- Richard Henning (2024–present)
Current auxiliary bishops of Boston
- Robert Francis Hennessey (2006–present)
- Peter John Uglietto (2010–present)
- Robert P. Reed (2016–present)
- Cristiano Borro Barbosa (2024–present)
Former auxiliary bishops of Boston
- John Brady (1891–1910)
- Joseph Gaudentius Anderson (1909–1927)
- John Bertram Peterson (1927–1932), Bishop of Manchester
- Francis Spellman (1932–1939), Archbishop of New York (Cardinal in 1946)
- Richard J. Cushing (1939–1944), Archbishop here (Cardinal in 1958)
- Louis Francis Kelleher (1945–1946)
- John Wright (1947–1950), Bishop of Worcester, then Bishop of Pittsburgh, then Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy (elevated to Cardinal in 1969)
- Thomas Francis Markham (1950–1952)
- Eric Francis MacKenzie (1950–1969)
- Jeremiah Francis Minihan (1954–1973)
- Thomas Joseph Riley (1959–1976)
- Daniel A. Cronin (1968–1970), Bishop of Fall River and later Archbishop of Hartford
- Joseph Francis Maguire (1972–1976), Coadjutor Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts and subsequently succeeded to that see
- Lawrence Joseph Riley (1972–1990)
- Joseph John Ruocco (1975–1980)
- Thomas Vose Daily (1975–1984), Bishop of Palm Beach and later Bishop of Brooklyn
- John Joseph Mulcahy (1975–1992)
- John Michael D'Arcy (1975–1985), Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend
- Daniel Anthony Hart (1976–1995), Bishop of Norwich
- Alfred C. Hughes (1981–1993), Bishop of Baton Rouge and later Archbishop of New Orleans
- Robert J. Banks (1985–1990), Bishop of Green Bay
- Roberto Octavio González Nieves (1988–1995), Coadjutor Bishop of Corpus Christi and subsequently succeeded to that see, and later Archbishop of San Juan in Puerto Rico
- John R. McNamara (1992–1999)
- John P. Boles (1992–2006)
- John Brendan McCormack (1995–1998), Bishop of Manchester
- William F. Murphy (1995–2001), Bishop of Rockville Centre
- Francis Xavier Irwin (1996–2009)
- Emilio S. Allué (1996–2010)
- Richard Joseph Malone (2000–2004), Bishop of Portland and later Bishop of Buffalo
- Richard Lennon (2001–2006), Bishop of Cleveland
- Walter James Edyvean (2001–2014)
- John Anthony Dooher (2006–2018)
- Arthur L. Kennedy (2010–2017)
- Robert P. Deeley (2013–2014), Bishop of Portland
- Mark William O'Connell (2016–2025), Bishop of Albany
Other archdiocesan priests who became bishops
- William Barber Tyler, Bishop of Hartford in 1843
- Patrick Thomas O'Reilly, Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts in 1870
- James Augustine Healy, Bishop of Portland in 1875
- Lawrence Stephen McMahon (priest here, 1860–1872), appointed Bishop of Hartford in 1879
- Matthew Harkins, Bishop of Providence in 1887
- Edward Patrick Allen, Bishop of Mobile in 1897
- Louis Sebastian Walsh, Bishop of Portland in 1906
- John Joseph Nilan, Bishop of Hartford in 1910
- James Anthony Walsh, Superior General of Maryknoll and consecrated Titular Bishop in 1933
- Edward Francis Ryan, Bishop of Burlington in 1944
- John Joseph Glynn, Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services, USA in 1991
- Richard Joseph Malone, Bishop of Portland in 2002 and later Bishop of Buffalo in 2012
- Christopher J. Coyne, Auxiliary Bishop of Indianapolis in 2011 and later Bishop of Burlington and Coadjutor Archbishop of Hartford in 2023 and succeeded to Archbishop of Hartford in 2024
- Paul Fitzpatrick Russell, Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey and Turkmenistan and Titular Archbishop in 2016
Churches
Seminaries
- Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary, Weston
- St. John's Seminary, Brighton
- Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary, Brookline
Education
thumb|Emmanuel College, Boston, Massachusetts (2011)
thumb|Regis College, Weston, Massachusetts (2011)
thumb|Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts (2018)
As of 2025, the archdiocese had 92 schools with approximately 32,000 students taught by 3,000 faculty members in pre-kindergarten through high school.
In 1993, the archdiocese had 53,569 students in 195 schools. Boston had the largest number of parochial schools: 48 schools with 16,000 students.
Colleges and universities
- Boston College, Chestnut Hill
- Emmanuel College, Boston
- Merrimack College, North Andover
- Regis College, Weston
Primary and secondary schools
High schools
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | School
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Affiliation with religious order or independent
! scope="col" | Founded
|-
| Academy of Notre Dame
| Tyngsboro
| Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
|1854
|-
| Archbishop Williams High School
| Braintree
|Independent
|1949
|-
| Arlington Catholic High School
| Arlington
|Independent
|1960
|-
| Austin Preparatory School
| Reading
|Independent
|1961
|-
| Bishop Fenwick High School
| Peabody
|Independent
|1958
|-
| BC High
| Dorchester (Boston)
| Society of Jesus
|1863
|-
| Cardinal Spellman High School
| Brockton
|Independent
|1958
|-
| Cathedral High School
| South End (Boston)
|Independent
|1926
|-
| Catholic Memorial
| West Roxbury (Boston)
| Congregation of Christian Brothers
|1957
|-
| Central Catholic High School
| Lawrence
| Marist Brothers
|1935
|-
| Fontbonne Academy
| Milton
| Sisters of St. Joseph
|1954
|-
| Lowell Catholic
| Lowell
| Xaverian Brothers
|1989
|-
| Malden Catholic
| Malden
| Xaverian Brothers
|1968
|-
| Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
| Newton
| Society of the Sacred Heart
|1880
|-
| Notre Dame Academy
| Hingham
| Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
|1853
|-
| Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School
| Lawrence
| Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
|2004
|-
| Saint Joseph Preparatory Boston
| Brighton (Boston)
| Sisters of St. Joseph
|2012
|-
| Saint Sebastian's School
| Needham
|Independent
|1941
|-
| St. John's Prep
| Danvers
| Xaverian Brothers
|1907
|-
| St. Mary's Lynn
| Lynn
|Independent
|1881
|-
| Ursuline Academy
| Dedham
| Ursuline Sisters
|1819
|-
| Xaverian Brothers High School
| Westwood
| Xaverian Brothers
|1963
|}
Other facilities
The archdiocese previously used a headquarters facility in Brighton but sold it to Boston College in 2004 for $107,400,000.Steward Health Care System operates the former archdiocesan hospitals of Caritas Christi Health Care.
Notes
References
Sources
External links
- Catholic Hierarchy Profile of the Archdiocese of Boston
- Boston Globe / Spotlight / Abuse in the Catholic Church
- Boston Catholic Insider (critical blog)
- Boston Catholic Schools