Richard Henning


Richard Garth Henning
Bishop of Providence
Archbishop-elect of Boston
DioceseProvidence
AppointedNovember 23, 2022 (as Coadjutor)
InstalledMay 1, 2023
PredecessorThomas Joseph Tobin
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationMay 30, 1992
by John R. McGann
ConsecrationJuly 24, 2018
by John Barres, William Murphy, and Robert J. Brennan
Personal details
Born (1964-10-17) October 17, 1964 (age 59)
ParentsRichard and Maureen Henning
Alma materSaint John's University
Seminary of the Immaculate Conception
The Catholic University of America
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
MottoPut out into the deep
Styles of
Richard Garth Henning
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Richard Garth Henning (born October 17, 1964) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts. He has been the bishop of the Diocese of Providence in Rhode Island since May 2023, after a half year as coadjutor there. Henning previously served as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York from 2018 to 2022.

Henning's installation as archbishop in Boston is scheduled for October 31st, 2024.