About the Archdiocese of Boston
The Archdiocese of Boston is the fourth largest archdiocese in the United States and is the spiritual home for more than 1.8 million Catholics. Since July 2003, Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., has led the Archdiocese through unprecedented events with a focus on healing and rebuilding the local Church.
Centered in of one of the world’s great cities – Boston – and spread across 144 communities in eastern Massachusetts, the Archdiocese of Boston is an ethnically diverse and spiritually enriching faith community consisting of vibrant parishes, well performing Catholic schools that are educating more than 46,000 students annually and a social service outreach that is helping to assist more than 200,000 individuals each year. Mass is celebrated in more than twenty different languages each week.
“We pray for our Archdiocese, our bishops, priests and deacons, the religious women and men who devote their lives to service in the name of Jesus, and for all the faithful, that together we will experience the Kingdom of God here and now.” -- Cardinal Seán
- Archbishop, Bishops, Vicars
- Cathedral of the Holy Cross
- Closed and Merged Parishes
- Churches Relegated to Profane Use
- FAQ on Selling Church Properties
- Pastoral Center Mission, Vision and Operating Principles
- History of the Archdiocese of Boston
- Bicentennial
- Coat of Arms
- Freedom of Religion Comes to Boston
- Building the Church in Boston
- A New Diocese, the First Bishop
- Communities of Sisters Critical to Early Boston
- Bishop Fenwick Explains Catholicism
- The Church Expands to Serve Newer Immigrants
- Population Increases Fuel Parish Growth
- The Creation of the Catholic School System
- Former Ordinaries - Bishops and Archbishops
- FAQ
- Contact Us
- Directions to the Pastoral Center
- Snow Phone Line
- Bethany Chapel
- Bethany Chapel Protocols
- Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at the Pastoral Center
- Pastoral Center Gift Shop
- Papal Audience
- Papal Blessing
- Prayer Request for Priests
- Retreat Centers