Merrimack Pastoral Region
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The Merrimack Pastoral Region is one of the five pastoral regions of the Archdiocese of Boston in the Roman Catholic Church. It covers the northern portion of Essex County and the northeastern portion of Middlesex County in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA. The current regional auxiliary bishop is the Most Rev. Emilio S. Allué, SDB, D.D. The region has 49 parishes, 1 college, 3 high schools, many elementary schools, 2 hospitals, and at least 4 cemeteries. The region is composed of 4 Vicariates.
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[edit] Parishes
Vicariate I
The current Vicar is the Very Rev. Paul E. Ritt, VF.
- Sacred Heart-St. James, Groton
- St. Andrew, Billerica
- St. Anne, Littleton
- St. Anthony of Padua, Shirley
- St. Catherine of Alexandria, Westford
- St. John the Evangelist, Chelmsford
- St. John the Evangelist, Townsend
- St. Joseph, Pepperell
- St. Mary, Ayer
- St. Mary, Billerica
- St. Mary, Chelmsford
- St. Theresa of Lisieux, Ayer
Vicariate II
The current Vicar is the Very Rev. Robert M. Blaney, VF.
- Holy Family, Lowell
- Holy Trinity, Lowell
- Immaculate Conception, Lowell
- St. Anthony of Padua, Lowell
- St. Francis of Assisi, Dracut
- St. Margaret, Lowell
- St. Marguerite D'Youville, Dracut
- St. Mary Magdalen, Tyngsborough
- St. Michael, Lowell
- St. Patrick, Lowell
- St. Rita, Lowell
- St. William, Tewksbury
Vicariate III
The current Vicar is the Very Rev. John W. Delaney, VF.
- Corpus Cristi, Lawrence
- Our Lady of Good Counsel, Methuen
- St. Augustine, Andover
- St. Dorothy, Wilmington
- St. Lucy, Methuen
- St. Mary of the Assumption, Lawrence
- St. Michael, North Andover
- St. Monica, Methuen
- St. Patrick, Lawrence
- St. Robert Bellarmine, Andover
- St. Thomas of Villanova, Wilmington
Vicariate IV
The current Vicar is the Very Rev. James M. Carroll, VF.
- All Saints, Haverhill
- Holy Family, Amesbury
- Immaculate Conception, Newburyport
- Nativity, Merrimac
- Our Lady of Hope, Ipswich
- Sacred Hearts, Haverhill
- St. Ann, West Newbury
- St. James, Haverhill
- St. John the Baptist, Haverhill
- St. Mary, Georgetown
- St. Mary, Rowley
- St. Patrick, Groveland
- St. Rose of Lima, Topsfield
- Star of the Sea, Salisbury
[edit] Universities or Colleges
[edit] High Schools
- Central Catholic High School, Lawrence
- Lowell Catholic High School, Lowell
- Presentation of Mary Academy, Methuen
[edit] Elementary Schools
[edit] Hospitals
[edit] Cemeteries
- Sacred Heart Cemetery, Andover
- St. James Cemetery, Haverhill
- St. Joseph Cemetery, Haverhill
- St. Patrick Cemetery, Haverhill
[edit] Suppressed Parishes
[edit] See also
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
