Diocese of Manchester

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Bishop(s) John Brendan McCormack, Bishop Francis Joseph Christian, Auxiliary Bishop Odore Joseph Gendron, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 15 April 1884 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Boston Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: New Hampshire Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 24,091 (9,305 Square Miles) Description: The entire state. Conference Region: I (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: MAN Official Web Site: http://www.catholicchurchnh.org/ Mailing Address: 153 Ash Street, P.O. Box 310, Manchester, NH 03105-0310 Telephone: (603)669-3100 Fax: 669-0377

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Denis Mary Bradley † (18 Apr 1884 Appointed - 13 Dec 1903 Died)
• John Bernard Delany † (18 Apr 1904 Appointed - 11 Jun 1906 Died)
• George Albert Guertin † (16 Dec 1906 Appointed - 6 Aug 1931 Died)
• John Bertram Peterson † (13 May 1932 Appointed - 15 Mar 1944 Died)
• Matthew Francis Brady † (11 Nov 1944 Appointed - 21 Sep 1959 Died)
• Ernest John Primeau † (27 Nov 1959 Appointed - 30 Jan 1974 Resigned)
• Odore Joseph Gendron (12 Dec 1974 Appointed - 12 Jun 1990 Resigned)
• Leo Edward O'Neil † (12 Jun 1990 Succeeded - 30 Nov 1997 Died)
• John Brendan McCormack (21 Jul 1998 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
15 April 1884	Erected	Diocese of Portland	Diocese of Manchester (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	180,159	491,524	36.7%	207	94	301	598		86	1,147	102	ap1951
1966	252,800	661,000	38.2%	280	154	434	582		263	1,609	123	ap1967
1970	260,703	659,132	39.6%	255	112	367	710		225	1,481	124	ap1971
1976	269,775	792,000	34.1%	299	70	369	731		146	1,204	129	ap1977
1980	285,311	826,000	34.5%	276	81	357	799		137	1,155	128	ap1981
1990	296,513	1,085,000	27.3%	262	97	359	825	20	244	986	130	ap1991
1999	330,513	1,173,000	28.2%	243	77	320	1,032	25	42	742	131	ap2000
2000	342,662	1,185,000	28.9%	239	76	315	1,087	24	116	710	131	ap2001
2001	325,674	1,201,000	27.1%	232	83	315	1,033	23	112	688	131	ap2002
2002	336,803	1,235,786	27.3%	238	62	300	1,122	25	97	652	131	ap2003
2003	327,353	1,275,000	25.7%	222	62	284	1,152	47	96	608	131	ap2004
2004	327,353	1,275,000	25.7%	225	60	285	1,148	51	95	621	120	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Denis Mary Bradley † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1884 to 13 Dec 1903)
• Matthew Francis Brady † (Bishop: 11 Nov 1944 to 21 Sep 1959)
• Francis Joseph Christian (Priest: 29 Jun 1968; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Apr 1996)
• John Bernard Delany † (Priest: 23 May 1891; Bishop: 18 Apr 1904 to 11 Jun 1906)
• Odore Joseph Gendron (Priest: 31 May 1947; Bishop: 12 Dec 1974 to 12 Jun 1990)
• Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B. (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Feb 1986 to 27 Dec 1988)
• George Albert Guertin † (Priest: 17 Dec 1892; Bishop: 16 Dec 1906 to 6 Aug 1931)
• John Brendan McCormack (Bishop: 21 Jul 1998 - )
• Robert Edward Mulvee (Priest: 30 Jun 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Feb 1977 to 19 Feb 1985)
• Thomas Michael O'Leary † (Priest: 18 Dec 1897 to 16 Jun 1921)
• Leo Edward O'Neil † (Coadjutor Bishop: 17 Oct 1989; Bishop: 12 Jun 1990 to 30 Nov 1997)
• John Bertram Peterson † (Bishop: 13 May 1932 to 15 Mar 1944)
• Ernest John Primeau † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1959 to 30 Jan 1974)