Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport
The Diocese of Bridgeport (Latin: Dioecesis Bridgeportensis ) is a located in the United States Roman Catholic diocese based in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
History
The Diocese of Bridgeport was posted on August 6, 1953 by Pope Pius XII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Qui urbis out of territory of the Archdiocese of Hartford and this is a suffragan.
Territory
The Diocese of Bridgeport includes the area Located in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Bishop of Bridgeport
- Lawrence Shehan, 1953-1961, then Koadjutorerzbischof of Baltimore
- Walter William Curtis, 1961-1988
- Edward Michael Egan, 1988-2000, then Archbishop of New York
- William Edward Lori, 2001-2012, then Archbishop of Baltimore
- Frank Joseph Caggiano, Since 2013