| Diocese of Worcester Dioecesis Wigorniensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | County of Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Boston |
| Metropolitan | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Population - Catholics |
350,000 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 14, 1950 |
| Cathedral | St. Paul's Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Paul |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Robert J. McManus Bishop of Worcester |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sean Patrick O'Malley Archbishop of Boston |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| worcesterdiocese.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. The geographic boundaries of the diocese are the same as those of Worcester County, Massachusetts, the geographically largest county of the state of Massachusetts. It is led by a prelate bishop which is pastor of the mother church, Cathedral of Saint Paul in the City of Worcester.
The diocese was canonically erected on January 14, 1950 by Pope Pius XII. Its territories were taken from the neighboring Diocese of Springfield. The current and fifth bishop is Robert Joseph McManus.
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In 2004, Bishop Reilly grouped parishes into "clusters" [1][2]. The purpose of this system is to allow communities to come together for a regional event. Also, priests may substitute for one another at a particular parish.
| Parish |
City/Town |
Cluster |
|---|---|---|
| Ascension (closed 7/1/08) | Worcester | 42 |
| Blessed Sacrament | Worcester | 44 |
| Christ the King | Worcester | 32 |
| Good Shepherd | Linwood | 22 |
| Holy Angels | Upton | 23 |
| Holy Cross | Templeton (East Templeton) | 2 |
| Holy Family of Nazareth | Leominster | 8 |
| Holy Name of Jesus (French; closed 7/1/08) | Worcester | 43 |
| Holy Spirit (Hispanic) | Gardner | 3 |
| Immaculate Conception | Fitchburg | 6 |
| Immaculate Conception | Lancaster | 11 |
| Immaculate Conception | Worcester | 44 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary | Winchendon | 2 |
| Madonna of the Holy Rosary | Fitchburg | 5 |
| Mary, Queen of the Rosary | Spencer | 33 |
| North American Martyrs | Auburn | 18 |
| Notre Dame | Southbridge | 29 |
| Notre Dame & St. Joseph (renamed Holy Family) (French Canadian) | Worcester | 39 |
| Our Lady Immaculate | Athol | 1 |
| Our Lady of Częstochowa (Polish) | Worcester | 42 |
| Our Lady of Fatima | Worcester | 44 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel | West Boylston | 14 |
| Our Lady of Jasna Gora | Clinton | 11 |
| Our Lady of Loreto | Worcester | 40 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes | Worcester | 40 |
| Our Lady of Mercy | Worcester | Maronite |
| Our Lady of Mt. Carmel & St. Ann (Italian) | Worcester | 39 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Worcester | Melkite |
| Our Lady of the Angels | Worcester | 37 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption | Millbury | 19 |
| Our Lady of the Holy Rosary | Gardner | 3 |
| Our Lady of the Lake | Leominster | 9 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary | Clinton | 11 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary | Worcester | 38 |
| Our Lady of Vilna (historically Lithuanian, currently Vietnamese) | Worcester | 42 |
| Our Lady, Queen of Heaven Mission | Royalston (South Royalston) | 1 |
| Prince of Peace | Princeton | 10 |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus | Fitchburg | 5 |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus | Gardner | 3 |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus | Hopedale | 24 |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus | Milford | 24 |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus (French) | Southbridge | 29 |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus | Webster | 28 |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus | West Brookfield | 34 |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus | Worcester | 41 |
| St. Aloysius | Hardwick (Gilbertville) | 36 |
| St. Aloysius & St. Jude | Leicester | 31 |
| St. Andrew Bobola (Polish) | Dudley | 27 |
| St. Andrew the Apostle | Worcester | 37 |
| St. Ann | Oxford (North Oxford) | 26 |
| St. Anna | Leominster | 8 |
| St. Anne | Ashburnham (South Ashburnham) | 4 |
| St. Anne | Shrewsbury | 15 |
| St. Anne | Southborough | 17 |
| St. Anne & St. Patrick (run by Assumptionists) | Sturbridge (Fiskedale) | 30 |
| St. Anne | Worcester (Manchaug) | 21 |
| St. Anthony di Padua | Fitchburg | 6 |
| St. Anthony of Padua | Dudley | 28 |
| St. Augustine Mission | Hardwick (Wheelwright) | 36 |
| St. Augustine | Millville | 25 |
| St. Bernadette | Northborough | 16 |
| St. Bernard | Fitchburg | 7 |
| St. Bernard | Worcester | 38 |
| St. Boniface | Lunenburg | 9 |
| St. Brigid | Millbury | 19 |
| St. Camillus de Lellis (historically French) | Fitchburg | 7 |
| St. Casimir (Lithuanian; closed 7/1/08) | Worcester | 42 |
| St. Catherine of Sweden | Worcester | 41 |
| St. Cecilia | Leominster | 8 |
| St. Charles Borromeo | Worcester | 37 |
| St. Christopher | Worcester | 14 |
| St. Columba | Paxton | 32 |
| St. Denis | Ashburnham | 4 |
| St. Denis | Douglas | 21 |
| St. Edward the Confessor | Westminster | 4 |
| St. Francis of Assisi | Athol | 1 |
| St. Francis of Assisi (Hispanic) | Fitchburg | 6 |
| St. Francis Xavier | Bolton | 12 |
| St. Gabriel the Archangel (established 2006) Merging of St. Michael the Archangel (Mendon) and Holy Angels (Upton) |
Upton | 23 |
| St. George | Worcester | 13 |
| St. Hedwig (Polish) | Southbridge | 29 |
| St. James | Grafton (South Grafton) | 20 |
| St. Joan of Arc (Hispanic) | Worcester | 38 |
| St. John | Worcester | 42 |
| St. John the Baptist | East Brookfield | 33 |
| St. John the Evangelist | Clinton | 11 |
| St. Joseph | Auburn | 18 |
| St. Joseph | Barre | 36 |
| St. Joseph | Charlton | 30 |
| St. Joseph (Hispanic) | Fitchburg | 5 |
| St. Joseph | Gardner | 3 |
| St. Joseph & St. Pius X | Leicester | 31 |
| St. Joseph | North Brookfield | 34 |
| St. Joseph Basilica | Webster | 27 |
| St. Joseph the Good Provider | Berlin | 11 |
| St. Leo (Hispanic) | Leominster | 8 |
| St. Louis | Webster | 28 |
| St. Luke the Evangelist | Westborough | 17 |
| St. Margaret Mary (closed 7/11/08) | Worcester | 39 |
| St. Mark | Sutton | 19 |
| St. Martin Mission | Templeton (Otter River) | 2 |
| St. Mary | Brookfield | 34 |
| St. Mary | Grafton (North Grafton) | 20 |
| St. Mary | Holden (Jefferson) | 13 |
| St. Mary | Shrewsbury | 15 |
| St. Mary (Hispanic) | Southbridge | 29 |
| St. Mary | Uxbridge | 22 |
| St. Mary of the Hills | Boylston | 15 |
| St. Mary the Assumption | Milford | 24 |
| St. Matthew | Southborough | 17 |
| St. Michael the Archangel | Mendon | 23 |
| St. Patrick | Northbridge (Whitinsville) | 22 |
| St. Patrick | Rutland | 10 |
| St. Paul | Blackstone | 25 |
| St. Paul | Warren | 35 |
| St. Paul Cathedral | Worcester | 44 |
| St. Peter | Northbridge | 22 |
| St. Peter | Petersham | 1 |
| St. Peter (Hispanic and African-American) | Worcester | 43 |
| St. Philip | Grafton | 20 |
| St. Richard of Chichester | Sterling | 10 |
| St. Roch | Oxford | 26 |
| St. Rose of Lima | Northborough | 16 |
| St. Stanislaus | Warren (West Warren) | 35 |
| St. Stephen | Worcester | 39 |
| St. Theresa | Blackstone | 25 |
| St. Theresa, the Little Flower | Harvard | 12 |
| St. Thomas à Becket | Barre (South Barre) | 36 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas | Warren (West Warren) | 35 |
| St. Vincent de Paul | Templeton (Baldwinville) | 2 |
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