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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Boston (Latin: Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Bostoniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or archdiocese, of the Catholic Church in eastern Massachusetts in the United States. Its mother church is the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. The archdiocese is the fourth largest in the United States. [3]
On June 3, 2016, Pope Francis appointed O'Connell as an auxiliary bishop of Boston and titular bishop of Gigthi in Tripolitana. [1] [9] [10] He was consecrated on August 24, 2016, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston by Cardinal Seán O'Malley, with Bishops Walter Edyvean and Peter Uglietto serving as co-consecrators. [11] [1]
Metropolitan Methodios of Boston (born George Tournas on November 19, 1946) is a metropolitan bishop and spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston.The Metropolis includes all of the U.S. states of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, as well as the Connecticut towns of Danielson, New London and Norwich.
Robert Reed was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 11, 1959, to William and Jeanne Reed. He grew up in Swampscott, Massachusetts, attending parochial schools in that town. Reed then attended at St. John's Preparatory School, a Catholic high school in Danvers, Massachusetts. [1] [2] It was during high school that Reed decided to become a priest.
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.
Daniel Anthony Cronin (born November 14, 1927) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston from 1968 to 1970, as bishop of the Diocese of Fall River in Massachusetts from 1970 to 1992, and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford in Connecticut from 1992 to 2003.
In 1966, the American bishops decided to split the NCWC into two organizations with different focuses, but common goals. The National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) was created to work on church affairs within the United States. The United States Catholic Conference (USCC) would concentrate on the Catholic church and American society. [9]
On October 12, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Hennessey as an auxiliary bishop of Boston and titular bishop of Tigias.He received his episcopal consecration on December 12, 2006, from Archbishop Seán O'Malley, with Bishops John Boles and Emilio Allué serving as co-consecrators [6] [4] Hennessey's episcopal motto is "Magnificat Anima Mea Dominum" Luke 1:46-55, meaning, "My soul doth ...