South Pastoral Region
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The South Pastoral Region is one of the five pastoral regions of the Archdiocese of Boston in the Roman Catholic Church. It covers Plymouth County and most of Norfolk County in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA. The current regional auxiliary bishop is the Most Rev. John Anthony Dooher. The region has 59 parishes, 3 high schools, many elementary schools, 1 hospital, and at least 3 cemeteries. The region is composed of 4 Vicariates.
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[edit] Parishes
Vicariate I
The current Vicar is the Very Rev. John W. O'Brien, VF.
- Holy Trinity, Quincy
- Sacred Heart, Quincy
- St. Agatha, Milton
- St. Ann, Quincy
- St. Bernadette, Randolph
- St. Clare, Braintree
- St. Elizabeth, Milton
- St. Francis of Assisi, Braintree
- St. John the Baptist, Quincy
- St. Joseph, Quincy
- St. Mary, Quincy
- St. Mary, Randolph
- St. Mary of the Hills, Milton
- St. Pius X, Milton
- St. Thomas More, Braintree
Vicariate II
The current Vicar is the Very Rev. James E. Rafferty, VF.
- Holy Family, Rockland
- Holy Ghost, Whitman
- Immaculate Conception, Weymouth
- Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Hingham
- Sacred Heart, Weymouth
- St. Albert the Great, Weymouth
- St. Anthony of Padua, Cohasset
- St. Bridget, Abington
- St. Francis Xavier, Weymouth
- St. Helen Mother of the Emperor Constantine, Norwell
- St. Jerome, Weymouth
- St. Mary of the Assumption-St. Ann, Hull
- St. Mary of the Nativity, Scituate
- St. Mary of the Sacred Heart, Hanover
- St. Paul, Hingham
Vicariate III
The current Vicar is the Very Rev. Francis J. Cloherty, VF.
- Christ the King, Brockton
- Immaculate Conception, Stoughton
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Brockton
- St. Ann, West Bridgewater
- St. Casimir, Brockton
- St. Edith Stein, Brockton
- St. Gerard Majella, Canton
- St. James, Stoughton
- St. John the Evangelist, Canton
- St. John the Evangelist, East Bridgewater
- St. Joseph, Holbrook
- St. Michael, Avon
- St. Patrick, Brockton
- St. Thomas Aquinas, Bridgewater
Vicariate IV
The current Vicar is the Very Rev. Brian K. Parrish, VF.
- Bl. Takeri Tekakwitha, Plymouth
- Holy Family, Duxbury
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Carver
- Our Lady of the Assumption, Marshfield
- Our Lady of the Lake, Halifax
- Sacred Heart, Middleborough
- St. Ann by the Sea, Marshfield
- St. Bonaventure, Plymouth
- St. Christine, Marshfield
- St. Joseph, Kingston
- St. Joseph the Worker, Hanson
- Ss. Martha and Mary, Lakeville
- St. Mary, Plymouth
- St. Peter, Plymouth
- St. Thecla, Pembroke
[edit] Universities or Colleges
There are no Catholic universities or colleges in this pastoral region.
[edit] High Schools
- Archbishop Williams High School, Braintree
- Cardinal Spellman High School, Brockton
- Fontbonne Academy, Milton
[edit] Elementary Schools
[edit] Hospitals
- Good Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton
[edit] Cemeteries
[edit] Suppressed Parishes
[edit] See also
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
