Merrimack Pastoral Region

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 episcopal vicar is auxiliary bishop 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.

Contents 1 Parishes 2 Universities or colleges 3 High schools 4 Elementary schools 5 Hospitals 6 Cemeteries 7 Suppressed parishes[1][2] 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

Parishes

Vicariate I
The current vicar is Paul E. Ritt.

• 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, Billerica

Vicariate II
The current Vicar is Robert M. Blaney.

• Holy Family, Lowell
• Holy Trinity, Lowell - 1904
• 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 John W. Delaney.

• 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 James M. Carroll.

• 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

Universities or colleges

• Merrimack College, North Andover

High schools

• Central Catholic High School, Lawrence
• Lowell Catholic High School, Lowell
• Presentation of Mary Academy, Methuen

Elementary schools

Hospitals

• Saints Memorial Medical Center, Lowell
• Holy Family Hospital, Methuen

Cemeteries

• Sacred Heart Cemetery, Andover
• St. James Cemetery, Haverhill
• St. Joseph Cemetery, Haverhill
• St. Patrick Cemetery, Haverhill

Suppressed parishes^[1][2]

• St. Michael the Archangel, Haverhill - August 29, 1998 (1998-08-29)
• Sacred Heart, Ipswich - April 25, 1999 (1999-04-25)
• Holy Trinity, Lawrence - November 1, 2004 (2004-11-01)

See also

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston

• Central Pastoral Region
• North Pastoral Region
• South Pastoral Region
• West Pastoral Region

References

External links

• Archdiocese of Boston