Diocese of Burlington
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Diocese of Burlington Dioecesis Burlingtonensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | State of Vermont |
| Ecclesiastical province | Boston |
| Metropolitan | Boston |
| Coordinates | 44°28′47″N 73°12′53″W / 44.47972°N 73.21472°WCoordinates: 44°28′47″N 73°12′53″W / 44.47972°N 73.21472°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,135 sq mi (23,660 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2015) 661,000 125,500 (19%) |
| Parishes | 74 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 29, 1853 by Pope Pius IX |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of Saint Joseph |
| Patron saint |
Immaculate Conception Saint Joseph |
| Secular priests | 135 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Christopher J. Coyne |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Seán Patrick O'Malley |
| Emeritus Bishops | Kenneth Anthony Angell Bishop Emeritus |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington (Latin: Dioecesis Burlingtonensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States, comprising the entire state of Vermont. It is led by a prelate bishop, who serves as pastor of the mother church, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in the city of Burlington. The Diocese of Burlington was canonically erected on July 29, 1853 by Pope Pius IX. Its territories were taken from the former Diocese of Boston. The Burlington See is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Boston.
During the Easter Vigil of April 14, 2001 Saint Joseph Church was rededicated as the Co-Cathedral of Saint Joseph. Burlington became one of only four American dioceses to have two active cathedral parishes in the same city—the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the Diocese of Honolulu, and the Diocese of Brooklyn are the other three. On December 22, 2014, Pope Francis appointed the Most Rev. Christopher J. Coyne, formally an Auxiliary Bishop of Indianapolis, as the next diocesan bishop, replacing the Most Rev. Salvatore Ronald Matano, who was appointed as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester. Bishop Coyne's installation took place on January 29, 2015 at the Co-Cathedral of Saint Joseph.
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