Regions & Vicariates

The Regional Bishop for the Central Region, a Vicar General, supports the work of the Archbishop of Boston in the assigned region.

Office:
66 Brooks Drive
Braintree, MA  02184
Office:  617-746-5761
[email protected]

Regional Bishop - Most Reverend Cristiano B. Barbosa
Titular Bishop of Membressa, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Vicar General Regional Bishop - Central Region

Vicars:
I – Very Reverend Brain Clary, VF, Sacred Heart, Roslindale
II – Very Reverend Robert E. Casey, V.F., Saint Brigid/ Gate of Heaven, South Boston
III – Very Reverend John E.D. Sheridan V.F., Saint Mary-Saint Catherine, Charlestown
IV – Very Reverend Richard Fitzgerald, V.F., Saint Columbkille, Brighton

Parishes by Region and Vicariate

CENTRAL REGION – Vicariate I
Hyde Park – Most Precious Blood; Jamaica Plain – Our Lady of Lourdes, Saint Thomas Aquinas; Readville – Saint Anne; Roslindale – Sacred Heart; Roxbury – Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Saint Katharine Drexel, Saint Mary of the Angels; West Roxbury – Holy Name, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Theresa of Avila; Brookline – Saint Mary of the Assumption; Milton- Saint Pius Tenth

The Regional Bishop for the Merrimack Region, a Vicar General, supports the work of the Archbishop of Boston in the assigned region.

Office:
110 Lincoln Ave
Haverhill, MA 01830-6739
Office: 978-399-0000
[email protected]

Regional Bishop - Most Reverend Robert F. Hennessey
Titular Bishop of Tigias, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Vicar General Regional Bishop - Merrimack Region

Vicars:
I – Very Reverend Brian E. Mahoney, V.F., Saint Mary/ Saint John, Chelmsford/ Saint Margaret Lowell
II – Very Reverend Christopher J. Casey, V.F., Saint Matthew the Evangelist, Billerica 
III – Very Reverend Darin V. Colarusso, V.F., Parish of the Transfiguration, Wilmington
IV – Very Reverend John W. Delaney, V.F., Sacred Heart Parish Bradford (Haverhill)

Parishes by Region and Vicariate

MERRIMACK REGION – Vicariate I
Ayer – Saint Nicholas; Chelmsford – Saint John the Evangelist, Saint Mary; Littleton – Blessed Trinity: Lowell – Saint Margaret of Scotland; Pepperell – Our Lady of Grace; Shirley – Saint Nicholas; Townsend – Saint John the Evangelist; Westford – Blessed Trinity

MERRIMACK REGION – Vicariate II 
Billerica –Saint Matthew the Apostle; Dracut – Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Marguerite d’Youville; Lowell – Holy Family, Holy Trinity (Polish), Immaculate Conception, Saint Anthony of Padua (Portuguese), Saint Michael, Saint Patrick, Saint Rita; Tewksbury – Saint William of York; Tyngsborough – Saint Mary Magdalen

MERRIMACK REGION – Vicariate III
Andover – Saint Augustine, Saint Robert Bellarmine; Lawrence – Saint Mary of the Assumption, Saint Patrick; Methuen – Our Lady of Good Counsel, Saint Lucy, Saint Monica; North Andover – Saint Michael; Wilmington  Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

MERRIMACK REGION – Vicariate IV
Amesbury – Saint André Bissette; Georgetown – Saint Mary; Hamilton – Saint Paul; Haverhill –All Saints, Sacred Hearts, Saint Gabriel the Archangel; Ipswich – Our Lady of Hope; Merrimac – Holy Redeemer; Middleton – Saint Agnes; Newburyport – Immaculate Conception; Salisbury – Saint André Bissette; Topsfield – Saint Rose of Lima

The Episcopal Vicar for the North Region supports the work of the Archbishop of Boston in the assigned region.

Office:
63 Winter Street
North Reading, MA 01864
Office: 978-531-1013
Fax: 978-531-5312
[email protected]

Episcopal Vicar - Very Reverend Brian L. Flynn

Vicars
I – Very Reverend Paul E. Ritt, V.F., Ave Maria Parish, Lynnfield
II – Very Reverend Pablo Gomis, V.F., Saint Joseph Parish, Lynn
III – Very Reverend David Barnes, V.F., Saint Patrick Parish, Stoneham
IV – Very Reverend Marc J. Bishop, V.F., Saint Agnes-Saint Camillus Parish, Arlington

Parishes by Region and Vicariate

NORTH REGION – Vicariate I 
Beverly – Saint John the Evangelist, Saint Margaret of Scotland, Saint Mary Star of the Sea; Danvers – Saint Mary of the Annunciation, Saint Richard of Chichester; Essex – Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Gloucester – Holy Family, Our Lady of Good Voyage (Portuguese); Lynnfield –Ave Maria; Manchester-by-the-Sea – Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Saugus – Blessed Sacrament, Saint Margaret of Antioch

NORTH REGION – Vicariate II
Lynn – Holy Family (Italian), Saint Joseph, Saint Mary of the Sacred Heart, Saint Pius Fifth; Marblehead – Our Lady Star of the Sea; Nahant – Saint Thomas Aquinas; Peabody – Our Lady of Fatima (Portuguese), Saint Adelaide, Saint Ann, Saint John the Baptist; Salem – Mary Queen of the Apostles, Saint Anne (French), Saint Thomas the Apostle; Swampscott – Saint John the
Evangelist

NORTH REGION – Vicariate III 
Melrose – Incarnation of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Saint Mary of the Annunciation; North Reading – Saint Theresa of Lisieux; Reading – Christ the King; Stoneham – Saint Patrick; Wakefield – Most Blessed Sacrament, Saint Joseph; Winchester – Saint Eulalia, Saint Mary; Woburn – Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Barbara, Saint Charles Borromeo

NORTH REGION – Vicariate IV
Arlington – Saint Agnes, Saint Camillus de Lellis; Chelsea – Blessed Mother of the Morning Star, Saint Rose of Lima; Everett – Immaculate Conception, Saint Anthony of Padua (Italian); Malden – Immaculate Conception, Sacred Hearts, Saint Joseph; Medford – Blessed Andrew Fu Yen (Vietnamese), Mary Queen of Peace, Saint Raphael; Revere – Immaculate Conception, Saint Anthony of Padua, Blessed Mother of the Morning Star

The Episcopal Vicar for the South Region supports the work of the Archbishop of Boston in the assigned region.

Office:
66 Brooks Drive
Braintree, MA 02184
[email protected]

Episcopal Vicar - Very Reverend Robert L. Connors
Episcopal Vicar
Ordained to the Priesthood:  1971
Appointment as Episcopal Vicar:  September 1, 2019

Vicars:
I – Very Reverend Robert M. Blaney, V.F.,  Saint Francis of Assisi/Saint Clare, Braintree
II – Very Reverend Thomas F. Nestor V.F., Resurrection Lord & Savior, Hingham
III – Very Reverend William D. Devine, V.F., Saint Thomas Aquinas, Bridgewater
IV – Very Reverend Robert J. Deehan, V.F., Holy Family, Duxbury

Parishes by Region and Vicariate:

SOUTH REGION – Vicariate I
Braintree – Saint Clare, Saint Francis of Assisi; Milton – Saint Agatha, Our Lady of the Visitation; Quincy – Divine Mercy, Holy Trinity, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Joseph; Randolph – Saint Bernadette, Saint Mary 

SOUTH REGION – Vicariate II
Abington – Saint Bridget; Cohasset – Saint Anthony of Padua; Hanover – Our Lady of the Angels; Hingham –Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Saint Paul; Hull – Saint Mary of the Assumption; Norwell – Our Lady of the Angels; Pembroke – Our Lady of the Angels; Rockland – Holy Family; Scituate – Saint Mary of the Nativity; Weymouth – Immaculate Conception, Our Lady Queen of Peace; Saint Albert the Great, Saint Francis Xavier, Saint Jerome; Whitman – Holy Ghost

SOUTH REGION – Vicariate III
Avon – Saint Michael; Bridgewater – Saint Thomas Aquinas; Brockton – Christ the King, Our Lady of Lourdes, Saint Edith Stein, Saint Patrick; Canton – Saint Oscar Romero; East Bridgewater – Saint John the Evangelist; Holbrook – Saint Joseph; Stoughton – Immaculate Conception; Saint James; West Bridgewater – Saint Ann

SOUTH REGION – Vicariate IV
Carver – Mary Queen of Martyrs; Duxbury – Holy Family; Halifax – Holy Apostles; Hanson – Holy Apostles; Kingston – Saint Joseph; Lakeville – Saint Isidore the Farmer; Marshfield – Our Lady of the Assumption, Saint Ann by the Sea, Saint Christine; Middleborough – Saint Isidore the Farmer; Plymouth – Mary Queen of Martyrs, Saint Bonaventure, Saint Mary

The Bishop for the West Region, a Vicar General, supports the work of the Archbishop of Boston in the assigned region.

Office:
PO Box 9196
Watertown, MA 02471
Office: 508-647-0296
Fax # 617 923-3490
[email protected]

Regional Bishop - Most Reverend Robert P. Reed
Titular Bishop of Sufar, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Vicar General Regional Bishop - West Region

Vicars:
I –  Very Reverend David M. O'Leary, V.F., Holy Family, Concord, Saint Irene, Carlisle
II – Very Reverend Timothy E. Kearney, V.F., Saint Patrick/ Sacred Heart, Watertown
III – Very Reverend Richard E. Cannon, V.F., Saint John the Evangelist, Hopkinton
IV – Very Reverend Robert A. Poitras, V.F., Saint Mary, Franklin

Parishes by Region and Vicariate

WEST REGION - Vicariate I
Acton – Saint Elizabeth of Hungary; Bedford – Saint Michael; Burlington – Saint Veronica; Carlisle – Saint Irene; Concord – Holy Family; Hudson – Saint Michael; Lexington – Sacred Heart, Saint Brigid; Marlborough – Immaculate Conception, Saint Matthias; Maynard – Ascension of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; Stow – Saint Isidore the Farmer; Sudbury - Ascension of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; Wayland – Good Shepherd; Weston – Saint Julia

WEST REGION – Vicariate II 
Belmont – Saint Joseph, Saint Luke; Newton – Corpus Christi - Saint Bernard, Mary Immaculate of Lourdes, Our Lady Help of Christians, Sacred Heart, Saint Antoine Daveluy (Korean), Saint Ignatius Loyola; Waltham – Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted, Sacred Heart (Italian), Saint Jude, Saint Mary; Watertown – Sacred Heart, Saint Patrick; Wellesley – Saint John the Evangelist, Saint Paul

WEST REGION – Vicariate III
Ashland – Saint Cecilia; Dedham – Saint Mary, Saint Susanna; Dover – Most Precious Blood; Framingham – Saint Bridget, Saint George, Saint Stephen, Saint Tarcisius (Italian); Holliston – Saint Mary; Hopkinton – Saint John the Evangelist; Millis – Saint Thomas the Apostle; Natick – Saint Linus, Saint Patrick; Needham – Saint Joseph; Sherborn – Saint Theresa of Lisieux; Westwood – Saint Joan of Arc

WEST REGION – Vicariate IV
Bellingham – Saint Blaise, Saint Brendan; Foxborough – Saint Mary; Franklin – Saint Mary; Medfield – Saint Edward the Confessor; Medway – Saint Joseph; Norfolk – Saint Jude; Norwood – Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint Timothy; Plainville – Saint Martha; Sharon – Our Lady of Sorrows; Walpole – Blessed Sacrament, Saint Mary; Wrentham – Saint Mary