Archdiocese of Boston
Archdiocese of Boston Archidiœcesis Bostoniensis | |
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Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston, 2007 | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Essex County, Middlesex County, Norfolk County, Suffolk County, and also Plymouth County except the towns of Marion, Mattapoisett, and Wareham |
| Ecclesiastical province | Boston |
| Coordinates | 42°12′47″N 71°02′29″W / 42.21306°N 71.04139°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,386 km2 (2,466 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 266 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | April 8, 1808 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Cross |
| Patron saint | Saint Patrick |
| Secular priests | 952 (600 diocesan; 352 religious) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Richard Garth Henning |
| Auxiliary Bishops | |
| Bishops emeritus | |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| bostoncatholic | |
The Archdiocese of Boston (Latin: Archidiœcesis Bostoniensis) is an 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 Diocese of Boston was erected in 1808, branching off from the Diocese of Baltimore. It grew rapidly during the 19th century; today it is the fourth largest archdiocese in the United States. Starting in 2002, the archdiocese faced a sexual abuse scandal which touched off investigations of Catholic Church sexual abuse cases throughout the United States. Richard G. Henning is the archbishop.