Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. The geographic boundaries of the diocese are the same as those of Worcester County, Massachusetts, the geographically largest county of the state of Massachusetts. It is headed by a bishop who has his see at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in the city of Worcester.
Pope Pius XII erected the diocese on January 14, 1950, with territories taken from the neighboring Diocese of Springfield. The fifth and current bishop is Robert Joseph McManus.
Bishops
Bishops of Worcester
- John Joseph Wright, appointed Bishop of Pittsburgh and later Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy
- Bernard Joseph Flanagan
- Timothy Joseph Harrington
- Daniel Patrick Reilly
- Robert Joseph McManus
Auxiliary bishops
- Timothy Joseph Harrington, appointed Bishop here
- George Edward Rueger
Other bishops who had been priests of the Diocese of Worcester
- Michael Wallace Banach, appointed Apostolic Nuncio and Titular Archbishop in 2013
Organization of parishes
| Parish | City/Town | Pastor/Administrator | Associate Pastor/Vicar |
| Annunciation Parish | Gardner | Rev. Stephen Lundrigan | Rev. Miguel Pagan |
| St. John Paul II | Southbridge | Rev. Kenneth R. Cardinale | Rev. Wilmar Ramos |
| Blessed Sacrament | Worcester | Rev. Richard Trainor | |
| Christ the King | Worcester | Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Sullivan | |
| Good Shepherd | Linwood | Rev. Victor Sierra | |
| Holy Cross | Templeton | Rev. Patrick Ssekyole | |
| Holy Family | Worcester | Monsignor Robert K. Johnson | |
| Holy Family of Nazareth | Leominster | Rev. José A. Rodriguez | |
| Holy Trinity | Harvard/Bolton | Rev. Terence T. Kilcoyne | |
| Immaculate Conception | Lancaster | Rev. Thomas H. Hultquist | |
| Immaculate Conception | Worcester | Rev. Walter J. Riley | |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary | Winchendon | Rev. Henry Ramirez | |
| Mary, Queen of the Rosary | Spencer | Rev. William Schipper | |
| North American Martyrs | Auburn | Rev. John F. Gee | |
| Our Lady Immaculate | Athol | Rev. Edwin Montaña | |
| Our Lady of Częstochowa | Worcester | Rev. Ryszard Polek | Rev. Edward Michalski |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel | West Boylston | Rev. Thirburse F. Millott | |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel And Our Lady of Loreto Parish | Worcester | Monsignor F. Stephen Pedone | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes | Worcester | Rev. James B. O'Shea | |
| Our Lady of Mercy | Worcester | Rev. Paul Mooradd | |
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| Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Worcester | Rev. Bryan McNeil | |
| Our Lady of the Angels | Worcester | Rev. Charles F. Monroe | |
| Our Lady of the Assumption | Millbury | Rev. Daniel R. Mulcahy | |
| Our Lady of the Lake | Leominster | Rev. C. Michael Broderick | |
| Our Lady of the Rosary | Worcester | Rev. Patrick J. Hawthorne | |
| Our Lady of Vilna | Worcester | Rev. Peter Tam M. Bui | |
| Prince of Peace | Princeton | Rev. James J. Caldarella | |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus | Hopedale | Rev. William C. Konicki | |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus | Milford | Rev. Richard A. Scioli, CSS | Rev. Gregory J. Hoppough, CSS |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus | Webster | Rev. Adam Reid | |
| Sacred Heart-St. Catherine of Sweden | Worcester | Rev. Erik Asante | |
| St. Aloysius | Gilbertville | Rev. Richard A. Lembo | |
| St. Aloysius-St. Jude | Leicester | Rev. John M. Lizewiski | |
| St. Andrew Bobola | Dudley | Rev. Krzysztof Korcz | |
| St. Andrew the Apostle | Worcester | Rev. Msgr. Francis J. Scollen | |
| St. Ann | Oxford | Rev. Michael N. Lavallee | |
| St. Anna | Leominster | Rev. Carlos Ruiz | |
| St. Anne | Ashburnham | Rev. Kevin Hartford | |
| St. Anne | Shrewsbury | Rev. John J. Foley | Rev. Paul T. O'Connell |
| St. Anne | Southborough | Rev. Conrad S. Pesevich | |
| Sturbridge | Rev. Alex Castro, A.A. | ||
| St. Anthony of Padua | Fitchburg | Rev. Juan Ramirez | |
| St. Anthony of Padua | Dudley | Rev. Daniel Moreno | |
| St. Augustine Mission | Hardwick | Rev. Richard A. Lembo | |
| St. Augustine | Millville | Rev. Victor Sierra | |
| St. Bernadette | Northborough | Rev. Ronald G. Falco | |
| St. Bernard @ St. Camillus de Lellis Church | Fitchburg | Rev. Joseph M. Dolan | |
| St. Boniface | Lunenburg | Rev. Anthony Mpagi | |
| St. Brigid | Millbury | Rev. Daniel R. Mulcahy, Jr. | |
| St. Cecilia | Leominster | Rev. Robert D. Bruso | |
| St. Christopher | Worcester | Rev. Stanley F. Krutcik | |
| St. Columba | Paxton | Rev. David Cotter | |
| St. Denis | Ashburnham | Rev. Kevin Hartford | |
| St. Denis | Douglas | Rev. Ernest P. Allega | |
| St. Edward the Confessor | Westminster | Rev. Juan Herrara | |
| St. Francis of Assisi | Athol | Rev. Edwin Montaña | |
| St. Francis of Assisi | Fitchburg | Rev. Angel Matos | |
| St. Francis of Assisi | South Barre | Rev. James B. Callahan | |
| St. Gabriel the Archangel | Upton | Rev. Laurence V. Brault | |
| St. George | Worcester | Rev. Edward D. Niccolls | |
| St. James | Grafton | Rev. Edward J. Hanlon | |
| Worcester | Rev. Nelson J. Rivera | ||
| St. John | Worcester | Rev. John F. Madden | |
| St. John the Baptist | East Brookfield | Rev. Richard A. Jakubauskas | Rec. Donald C. Ouellette |
| St. John, Guardian of Our Lady | Clinton | Rev. James S. Mazzone | Rev. Juan Sánchez |
| St. Joseph | Auburn | Rev. Paul M. Bomba | |
| St. Joseph | Charlton | Rev. Robert A. Grattaroti | Rev. Charles Omolo |
| St. Joseph | Fitchburg | Rev. Mark Rainville | |
| St. Joseph & St. Pius X | Leicester | Rev. John M. Lizewski | |
| St. Joseph | North Brookfield | Rev. Richard A. Jakubauskas | Rev. Donald C. Ouellette |
| St. Joseph Basilica | Webster | Rev. Grzegorz Chodkowski | |
| St. Joseph the Good Provider | Berlin | Rev. Thomas Tokarz | |
| St. Leo | Leominster | Rev. William E. Champlin | |
| St. Louis | Webster | Rev. William F. Sanders | |
| St. Luke the Evangelist | Westborough | Rev. Msgr. Michael G. Foley | Rev. Joseph Rice |
| St. Mark | Sutton | Rev. Michael A. Digeronimo | |
| St. Martin Mission | Templeton | Rev. Patrick Ssekyole | |
| St. Mary | Grafton | Rev. Leo-Paul LeBlanc | |
| St. Mary | Holden | Rev. Timothy M. Brewer | |
| St. Mary | Shrewsbury | Rev. Msgr. Michael F. Rose | |
| St. Mary | Uxbridge | Rev. Nicholas Desimone | |
| St. Mary of the Hills | Boylston | Rev. Juan Echavarria | |
| St. Mary the Assumption | Milford | Rev. Peter Joyce | Rev. Thiago Da Silva |
| St. Matthew | Southborough | Rev. James B. Flynn | |
| St. Patrick | Rutland | Rev. James Boland | |
| St. Patrick | Whitinsville | Rev. Tomasz J. Borkowski | |
| St. Paul | Blackstone | Rev. D. Timothy O'Mara | |
| St. Paul | Warren | Rev. John Hamm | |
| St. Paul Cathedral | Worcester | Rev. Msgr. James P. Moroney | Rev. Diego A. Buriticá |
| St. Peter | Northbridge | Rev. Thomas G. Landry III | |
| St. Peter | Petersham | Rev. Edwin Montaña | |
| St. Peter | Worcester | Rev. Msgr. Francis J. Scollen | |
| St. Philip | Grafton | Rev. Leo-Paul LeBlanc | |
| St. Richard of Chichester | Sterling | Rev. James M. Steuterman | |
| St. Roch | Oxford | Rev. Michael J. Roy | |
| St. Rose of Lima | Northborough | Rev. James A. Houston | |
| St. Stanislaus | Warren | Rev. John Hamm | |
| St. Stephen | Worcester | Monsignor Robert K. Johnson | |
| St. Theresa | Blackstone | Rev. Thien X. Nguyen | |
| St. Vincent de Paul | Templeton | Rev. Francis A. Roberge | |
| Our Lady of Providence @ St Bernard's Church | Worcester | Rev. Jonathan Slavinskas |
High schools
- Holy Name Central Catholic High School, Worcester
- Immaculate Heart of Mary*, Harvard
- Magnificat Academy, Warren
- Notre Dame Academy, Worcester
- Notre Dame Preparatory School, Fitchburg
- St. Bernard's High School, Fitchburg
- St. John's High School, Shrewsbury
- St. Mary's Central Catholic High School, Worcester
- Saint Peter-Marian High School, Worcester
- Trivium School*, Lancaster
Administrators
- Most Rev. Robert Joseph McManus, STD, Bishop
- Most Rev. Daniel P. Reilly, DD, Bishop Emeritus
- Rev. Richard F. Reidy, Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia
- Rev. Msgr. F. Stephen Pedone, JCL, Judicial Vicar
- Rev. Paul T. O'Connell, JCD, Associate Judicial Vicar
- Raymond L. Delisle, Chancellor of Operations
- Rev. Walter J. Riley, Director of Priest Personnel
- Sister Paula Kelleher, SSJ, Vicar for Religious
- Rev. Msgr. James P. Moroney, Diocesan Office of Liturgy
- Rev. Donato Infante III, Director of Vocations