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Called by Name Campaign Helps Many to Begin Discerning a Vocation

Posted on September 17, 2024 in: Vocations

The cards are all in. Now the letters are going out. The Called by Name vocations initiative is in motion. Since August, Archbishop Christopher J. Coyne has been actively sending out letters to vocation nominees, inviting them to discern a call to the priesthood, to the religious and consecrated ...

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Deacon Francis J. Bachand - Obituary & Arrangements

Posted on September 12, 2024 in: News, Vocations

Deacon Francis J. Bachand, 96, of Plainfield, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, at Colonial Health and Rehabilitation. He was the beloved husband of the late Edna (Millovitsch) Bachand, with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born in Norwich, he was the son of the late Ernest and Cora ...

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Bishop Michael R. Cote Announces Retirement

Posted on September 05, 2024 in: News, Vocations

September 3, 2024 My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I am writing to share some important news with you. The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has graciously accepted my letter of resignation, which I submitted on the occasion of my 75th birthday on June 19, 2024, in accordance with the norms of...

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Stop and Read: Pope Praises Spiritual Value of Literature and Poetry

Posted on August 23, 2024 in: News, Vocations

Anyone preparing for ministry should spend time with the Bible, prayer books and theology tomes of course, but Pope Francis insists that reading literature and poetry also are essential for spiritual maturity. VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Every Christian, but especially seminarians, should set aside the...

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Celebrating 125 Years of Dedication

Posted on July 30, 2024 in: Vocations

Msgr. Archambault’s and Father Introvigne’s Journey of Faith Father Ray Introvigne celebrated his 60th anniversary of ordination this year and Msgr. Henry Archambault his 65th anniversary. They are seen here at a celebration last year for Father Ray’s 90th birthday...

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Diocese Celebrates the Ordination of Three Men to the Priesthood

Posted on July 02, 2024 in: News, Vocations

On June 29, 2024, the Diocese of Norwich celebrated the ordination of three young men to the priesthood, marking a joyous event for the community. “You bring with you many gifts granted to you by God in His goodness,” said The Most Rev. Michael R. Cote, Bishop of Norwich, to deacons E...

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Clergy Appointments

Posted on July 01, 2024 in: News, Vocations

July 1, 2024 The Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D. D., Bishop of Norwich, has made the following clergy and diocesan appointments in the Diocese of Norwich Reverend Henry Agudelo, from Parochial Vicar, Saint Brendan the Navigator Parish-Saint Joseph Church and Saint Mary Star of the ...

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Ordination to the Priesthood - Saturday, June 29 at 10:30 a.m.

Posted on June 27, 2024 in: News, Events, Vocations

You are cordially invited to attend the Celebration of the Ordination to the Priesthood of Reverend Eric Carl Hosmer Reverend Julian Felipe Cuervo-Lozada Reverend Alexander James Pandolfe for Service as Priests of the Diocese of Norwich The Solemnity of Saints Peter & Paul, Apo...

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Arrangements for Bishop Emeritus Daniel P. Reilly

Posted on June 20, 2024 in: News, Vocations

The Catholic community joins together in mourning the loss of Bishop Daniel Patrick Reilly, the revered fourth bishop of Worcester and third bishop of Norwich. At the age of 96, Bishop Reilly passed away peacefully at 8:10 p.m. on June 18. His dedication to the Church and his faithful serv...

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Bishop Emeritus Daniel Reilly, Former Shepherd of Norwich, Dies at 96

Posted on June 19, 2024 in: News, Vocations

June 19, 2024 -- Worcester -- Bishop Daniel Patrick Reilly, 96, the fourth bishop of Worcester, passed away peacefully at 8:10 p.m. last night, June 18. Bishop Reilly, one of nine children, was born in Providence, Rhode Island on May 12, 1928, son of Francis E. and Mary A. (Bur...

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Annual Report Finds There Are ‘Not Enough’ Deacons Being Ordained in the U.S.

Posted on June 24, 2025 in: News, Vocations

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Annual Report Finds There Are ‘Not Enough’ Deacons Being Ordained in the U.S.

The number of ordinations of permanent deacons in the United States has decreased by nearly 200 from 2023 to 2024, according to a recent survey. The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University published the survey results in its 2025 report “A Portrait of the Permanent Diaconate in 2024.” According to the report, 587 men were ordained to the permanent diaconate in 2023, but in 2024, the number fell to 393. The report was created in collaboration with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (US...

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