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Third-year seminarians Continue to Grow as they Follow Our Lord

Posted on April 25, 2023 in: Vocations

On December 20, 2022, Bishop Cote appointed me as vocation director for the Diocese of Norwich. Since that appointment, I have been busy trying to get up to speed with the details of our men in formation, with particular emphasis on those three men who are approaching the end of their Third Theology...

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A Time of Renewal - Chrism Mass 2023

Posted on April 06, 2023 in: News, Vocations

The annual Chrism Mass took place Tuesday morning, April 4, at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich. Hundreds of faithful communicants continued the celebration of Holy Week leading up to Easter. The Most Rev. Michael R. Cote, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Norwich, blessed the sacr...

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Forgive them-The Video

Posted on March 21, 2023 in: News, Vocations

Here is the video of how a misplaced homily created ripples that went on to work a miracle of God's grace for at least one family. Hopefully, sharing this will lead to more people realizing that life is too short to not forgive. If you haven't read the article in the Winter 2023 is...

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Come Pray For Vocations

Posted on March 20, 2023 in: Events, Vocations

Join us each month to pray a Eucharistic Holy Hour for vocations led by Bishop Cote. These hours of adoration are a wonderful opportunity to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life, to pray for our seminarians, and for our priests and religious already serving our diocese. The first ...

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An Unlikely Chaplain Evangelizing an Unlikely Team

Posted on March 16, 2023 in: Vocations

Mount St. Mary Seminary has a tradition of allowing seminarians to act as sports chaplains for the university’s sports teams. Thanks to the work of now-Father Jacob Ramos, who was head chaplain at the time, I was asked to act as sports chaplain for the women’s rugby team —– a...

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The Camino de Santiago: A Pilgrimage to the Apostle St. James

Posted on January 26, 2023 in: Vocations

I had first heard of the Camino de Santiago while studying Spanish as an undergraduate at the University of Connecticut. I learned about the exchange of cultures, ideas and material goods along this historical route starting from southern France to northwestern Spain. While in Spain for a semeste...

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Faithful from Around the Diocese Gather to Honor Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Posted on January 14, 2023 in: News, Vocations

Led by the Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D. , priests, deacons, religious, and laypeople from around the Diocese of Norwich gathered at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick to honor the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. View Bishop Cote's remarks below.

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The Chair: A Conversation with Bishop Cote

Posted on December 28, 2022 in: News, Vocations

Bishop Michael R. Cote was born in Sanford, ME. He first attended Our Lady of Lourdes Seminary in Cassadaga, NY, then went to Assumption College in Worcester, MA, later graduated from St. Mary's Seminary College in Baltimore, MD, where he received a Bachelor of Philosophy. Bishop Cote was ordain...

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Clergy Appointments

Posted on December 20, 2022 in: Vocations

December 20, 2022 The Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D. D., Bishop of Norwich, has made the following clergy and diocesan appointment in the Diocese of Norwich Reverend Kevin Reilly, Diocesan Director of Vocations, while continuing as Pastor of Saint Patrick Church, Mystic. Eff...

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Clergy Appointments

Posted on December 15, 2022 in: News, Vocations

December 12, 2022 The Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D. D., Bishop of Norwich, has made the following clergy and diocesan appointment in the Diocese of Norwich Deacon Douglas Hoffman, Director of Permanent Deacon Personnel. Effective: December 6, 2022. Reverend Roy Parayi...

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Posted on July 09, 2025 in: News, Vocations

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July 3, 2025 The Most Reverend Richard F. Reidy, Bishop of Norwich, has made the following clergy and diocesan appointments in the Diocese of Norwich DIOCESAN APPOINTMENT Rev. Msgr. Leszek T. Janik, JCL, Vicar General of the Diocese of Norwich, while continuing as Pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Norwichtown, and Saint Joseph Church, Norwich. Effective: June 5, 2025. Very Rev. Ted Tumicki, STL, JCL, Judicial Vicar for the Tribunal Office of the Diocese of Norwich. Effective: June 5, 2025. CLERGY APPOINTMENT Reverend Francis Gi...

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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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