Diocese of Burlington
Burlingtonen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Burlington, Vermont, United States
The Diocese of Burlington, erected in 1853, is coextensive with the state of Vermont. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Boston, it has been led by Bishop John J. McDermott since 2024.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 29 July 1853
- Latin
- Burlingtonen(sis)
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception and Saint Joseph
- Annuario code
- 001000985
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 110,000
- Population
- 661,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 16.6%
- Priests
- 135
- Catholics per priest
- 815
- Extent
- 23,660 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 4.6
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- John J. McDermott
- Born
- 19 March 1963
- Birthplace
- Red Bank
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Joseph stands in Burlington, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Boston
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Boston.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of BostonBoston
- Diocese of Fall RiverFall River
- Diocese of ManchesterManchester
- Diocese of PortlandPortland
- Diocese of Springfield in MassachusettsSpringfield
- Diocese of WorcesterWorcester
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected in 1853, the Diocese of Burlington (Latin: Dioecesis Burlingtonensis) serves the Catholic Church in Vermont in the United States. It stands as a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Boston, and its mother church is the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Burlington.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.