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词条 Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport
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  1. Description

  2. Demographics

     Languages 

  3. History

     Seventeenth and eighteenth centuries  Nineteenth century  Twentieth Century 

  4. Bishops

  5. Parishes

  6. Education

     Primary and secondary level  High schools  Higher education 

  7. Social services

     For the elderly  Other 

  8. See also

  9. References

  10. External links

{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Diocese
| name = Bridgeport
| latin = Dioecesis Bridgeportensis
| local =
| image = File:Diocese of Bridgeport-TF.svg
| image_size = 175px
| image_alt =
| caption =
| country = {{flag|United States}}
| metropolitan = Bridgeport, Connecticut
| territory = Fairfield County, Connecticut
| province = Province of Hartford
| coordinates =
| denomination = Roman Catholic
| rite = Roman Rite
| established = August 6, 1953
| cathedral = Cathedral of Saint Augustine
| cocathedral =
| patron = St. Augustine
| priests =
| area_sqmi = 626 [1]
| population = 939,904 [1]
| population_as_of = 2015
| catholics = 420,000 [1]
| catholics_percent = 44.7 [1]
| parishes = 82 [1]
| churches =
| congregations =
| schools = 38
| members =
| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
| bishop = Frank J. Caggiano
| metro_archbishop = Leonard Paul Blair
Archbishop of Hartford
| coadjutor =
| auxiliary_bishops =
| vicar_general = The Rev. Msgr. Thomas W. Powers
| emeritus_bishops =
| map = Diocese of Bridgeport map 1.png
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| website = bridgeportdiocese.com
| footnotes =
}}

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport is located in the southwestern part of the state of Connecticut, and its boundaries are the same as that of Fairfield County, Connecticut. There are 82 parishes in the diocese. Its cathedral is St. Augustine in Bridgeport.

{{As of|2013|9|19|df=US}}, the diocese is led by Bishop Frank Joseph Caggiano. He succeeds William E. Lori, appointed March 19, 2001, who served until 2012, when he was installed as Archbishop of Baltimore.[2] The diocese was led by Msgr. Jerald A. Doyle as Diocesan Administrator until Caggiano, named by Pope Francis on July 31, 2013, was installed as bishop on September 19, 2013.[3][4]

Description

The diocese is one of 195 Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States. It is one of four dioceses in the Ecclesiastical Province of Hartford—the others are the Archdiocese of Hartford, the Diocese of Norwich and the Diocese of Providence.

The church with the greatest capacity in the diocese is St. Mary's Church on Elm Street in Stamford, built in 1928.

Sacred Heart in Georgetown is where Catholic writers Flannery O'Connor and Robert Fitzgerald worshipped in 1949–1952 when O'Connor was living in Ridgefield as a boarder with the Fitzgeralds. ("The working day as we set it up that fall began with early Mass in Georgetown, four miles away," Fitzgerald wrote.)[5]

Demographics

The diocese has more than 410,304 registered Catholics in Fairfield County, 44 percent of the total population.[6]

Other statistics:[7]

  • Baptisms: 4,343
  • First Communions: 4,907
  • Marriages: 981
  • Funerals: 3,334

Leadership: These figures from the Diocese are said to be accurate as of 2011:[7]

  • Diocesan Priests: 240
  • Permanent Deacons: 103
  • Religious Sisters: 330
  • Seminarians for Priesthood: 35
  • Priests Ordained in 2011: 1

Languages

While all parishes offer mass in English, other languages are offered depending on the needs of a particular congregation. These include Brazilian, Creole, French, Igbo/Nigerian, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.[8]

Several parishes also offer mass in Latin, particularly Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church (Bridgeport, Connecticut) which offers mass in no other language.

History

The Church in Fairfield County, in Connecticut and in America faced ongoing challenges through much of its history as diverse immigrant groups struggled to acclimate themselves to American culture. Another early challenge came from deep suspicions among many (although not all) Protestants.

Seventeenth and eighteenth centuries

In the seventeenth and much of the eighteenth century, Connecticut Puritan divines were vociferously anti-Catholic in their writings and preaching. Suspicion of the Church as a foreign political power and of Catholics as having loyalty to that power remained widespread into the 20th century.[9]

"In the summer of 1781, Rochambeau and his army marched through Connecticut, encamping in the Ridgebury section of Ridgefield, where the first Catholic Mass [in Fairfield County] was offered. His troops were mostly Catholic and were ministered to by priests whom history proudly remembers: Reverend Fathers Robin, Gluson, Lacy, and Saint Pierre."[10] In 1780–1781, the small town of Lebanon, Connecticut, had the distinction of being the place in which the Catholic "Mass was first celebrated, continuously and for a long period, within the limits of the State of Connecticut."[11] On June 26, 1881, St. Peter's parish, Hartford, celebrated "the centenary of the first Mass in Connecticut." [12]

Connecticut passed an act of toleration in 1784, allowing any Protestant to avoid taxes supporting the local Congregational Church who could show authorities a document proving membership and regular attendance at another church. In 1791 the same right was extended to all Christians. The act had little practical effect for Catholics, however, since there was no Catholic parish in the state.[13]

Nineteenth century

The first Catholic church in the state was started in 1829, in Hartford, the second began in 1832 in New Haven. By 1835 the rector of the New Haven church estimated there were 720 Catholics in Fairfield County, with Bridgeport the home of the biggest community—about 100 people.[14]

On July 24, 1842, St. James the Apostle Church was dedicated by Bishop Fenwick at the corner of Washington Avenue and Arch Street in Bridgeport, which by then had a population of about 250 Catholics. The rector of the church was given responsibility for small Catholic communities of Derby and Norwalk. Catholics in Stamford, Greenwich and some other towns were ministered to by the Bridgeport rector and by Jesuit priests based at Fordham College in New York City.[14]

The Diocese of Hartford was split off from the Diocese of Boston (which had covered all of New England) on November 28, 1843. The new diocese covered all of Connecticut and Rhode Island (which wasn't split off from the Hartford Diocese until decades later).[15]

Twentieth Century

The diocese was established August 6, 1953, from the Diocese of Hartford.[16]

In 1993, 23 lawsuits were filed against the diocese, alleging sexual abuse by priests. The 23 claims were settled in 2001. Five priests were evicted from the ministry.[17]

Bishops

  1. Lawrence Shehan (1953–1961), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Baltimore (elevated to Cardinal in 1965)
  2. Walter William Curtis (1961–1988)
  3. Edward Egan (1988–2000), appointed Archbishop of New York (elevated to Cardinal in 2001)
  4. William E. Lori (2001–2012), appointed Archbishop of Baltimore
  5. Frank J. Caggiano (2013–Present)

Parishes

{{External links|section|date=May 2013}}

The following is a sortable list of parishes which are currently functioning in the Diocese of Bridgeport. For example, to see the parishes listed alphabetically by town, click on the box at the top of the "Town" column. To find mass times and other information about a parish, click on the parish name.

All information is taken from the records of the Diocese.[18]

NameTown
Agnes|St. Agnes}}Greenwich
Aloysius|St. Aloysius}}New Canaan
Andrew|St. Andrew}}Bridgeport
Ann|St. Ann}}Bridgeport
Anthony of Padua|St. Anthony of Padua}}Fairfield
Augustine|St. Augustine Cathedral}}Bridgeport
Benedict|St. Benedict-Our Lady of Montserrat}}Stamford
Blessed SacramentBridgeport
Bridget of Ireland|St. Bridget of Ireland}}Stamford
Catherine of Siena|St. Catherine of Siena}}Riverside (Greenwich)
Catherine of Siena|St. Catherine of Siena}}Trumbull
Cecilia|St. Cecilia}}Stamford
Charles Borromeo|St. Charles Borromeo}}Bridgeport
Christ the KingTrumbull
Clement of Rome|St. Clement of Rome}}Stamford
Cyril and Methodius|SS. Cyril and Methodius}}Bridgeport
Edward|St. Edward the Confessor}}New Fairfield
Elizabeth Seton|St. Elizabeth Seton}}Ridgefield
Emery|St. Emery}}Fairfield
Francis of Assisi|St. Francis of Assisi}}Weston
Gabriel|St. Gabriel}}Stamford
George|St. George}}Bridgeport
Gregory the Great|St. Gregory the Great}}Danbury
Holy CrossFairfield
Holy FamilyFairfield
Holy Name of JesusStamford
Holy Name of JesusStratford
Holy SpiritStamford
Holy TrinitySherman
Immaculate Heart of MaryDanbury
James|St. James}}Stratford
Jerome|St. Jerome}}Norwalk
John|St. John}}Darien
John the Evangelist|Basilica of St. John the Evangelist}}Stamford
Joseph|St. Joseph}}Brookfield
Joseph|St. Joseph}}Danbury
Joseph|St. Joseph}}South Norwalk (Norwalk)
Joseph|St. Joseph}}Shelton
Jude|St. Jude}}Monroe
Ladislaus|St. Ladislaus}}South Norwalk (Norwalk)
Lawrence|Saint Lawrence Church (Shelton, Connecticut)}}Shelton
Leo|St. Leo}}Stamford
Luke|St. Luke}}Westport
Margaret Mary Alacoque|St. Margaret Mary Alacoque}}Shelton
Marguerite Bourgeoys|St. Marguerite Bourgeoys}}Brookfield
Mark|St. Mark}}Stratford
Mary|St. Mary}}Bethel
Mary|St. Mary}}Bridgeport
Mary|St. Mary}}Greenwich
Mary|St. Mary}}Norwalk
Mary|St. Mary}}Ridgefield
Mary|St. Mary}}Stamford
Matthew|St. Matthew}}Norwalk
Maurice|St. Maurice}}Stamford
Michael the Archangel|St. Michael the Archangel}}Bridgeport
Michael the Archangel|St. Michael the Archangel}}Greenwich
Notre DameEaston
Our Lady of FatimaBridgeport
Our Lady of FatimaWilton
Our Lady of GraceStratford
Our Lady of GuadalupeDanbury
Our Lady of PeaceStratford
Our Lady of the AssumptionFairfield
Our Lady of the AssumptionWestport
Our Lady Star of the SeaStamford
Patrick|St. Patrick}}Redding Ridge (Redding)
Paul|St. Paul}}Greenwich
Peter|St. Peter}}Bridgeport
Peter|St. Peter}}Danbury
Philip|St. Philip}}Norwalk
Pius X|St. Pius X}}Fairfield
Roch|St. Roch}}Greenwich
Rose of Lima|St. Rose of Lima}}Newtown
Sacred HeartGeorgetown
Sacred HeartGreenwich
Sacred HeartStamford
Sacred Heart of JesusDanbury
Stephen|St. Stephen}}Trumbull
Theresa|St. Theresa}}Trumbull
Thomas Aquinas|St. Thomas Aquinas}}Fairfield
Thomas More|St. Thomas More}}Darien
Thomas the Apostle|St. Thomas the Apostle}}Norwalk

Education

Primary and secondary level

The diocese sponsors 32 regional elementary schools (with 9,974 students) including All Saints Catholic School in Norwalk and five diocesan high schools (with 2627 students). Two other Catholic high schools are directed by religious communities. Altogether, these schools educate nearly 14,000 youth (2,500 of whom are minorities and 1,700 are non-Catholics).[7]

High schools

  • Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich
  • Fairfield College Preparatory School, Fairfield
  • Immaculate High School, Danbury
  • Kolbe Cathedral High School, Bridgeport
  • Notre Dame Catholic High School, Fairfield
  • St. Joseph High School, Trumbull
  • Trinity Catholic High School, Stamford

*Independently operated with blessing of Diocese.

Higher education

These three Roman Catholic schools in the diocese have more than 11,000 students:

  • Fairfield University
  • Sacred Heart University
  • St. Vincent's College in Bridgeport

Social services

For the elderly

The Diocese also sponsors nursing homes in Danbury, Stamford, and Trumbull; and eight "Bishop Curtis Homes" for the elderly in Bethel, Danbury, Greenwich, Stamford, Fairfield, and Bridgeport.

Other

"Catholic Charities of Fairfield County, with 25 program offices throughout the county, provides the largest private network of social services in southwestern Connecticut," according to the diocese.[6]

See also

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  • Catholic Church by country
  • Catholic Church in the United States
  • Ecclesiastical Province of Hartford
  • Global organisation of the Catholic Church
  • List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
  • List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
{{div col end}}

References

1. ^1 2 3 4  , "Diocese of Bridgeport" page from the Catholic-Hierarchy.org database, accessed June 10, 2018.
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/28950.php?index=28950&lang=en|title=NOMINA DELL’ARCIVESCOVO DI BALTIMORE (U.S.A.)|publisher=Holy See Press Office|date=2012-03-20|language=Italian|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060112/http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/28950.php?index=28950&lang=en|archivedate=2013-09-21|df=}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bridgeportdiocese.com/index.php/fcc/article/msgr._doyle_named_administrator_of_diocese_of_bridgeport |work=Diocese of Bridgeport|title=Msgr. Doyle named Administrator of Diocese of Bridgeport|date=May 22, 2012|accessdate=December 15, 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Bishop Caggiano to Head Bridgport|url=http://thetablet.org/bishop-caggiano-to-head-bridgeport/|work=The Tablet|accessdate=17 August 2013}}
5. ^Fitzgerald, Robert, "Introduction," p. xiv, "Everything That Rises Must Converge," (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: New York), nineteenth printing, 1978
6. ^1   "Who We Are" page on Diocese Web site, accessed July 18, 2006
7. ^1 2   "At a Glance" Web page of the official Diocese of Bridgeport Web site
8. ^https://www.bridgeportdiocese.org/mass-times/
9. ^DiGiovanni, the Rev. (now Monsignor) Stephen M., The Catholic Church in Fairfield County: 1666–1961, 1987, William Mulvey Inc., New Canaan, Introduction: Catholic Roots in Fairfield County, page xxiv, hereafter DiGiovanni
10. ^  Lori, Bishop William E., "Happy Birthday, General Rochambeau!" article (part of Lori's regular column) Fairfield County Catholic, July 15, 2006, accessed July 27, 2006
11. ^Right Rev. Thomas S. Duggan, D.D., The Catholic Church in Connecticut, 1930, p. 13
12. ^Duggan, p. 14
13. ^DiGiovanni, p. xxiv
14. ^1 DiGiovanni, p. xxviii
15. ^DiGiovanni, pp. xxvii–xxviii
16. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QP1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aQEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7376,877530&dq=st+patrick%27s+church+bridgeport Racial Justice Among Top Goals of Cardinal-Designate; Archbishop Shehan Called Well-Read, Energetic, Priestly, Scholarly, Tactful], Toledo Blade, January 25, 1965. Page 22.
17. ^https://web.archive.org/web/20110810174708/http://216.47.165.199/NYTCoverage.shtml
18. ^Diocese of Bridgeport Parish Locater

External links

  • Diocesan website
  • Fairfield County Catholic, the official diocesan newspaper
  • St. John Fisher Seminary, the diocese seminary
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