Diocese of Burlington Dioecesis Burlingtonensis | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Vermont |
Ecclesiastical province | Boston |
Metropolitan | Boston |
Coordinates | 44°28′47″N 73°12′53″W / 44.47972°N 73.21472°W |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,135 sq mi (23,660 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 661,000 125,500 (19%) |
Parishes | 74 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | July 29, 1853 by Pope Pius IX |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Joseph |
Patron saint | Immaculate Conception Saint Joseph |
Secular priests | 135 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | John Joseph McDermott |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Seán Patrick O'Malley |
Map | |
Website | |
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The Diocese of Burlington (Latin: Dioecesis Burlingtonensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church for Vermont in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Boston.[1]
The Diocese of Burlington was erected on July 29, 1853, by Pope Pius IX. The mother church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Burlington, Vermont.