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Thomas Joseph Tobin (born April 1, 1948) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.He was bishop of the Diocese of Providence in Rhode Island from 2005 to 2023. . Tobin previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown in Ohio from 1996 to 2005 and as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 1992 to
Richard Garth Henning (born October 17, 1964) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Boston since 2024. He previously served as Bishop of Providence from 2023 to 2024 and before that was an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Rockville Centre from 2018 to 2022.
On February 16, 1872, Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Providence, taking all of Rhode Island from the Diocese of Hartford. The pope also included the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, the Cape Cod area, and other parts of southern Massachusetts in the new diocese. [12] The pope named Thomas Hendricken as the first bishop of ...
Before coming to Rhode Island, he was the auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, which covers Long Island and has about 154 parishes for a population of more than 1.5 ...
At age 80, O’Malley is five years beyond the normal retirement age for bishops. His 59-year-old successor, Henning, from Rockville Centre, Long Island, has been bishop of Providence since last year.
The Providence Journal article mentioned a 1980 lawsuit against Gelineau from parents of a boy in Burrillville, Rhode Island, who claimed Silva assaulted him. Gélineau then transferred Silva to St. Lucy's parish in Middletown, Rhode Island, without notifying that parish or the authorities. When informed that Silva had molested a child at St ...
Born in Providence, Rhode Island on May 7, 1918, Kelly attended his elementary and middle School studies at Providence College and in his studies to the priesthood at the Pontifical Roman Seminary in Rome and the Theological College of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He was ordained priest on June 3, 1944. [1]
He was the first native of Rhode Island to serve as bishop of Providence. [4] During his 23-year tenure in Providence, McVinney established 28 new parishes, mostly in rapidly growing suburban and rural areas of the diocese. [2] He also established 40 new Catholic schools and oversaw the construction of new buildings for many preexisting schools ...