Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hartford

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Hartfortiensis
Cathedral of Saint Joseph
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory Connecticut counties of Hartford, Litchfield, and New Haven; and the  New York island Fishers Island, New York
Episcopal conferenceUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Ecclesiastical regionRegion I
Ecclesiastical provinceHartford
Deaneries7 Deaneries
Coordinates41°46′05″N 72°41′28″W / 41.76806°N 72.69111°W / 41.76806; -72.69111
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics

1,949,519
538,185[1] (27.6%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedNovember 28, 1843
CathedralCathedral of St. Joseph
Patron saintSaint Joseph
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopChristopher J. Coyne[2]
Suffragans
Auxiliary BishopsJuan Miguel Betancourt
Vicar GeneralMsgr. James A. Shanley
Episcopal Vicars
  • John P. Melnick
  • John J. Georgia
  • Joseph T. Donnelly
Judicial VicarGeorge S. Mukuka
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
archdioceseofhartford.org

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hartford (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Hartfortiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Connecticut in the United States. It is a metropolitan see.

It was established as the Diocese of Hartford in 1843, when there were only 600 Catholic people in Hartford. In 1953, as the population of Catholics in the region was greatly increasing, it became the Archdiocese of Hartford. In the early 21st century, the archdiocese faced a sexual abuse scandal in which it has paid $50.6 million to settle 146 sexual abuse claims against 32 priests as of January 2019.

The mother church of the Archdiocese of Hartford is the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford. It covers Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven counties. Christopher J. Coyne is the archbishop of Hartford as of May 1, 2024. The rector of the Cathedral is the Very Rev. John Melnick.

  1. ^ "Congregational Membership Reports | US Religion". www.thearda.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  2. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 01.05.2024" [Resignations and Appointments, 01.05.2024] (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. May 1, 2024. B0350. Retrieved May 1, 2024.