event occurred, to obtain the proper certificate.  This site includes phone numbers for Connecticut town clerks.

[Towns A-G] [Towns H-P] [Towns Q-Z]
• State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation.
• Rhode Island Department of Health

   3 Capitol Hill - Providence, RI 02908  Phone: (401) 222-2231 Fax: (401) 222-6548
   TTY:  1-800-745-5555
   Birth and Death Certificates and Marriage Licenses: (401) 222-2812.
• State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation - History.
• Rhode Island Cities and Towns Links.
• Rhode Island Judiciary System's website:  information about the state's court system,

   and in-depth looks at the six courts that make up the system.
• Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission
• Rhode Island: State Archives and Public Records Administration

   337 Westminter Street - Providence, RI  02903  Phone: (401) 222-2353
   Fax: (401) 222-3199  E-mail: mailto:reference@archives.state.ri.us
• Rhode Island History
• Rhode Island Tourism with Rhode Island Facts, History and Geography.
• Adherents



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References used include:
• ¹1990 Catholic Almanac.  Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. (Editor), Rose M. Avato (Associate Editor).  Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.

and
• 1998 Catholic Almanac.  Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. and Rose M. Avato (Editors and Compilers).  Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.
• ²New Advent, Inc.  From the Catholic Encyclopedia, copyright © 1913 by the Encyclopedia Press, Inc. Electronic version copyright © 1997 by New Advent, Inc.  (A Catholic Web Site transcribing The Catholic Encyclopedia: an International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline and History of the Catholic Church.  Herbermann, Pace, et al. (Editors). Imprint:  Appleton (New York) 1907-1912.)
• ³The Archdiocese of Baltimore (Maryland). A Brief History of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.  URL : http://www.archbalt.org/history/history.htm

Information learned from the web sites for the Archdioceses, Dioceses, and Catholic Church. 

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I am voluntarily creating this site as a helpful guide to researching the history of the local Catholic Churches and to help genealogists who are researching Catholic ancestors in this geographic area.
Though links to this page for Catholic Church, genealogical, historical research and non-profit use are encouraged, please do not download the page without requesting permission since it contains copyright protected material.
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Archdiocese of Hartford  (Connecticut)  [est. 1843, Archdiocese 1933¹]

   Diocese of Bridgeport  (Connecticut)  [est. 1953¹]
   Diocese of Norwich  (Connecticut)  [est. 1953¹]
   Diocese of Providence  (Rhode Island)  [est. 1872¹]