Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport

Diocese of Bridgeport

Dioecesis Bridgeportensis
Cathedral of St. Augustine
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryFairfield County, Connecticut
Ecclesiastical provinceHartford
MetropolitanHartford
DeaneriesQueen of Peace
Mystical Rose
Queen of Martyrs
Our Lady, Queen of Confessors
Seat of Wisdom
Queen Assumed into Heaven
Mother of Divine Grace
Cause of our Joy
Mary, Mother of the Church
Statistics
Area626 sq mi (1,620 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
956,570 [1]
441,000 [1] (46.1 [1]%)
Parishes80 [1]
Schools38
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedAugust 6, 1953
CathedralCathedral of Saint Augustine
Patron saintAugustine of Hippo
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFrank J. Caggiano
Metropolitan ArchbishopChristopher J. Coyne
Vicar GeneralRobert M. Kinnally
Judicial VicarArthur C. Mollenhauer
Map
Website
bridgeportdiocese.com

The Diocese of Bridgeport (Latin: Dioecesis Bridgeportensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the southwestern part of the state of Connecticut in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Hartford.

The Diocese of Bridgeport includes all of Fairfield County, Connecticut and has 82 parishes. Its cathedral is St. Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport. As of 2023, the diocese is led by Bishop Frank Caggiano.

  1. ^ a b c d [1], "Diocese of Bridgeport" page from the Catholic-Hierarchy.org database, accessed June 10, 2018.

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