Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester

Diocese of Worcester

Diœcesis Wigorniensis
Catholic
Cathedral of St. Paul
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryCounty of Worcester, Massachusetts
Ecclesiastical provinceBoston
MetropolitanBoston
Coordinates42°15′55″N 71°48′24″W / 42.26528°N 71.80667°W / 42.26528; -71.80667
Population
- Catholics

350,000 (43.8%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 14, 1950
CathedralSt. Paul's Cathedral
Patron saintSt. Paul[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRobert Joseph McManus
Metropolitan ArchbishopSeán Patrick O'Malley
Bishops emeritusDaniel Patrick Reilly
Map
Website
worcesterdiocese.org
St. Joseph Basilica, Webster

The Diocese of Worcester (Latin: Diœcesis Wigorniensis)is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in central Massachusetts in the United States. The diocese consists of Worcester County. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Boston. The patron saint of the diocese is Paul the Apostle.

The mother church of the Diocese of Worcester is the Cathedral of Saint Paul in the city of Worcester. The fifth and current bishop is Robert McManus.

  1. ^ "Our History". St. Paul Diocesan Jr/Sr High School. Retrieved October 3, 2022.