Archdiocese of Boston

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The Archdiocese of Boston is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in eastern Massachusetts, centered in Boston and historically one of the most influential dioceses in the United States.


Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic archdiocese
ecclesiastical jurisdiction
affiliatedWith United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
archbishopSince 2003
cathedral Holy Cross Cathedral
surface form: "Cathedral of the Holy Cross"
cathedralLocation Boston, Massachusetts
country United States of America
crisisPeakPeriod early 2000s
currentArchbishop Seán Patrick O’Malley
currentArchbishopTitle Seán Patrick O’Malley
surface form: "Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, OFM Cap"
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: "Roman Catholic Church"
elevatedToArchdiocese 1875-02-12
established 1808-04-08
formerArchbishop Bernard Francis Law
Humberto Sousa Medeiros
Cardinal Richard Cushing
surface form: "Richard James Cushing"

William Henry O’Connell NERFINISHED
hasCoadjutorSee none (as of early 2020s)
hasMinorBasilica Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
hasSeeCity Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: "Boston"
hasSeminary Saint John’s Seminary, Boston
surface form: "Saint John’s Seminary"
isMetropolitanSee true
languageOfLiturgy English
Haitian Creole
Portuguese
Spanish
Vietnamese
locatedIn Massachusetts
eastern Massachusetts
mediaCoverageBy The Boston Globe
surface form: "The Boston Globe Spotlight team"
metropolitanSeeOf Ecclesiastical Province of Boston
minorBasilicaLocation Mission Hill
surface form: "Mission Hill, Boston"
notableFor historical influence in the Catholic Church in the United States
large Catholic population
role in Irish-American Catholic history
originallyPartOf Diocese of Baltimore
provinceIncludes Diocese of Burlington
Diocese of Fall River
Diocese of Manchester
Diocese of Portland
Diocese of Springfield
surface form: "Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts"

Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester
surface form: "Diocese of Worcester"
region New England
rite Roman Rite
seminaryLocation Brighton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
sufferedCrisis Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal
suiIurisChurch Latin Church worldwide
surface form: "Latin Church"
territoryIncludes Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: "City of Boston"

suburbs north of Boston
suburbs south of Boston
suburbs west of Boston
website https://www.bostoncatholic.org

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mission Church locatedIn Archdiocese of Boston
subject surface form: "Holyhood Cemetery"
this entity surface form: "Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston"
Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester partOf Archdiocese of Boston
this entity surface form: "Ecclesiastical Province of Boston"
Saint Patrick patronage Archdiocese of Boston