This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts in the United States. The archdiocese includes more than 300 churches. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Holy Cross in Boston. The oldest church in the archdiocese is the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Salem, dedicated in 1857.
The archdiocese is divided into five regions.
The Central Region covers the cities of Boston and Cambridge
Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
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Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | 1545 Tremont St, Boston (Roxbury) | Founded in 1869 by the Redemptorist religious order, the current church was dedicated in 1878. It was declared a minor basilica in 1954 [1] | |
Boston Chinese Catholic Community | St. James the Greater Church, 125 Harrison Ave, Boston (Chinatown) | Founded in 1854 to service Irish immigrants. Now the Boston Chinese Catholic Community [2] | |
Cathedral of the Holy Cross | 1400 Washington St, Boston (South End) | Cathedral dedicated in 1875. It is the largest church in New England, seating 2,000 worshipers. [3] | |
Shrine of Our Lady of Good Voyage, 51 Seaport Blvd, Boston (South Boston) | Founded in 1952, current chapel dedicated in 2017. The shrine is an apostolate of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross [4] | ||
Catholic Parishes of the Blue Hills | Most Precious Blood Church, 25 Maple St, Boston (Hyde Park) | Founded in 1870, current church dedicated in 1880. Now part of Blue Hills [5] | |
St. Anne Church, 90 W Milton St, Boston (Readville) | Founded in 1919, current church dedicated in 1882. Nww part of Blue Hills [6] | ||
Catholic Roxbury | St. Mary of the Angels Church, 377 Walnut Ave, Boston (Jamaica Plain) | Founded in 1906. Now part of Catholic Roxbury [7] | |
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 14 Montebello Rd, Boston (Jamaica Plain) | Now part of Catholic Roxbury [8] | ||
St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 97 South St, Boston (Jamaica Plain) | Now part of Catholic Roxbury | ||
Charlestown Catholic Collaborative | St. Frances de Sales Church, 313 Bunker Hill St, Boston (Charlestown) | Founded in 1859. Now part of the Charlestown Collaborative [9] | |
St. Mary – St. Catherine of Siena Church, 46 Winthrop St, Boston (Charlestown) | Founded in 2006 from the merger of St. Catherine of Siena and St. Mary Parishes. Now part of the Charlestown Collaborative | ||
Dorchester Catholic | Holy Family Church, 24 Hartford St, Boston (Dorchester) | Now part of Dorchester Catholic [10] | |
St. Peter Church, 311 Bowdoin St, Boston (Dorchester) | Now part of Dorchester Catholic [11] | ||
St. Patrick Church, 400 Dudley St, Boston (Roxbury) | Founded in 1836. Now part of Dorchester Catholic [12] | ||
Gate of Heaven /St. Brigid Parishes | Gate of Heaven Church, 615 E. Fourth St, Boston(South Boston) | Founded in 1863. Now partnered with St. Brigid Parish [13] | |
St. Brigid of Kildare Church, 841 E Broadway, Boston (South Boston) | Founded in 1908.Now partnered with Gate of Heaven Parish [13] | ||
Holy Name | 1689 Centre St, Boston (West Roxbury) | Founded in 1927, current church dedicated in 1939 [14] | |
Lourdes Center | 698 Beacon St, Boston (Fenway–Kenmore) | Founded in 1949, Lourdes Chapel dedicated in 1963 [15] | |
Madonna Queen of the Universe Shrine | 150 Orient Ave, Boston(East Boston) | ||
Most Holy Redeemer | 72 Maverick St, Boston (East Boston) | Founded in 1844 for Irish immigrants, church dedicated that same year [16] | |
Our Lady of the Airways | International Tower at Logan International Airport (East Boston) | Founded in 1951, the first airport chapel in the United States [17] | |
Our Lady of the Assumption | 404 Sumner St, Boston (East Boston) | Current church dedicated in 1873 [18] | |
Our Lady of Carmel Parish | St. Angela Merici Church, 1540 Blue Hill Ave, Boston Mattapan | Now part of Our Lady of Carmel Parish | |
St. Matthew Church, 39 Stanton St, Boston (Dorchester) | Now part of Our Lady of Carmel Parish | ||
Our Lady of Czestochowa | 655 Dorchester Ave, Boston (South Boston) | Founded in 1893, the first parish for Polish immigrants in Eastern New England. Church dedicated in 1894 [19] | |
Paulist Center | 5 Park St, Boston (Downtown) | Founded in the 1940s, Holy Spirit Chapel was dedicated in the 1950s [20] | |
Sacred Heart | 39 6th St, Cambridge | Founded in 1842, church dedicated in 1883 [21] | |
Sacred Heart | 45 Brooks St, Boston (East Boston) | Founded in 1869, current church dedicated in 1966 [22] | |
Sacred Heart | 60 Brown Ave, Boston (Roslindale) | Founded in 1893, current church dedicated in 1910 [23] | |
South Boston-Seaport Catholic Collaborative | St. Monica Church, 331 Old Colony Ave, Boston (South Boston) | Founded in 1907. Part of South Boston Collaborative since 2015 [24] | |
St. Peter Lithuanian Church, 75 Flaherty Way, Boston (South Boston) | Founded in 1896, current church dedicated in 1904. Part of South Boston Collaborative since 2015 [24] | ||
St. Anthony Shrine | 100 Arch St, Boston (Downtown) | Founded in 1945, current shrine dedicated in 1955 [25] | |
St. Anthony of Padua | 43 Holton St, Boston, (Allston) | Founded in 1885 [26] | |
St. Anthony | 400 Cardinal Medeiros Ave, Cambridge | Founded in 1902 for Portuguese immigrants [27] | |
St. Cecilia | 18 Belvidere St, Boston (Back Bay) | Founded in 1888, current church dedicated in 1894 [28] | |
St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine | 1105 Boylston St, (Boston Fenway–Kenmore) | Church constructed in 1923, dedicated as a Catholic chapel in 1935 [29] | |
St. Columbkille | 321 Market St, Boston (Brighton) | Founded in 1871, current church dedicated in 1880 [30] | |
St. Francis Chapel | 800 Boylston St, Boston (Back Bay) | Founded in the Prudential Center in 1969. operated by the Oblates of the Virgin Mary religious order since 1983 [31] | |
St. Francis of Assisi | 325 Cambridge St, Cambridge | Church constructed in 1837, founded as a Catholic Parish in 1917 [32] | |
St. Gregory | 2215 Dorchester Ave, Boston (Dorchester) | Founded in 1862, current church dedicated in 1881 [33] | |
St. John Chrysostom | 4750 Washington St, Boston (West Roxbury) | Founded in 1952, current church dedicated that same year [34] | |
St. John the Evangelist | 2254 Massachusetts Ave, North Cambridge | Romanesque Revival, built in 1904 | |
St. Joseph | 68 William Cardinal O'Connell Way, Boston (West End) | Church constructed for Congregationalists in 1834, dedicated as a Catholic parish for Irish immigrants in 1862 [35] | |
St. Joseph – St. Lazarus | 59 Ashley St, Boston (East Boston) | Founded as St. Lazarus for Italian immigrants in 1904, church dedicated in 1923. Merged with St. Joseph in 1985 [36] | |
St. Katharine Drexel | 517 Blue Hill Ave, Boston (Dorchester) | Founded in 2005 to serve the African-American community [37] | |
St. Leonard of Port Maurice | 320 Hanover St, Boston (North End) | Founded in the 1870s to serve Italian immigrants, current church dedicated in 1899 [38] | |
St. Mark / St. Ambrose Parishes | St. Ambrose Church, 246 Adams St, Boston (Dorchester) | Founded in 1914. Now partnered with St. Mark Parish [39] | |
St. Mark Church, 246 Adams St, Boston (Dorchester) | Now partnered with St. Ambrose Parish | ||
St. Martin de Porres Parish | St. Ann Church, 51 Neponset Ave, Boston (Dorchester) | Founded in 1889. Now part of St. Martin de Porres Parish [33] | |
St. Paul | 29 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge | Founded in 1873, current church dedicated in 1923 [40] | |
St. Peter | 100 Concord Ave, Cambridge | Founded in 1848 [41] | |
St. Stephen | 401 Hanover St, Boston (North End) | Constructed in 1804 by Charles Bulfinch as a Congregationalist church, became a catholic parish in 1862 [42] | |
St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish | St. Margaret Church, 800 Columbia Road (Dorchester) | Now part of St. Theresa of Calcutta | |
St. Theresa of Avila | 2078 Centre St, Boston (West Roxbury) | Founded in 1895 [43] |
The Merrimack Region covers the Merrimack Valley region of Essex and Middlesex Counties (including Lowell) in the northernmost section of the archdiocese
Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
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All Saints | 120 Bellevue Ave, Haverhill | Parish founded in 1998 with the merger of St. Joseph, St. Rita, St. George, and St. Michael Parishes | |
Blessed Trinity Parish | St. Anne Church, 75 King St, Littleton | Founded in 1945, current church dedicated in 1960. Became part of Blessed Trinity Parish in 2021 [44] | |
St. Catherine of Alexandria Church, 107 North Main St., Westford | Founded in 1922. Became part of Blessed Trinity Parish in 2021 [45] | ||
Corpus Christi Parish at Holy Rosary Church | 107 Summer St, Lawrence | [46] | |
Holy Redeemer Immaculate Conception Collaborative | Holy Redeemer Church, 4 Green St, Merrimac | Founded in 2006 with the merger of Nativity Church and St. Ann Church. Part of the Collaborative since 2015 [47] | |
Immaculate Conception Church, 42 Green St, Newburyport | Founded in 1844, current church dedicated in 1853. Part of the Collaborative since 2015 [47] | ||
Holy Trinity | 350 High St, Lowell | Founded in 1904 to serve Polish immigrants and church dedicated that same year. [48] | |
Immaculate Conception | 144 E Merrimack St, Lowell | Current church dedicated in 1877 [49] | |
Lowell Collaborative | St. Anthony of Padua Church, 893 Central St, Lowell | Founded in 1902 to serve Portuguese immigrants, church dedicated in 1908. Became part of Lowell Collaborative in 2016 [50] | |
Holy Family Church, 75 Chamberlain St, Lowell | Became part of Lowell Collaborative in 2016 | ||
Methuen Catholic | St. Monica Church, 212 Lawrence St, Methuen | Founded as a mission in 1897, became a parish in 1917. Current church dedicated in 1997. Now part of Methuen Catholic [51] | |
St. Lucy Church, 254 Merrimack St, Methuen | Now part of Methuen Catholic | ||
Our Lady of Good Counsel | 22 Plymouth St, Methuen | Founded in 2000 with the merger of St. Theresa and St. Augustine Parishes [52] | |
Our Lady of Hope and St. Paul Parishes | Our Lady of Hope Church, 1 Pineswamp Rd, Ipswich | Now partnered with St. Paul Parish [53] | |
St. Paul Church, 50 Union St, South Hamilton | Current church dedicated in 1908, parish founded in 1922. Now partnered with Our Lady of Hope Parish [54] | ||
River of Divine Mercy Catholic Communities | Sainte Marguerite d'Youville Church, 1340 Lakeview Ave, Dracut | Now part of River of Divine Mercy Communities [55] | |
St. Rita Church, 158 Mammoth Rd, Lowell | Founded in 1910. Now part of River of Divine Mercy Communities [56] | ||
St. Mary Magdalen Church, 95 Lakeview Ave, Tyngsborough | Current church dedicated in 2011. Now part of River of Divine Mercy Communities [57] | ||
Sacred Hearts Parish | Sacred Hearts Church,165 S Main St, Haverhill | Founded in 1908. [58] | |
St. Patrick Church, 114 Center St, Groveland | Now part of Sacred Hearts Parish | ||
St. Agnes and St. Rose of Lima Parishes | St. Agnes Church, 22 Boston St, Middleton | Now partnered with St. Rose of Lima Parish [59] | |
St. Rose of Lima Church, 12 Park St, Topsfield | Now partnered with St. Agnes Parish [59] | ||
St. Andre Bessette Parish | St. Joseph Church, 11 Sparhawk St, Amesbury | Now part of St. Andre Bessette Parish [60] | |
Star of the Sea Church, 18 Beach Rd, Salisbury | Now part of St. Andre Bessette Parish [60] | ||
St. J's Collaborative | Our Lady of Grace Church, 28 Tarbell St, Pepperell | Now part of St. J's Collaborative | |
St. John the Evangelist Church, Townsend | Now part of St. J's Collaborative | ||
St. Robert Bellarmmine | 198 Haggetts Pond Rd, Andover | Founded in 1968, current church dedicated in 1982 [61] | |
St. Matthew the Evangelist Parish | St. Theresa of Lisieux Church, 466 Boston Rd, Billerica | Founded in 1945, current church dedicated in 1959. Now part of St. Matthew Parish [62] | |
St. Andrew Church, 45 Talbot Ave, North Billerica | Founded as a mission in 1868 to serve Irish immigrants. Current church dedicated in 1921. Now part of St. Matthew Parish [62] | ||
St. Michael | 12 Sixth St, Lowell | Founded in 1883 to serve Irish immigrants, current church dedicated in 1900 [63] | |
St. Michael | 196 Main St, North Andover | Founded as a mission in 1869, current church dedicated in 1886. Became a parish in 1900 [64] | |
St. Patrick | 114 S. Broadway, Lawrence | Founded as a mission in 1869, became a parish in 1872. Current church dedicated in 1894 [65] | |
St. Patrick | 284 Suffolk St, Lowell | Founded in 1831, St. Patrick is the third oldest parish in the archdiocese. Current church consecrated in 1874 [66] | |
St. William of York | 1352 Main St, Tewksbury | Founded in 1935 by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate religious order [67] | |
Transfiguration | 126 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington | Founded in 2018 with the merger of St. Dorothy and St. Thomas of Villanova Parishes [68] |
The North Region covers the North Shore and the inner inland northern Boston suburbs (“Metro-North”). It Includes portions of Essex, Middlesex, and Suffolk Counties (Lynn, Salem, and Woburn).
Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
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Ave Maria Parish | Our Lady of Assumption Church, 758 Salem St, Lynnfield | Current church dedicated in 1922, became a parish in 1937. Now part of Ave Maria Parish [69] | |
St. Mary Goretti Church, 112 Chestnut St, Lynnfield | Established in 1960, current church dedicated in 1961. Now part of Ave Maria Parish [69] | ||
Beverly Catholic Collaborative | St. John the Evangelist Church, 111 New Balch St, Beverly | Now part of Beverly Collaborative [70] | |
St. Margaret Church, 672 Hale St, Beverly | Founded as a mission in 1885, current church dedicated in 1887. Now part of Beverly Collaborative [71] | ||
St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, 253 Cabot St, Beverly | Founded in 1870, current church dedicated in 1898. Now part of Beverly Collaborative [72] | ||
Blessed Mother of the Morningstar | St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 670 Washington Ave, Revere | Founded in 1947, current church dedicated in 1948. Now part of Morningstar [33] | |
Our Lady of Grace Church, 194 Nichols St, Chelsea | Founded in 1913, current church dedicated in 1917. Now part of Morningstar [33] | ||
Catholic Churches of Arlington | St. Agnes Church, 32 Medford St, Arlington | Founded as St. Malachy in 1872, renamed St. Agnes in 1900. Now part of Catholic Churches of Arlington [73] [74] | |
St. Camillus Church, 185 Concord Tpk, Arlington | Now part of Catholic Churches of Arlington [75] | ||
Catholic Community of Gloucester and Rockport | Holy Family Church, 60 Prospect St, Gloucester | Now part of the Catholic Community [76] | |
Our Lady of Good Voyage Church, 142 Prospect St, Gloucester | Founded in 1893 for Portuguese immigrants, church dedicated in 1915. Now part of the Catholic Community [77] | ||
Christ the King Parish | St. Agnes Church, 186 Woburn St, Reading | Became part of Christ the King Parish in 2023 [24] | |
St. Athanasius Church, 300 Haverhill St, Reading | Became part of Christ the King Parish in 2023 [24] | ||
Danvers Catholic Collaborative | St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, 24 Conant St, Danvers | Founded in 1871, current church dedicated in 1937. Became part of Danvers Collaborative in 2023 [78] | |
St. Richard of Chichester Church, 90 Forest St, Danvers | Founded in 1963. Became part of Danvers Collaborative in 2023 [79] [80] | ||
Host Catholic | Holy Family Church, 21 Bessom St, Lynn | Founded in 1922 for Italian immigrants, current church dedicated in 1928. Now part of Host Catholic [81] | |
St. Pius V Church, 215 Maple St, Lynn | Founded in 1912, current church dedicated in 1949. Now part of Host Catholic [82] | ||
Immaculate Conception | 489 Broadway, Everett | Founded as St. Mary Parish in 1882 [83] | |
Immaculate Conception | 600 Pleasant St, Malden | Founded in 1854 [84] [85] | |
Immaculate Conception | 133 Beach St, Revere | Founded in 1893 [86] | |
Incarnation | 429 Upham St, Melrose | Established in 1958 [87] | |
Lazarus Center for Healing Shrine | 47 Butler Ave, Wakefield | Founded as St. Florence Parish, became Lazarus Center in 2023 [88] | |
Mary, Queen of the Apostles Parish | Immaculate Conception Church, 15 Hawthorne Blvd, Salem | Founded in 1825, church dedicated in 1857. It is the oldest parish church in the archdiocese [89] [90] [91] | |
Mary, Queen of Peace Parish | St. Francis of Assisi Church, 441 Fellsway West, Medford | Founded in 1921. Now part of Mary, Queen of Peace [92] | |
St. Joseph Church, 118 High St, Medford | Current church dedicated in 1912. Now part of Mary, Queen of Peace [93] | ||
Most Blessed Sacrament | 1155 Main St, Wakefield | [94] | |
Our Lady of Fatima | 50 Walsh Ave, Peabody | Founded as a mission for Portuguese immigrants in 1965. Current church dedicated in 1975 [95] | |
Our Lady of Hope and St. Paul Parishes | St. Paul Church, 50 Union St, Hamilton | Church dedicated in 1908, St. Paul parish founded in 1922. Now Our Lady Parish. [96] | |
Our Lady Star of the Sea | 85 Atlantic Ave, Marblehead | [97] | |
Peabody Catholic Parishes | St. John the Baptist Church, 17 Chestnut St, Peabody | Founded in 1871, current church dedicated in 1879. Now part of Peabody Catholic [98] | |
St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 3 Margin St, Peabody | Founded in 1927, current church dedicated in 1931. Now part of Peabody Catholic [99] | ||
Sacred Hearts | 315 Main St, Malden | Founded in 1890, current church dedicated in 1901 [100] | |
Saugus Catholics | Blessed Sacrament Church, 14 Summer St, Saugus | Founded in 1917, Now part of Saugus Catholics [101] | |
St. Margaret Mary Church, 431 Lincoln Ave, Saugus | Founded in 1885 as a mission, current church dedicated in 1887. Now part of Saugus Catholics [102] | ||
St. Adelaide | 712 Lowell St, Peabody | Founded in 1962 and current church dedicated that same year. [103] | |
St. Ann | 140 Lynn St, Peabody | [104] | |
St. Anne | 292 Jefferson Ave, Salem | Founded in 1901 to serve French-Canadian immigrants. Current church dedicated in 1986 [105] | |
St. Anthony of Padua | 46 Oakes St, Everett | Founded in 1927 for Italian immigrants, current church dedicated in 1932 [106] | |
St. Anthony of Padua | 250 Revere St, Revere | Founded in 1906 for Italian immigrants, current church dedicated in 1926 [107] | |
St. Charles Borromeo | 280 Main St, Woburn | Founded in 1862, current church dedicated in 1869 [13] | |
St. Eulalia | 50 Ridge St, Winchester | [108] | |
St. James | 160 Federal St, Salem | Founded in 1850 for Irish immigrants [109] | |
St. John the Evangelist / St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 248 Nahant Rd, Nahant | Now partnered with St. John the Evangelist Parish [110] | |
St. John the Evangelist Church, 174 Humphrey St, Swampscott | Now partnered with St. Thomas Aquinas Parish [110] | ||
St. John Paul II Shrine of Divine Mercy | 30 St Peter St, Salem | [111] | |
St. Joseph | 115 Union St, Lynn | [112] | |
St. Joseph | 770 Salem St, Malden | Founded as a mission 1894, because a parish in 1902 [100] | |
St. Joseph | 173 Albion St, Wakefield | Founded as a mission in 1854, became a parish in 1871. Current church dedicated in 1980 [113] | |
St. Mary | 155 Washington St, Winchester | Founded in 1876 and church dedicated that same year [114] | |
St. Mary of the Annunciation | 46 Myrtle St, Melrose | [115] | |
St. Mary of the Sacred Heart Parish | Sacred Heart Church, 571 Boston St, Lynn | Established in 1894, current church dedicated in 1912. Now part of St. Mary/Sacred Heart Parish [116] | |
St. Mary Church, 8 S. Common St, Lynn | Founded in 1862. Now part of St. Mary/Sacred Heart Parish [116] | ||
St. Patrick | 71 Central St, Stoneham | Founded in 1868 for Irish immigrants, current church dedicated in 1887 [117] | |
St. Raphael | 512 High St, West Medford | Founded in 1905, current church dedicated in 1993 [118] | |
St. Rose of Lima | 601 Broadway, Chelsea | Founded in 1849 [119] | |
St. Stanislaus | 171 Chestnut St, Chelsea | Founded in 1905 for Polish immigrants, current church dedicated in 1912 [120] | |
St. Theresa of Lisieux | 63 Winter St, North Reading | [121] | |
Visitation Parish | Sacred Heart Church, 62 School St, Manchester-by-the-Sea | Now part of Visitation Parish [122] | |
St. John the Baptist Church, 52 Main St, Essex | Now part of Visitation Parish [123] | ||
Woburn Catholic Collaborative | St. Anthony of Padua Church, 851 Main St, Woburn | Founded as a mission in 1908, current church dedicated in 1928. Now part of Woburn Catholic [13] | |
St. Barbara Church, 138 Cambridge Rd, Woburn | Founded in 1954. Now part of Woburn Catholic [13] |
The South Region covers the South Shore and some adjacent inland areas, in Norfolk and Plymouth Counties (including Plymouth, Quincy, and Weymouth). It is located in the southernmost section of the archdiocese.
Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
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Avon-Holbrook Catholic Collaborative | St. Michael Church, 87 N Main St, Avon | Founded as a parish in 1887, current church dedicated in 1964. Now part of Avon-Holbrook Collaborative [124] | |
St. Joseph Church, 153 S Franklin St, Holbrook | Now part of Avon-Holbrook Collaborative [125] | ||
Braintree Catholic Collaborative | St. Clare Church, 1244 Liberty St, Braintree | Founded in 1958. Now part of Braintree Collaborative [126] | |
St. Francis of Assisi Church, 856 Washington St, Braintree | Founded in 1903. Now part of Braintree Collaborative [127] | ||
Brockton Catholic Tri-Parish Collaborative | Christ the King Church, 54 Lyman St, Brockton | Founded in 2004 with the merger of Sacred Heart and St. Colman Parishes. Became part of Brockton Collaborative in 2011 [100] | |
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 433 West St, Brockton | Became part of Brockton Collaborative in 2011 [128] | ||
St. Edith Stein Church, 71 E. Main St, Brockton | Founded in 2003 with the merger of St. Edward and St. Nicholas Parishes. Became part of Brockton Collaborative in 2011 [129] | ||
Catholic Weymouth | Immaculate Conception Church, 1203 Commercial St, Weymouth | Founded in 1882, current church dedicated in 1967. Became part of of Catholic Weymouth in 2013 [130] | |
St. Jerome Church, 632 Bridge St, Weymouth | Became part of Catholic Weymouth in 2013 | ||
Christ by the Sea Catholic Collaborative | St. Anthony of Padua Church, 2 Summer St, Cohasset | Founded as a mission in 1866, became a parish in 1866. Current church dedicated in 1964. Became part of Christ by the Sea in 2019 [110] | |
St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 208 Samoset Ave, Hull | Founded as a mission in 1890, became a parish in 1938. Became part of Christ by the Sea in 2019 [110] | ||
Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul | Resurrection Church, 1057 Main St, Hingham | Established in 1957. Now partnered with St. Paul Parish [131] | |
St. Paul Church, 147 North St, Hingham | Dedicated in 1871. Now partnered with Resurrection Parish [132] | ||
Divine Mercy Parish | Sacred Heart Church, 386 Hancock St, Quincy | Founded in 1903, became part of Divine Mercy Parish in 2020 [116] | |
St. Ann Church, 757 Hancock St, Quincy | Founded in 1922, became part of Divine Mercy Parish in 2020 [116] | ||
St. Mary Church, 115 Crescent St, Quincy | Founded in 1840, became part of Divine Mercy Parish in 2020 [116] | ||
Holy Apostles Parish | Our Lady of the Lake Church, 575 Monponsett St, Halifax | Now part of Holy Apostles Parish [133] | |
St. John the Worker Church, 1 Maquan St, Hanson | Now part of Holy Apostles Parish [133] | ||
Holy Family | 601 Tremont St, Duxbury | Founded in 1945, current church dedicated in 1988 [134] | |
Holy Family | 403 Union St, Rockland | Founded in 1882, current church dedicated in 1886 [135] | |
Holy Trinity Parish | Most Blessed Sacrament Church, 1031 Sea St, Quincy | Now part of Holy Trinity Parish | |
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 237 Sea St, Quincy | Now part of Holy Trinity Parish | ||
Light of Christ Catholic Collaborative | St. Bridget Church, 455 Plymouth St, Abington | Current church dedicated in 1863. Now part of Light of Christ Collaborative. [136] | |
Holy Ghost Church, 518 Washington St, Whitman | Current church dedicated in 1880. Now part of Light of Christ Collaborative [137] | ||
Mary, Queen of Martyrs Parish | Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 130 Main St, Carver | Became part of Mary, Queen of Martyrs in 2018 | |
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church, 126 S Meadow Rd, Plymouth | Founded in 1882, current church dedicated in 1884. Became part of Mary, Queen of Martyrs in 2018 [138] | ||
St. Peter Church, 86 Court St, Plymouth | Became part of Mary, Queen of Martyrs in 2018 | ||
Our Lady of the Angels Parish | St. Mary of the Sacred Heart Church, 32 Hanover St, Hanover | Became part of Our Lady Parish in 2022 [13] | |
St. Helen Church, 383 Washington St, Norwell | Became part of Our Lady Parish in 2022 [13] | ||
Our Lady of the Assumption / St. Ann by the Sea | Our Lady of the Assumption Church, 40 Canal St, Marshfield | Partnered with St. Ann by the Sea Parish | |
St. Ann by the Sea Church, 587 Ocean St, Marshfield | Partnered with Our Lady of the Assumption Parish [139] | ||
Our Lady Queen of Peace Collaborative | St. Thomas More Church, 7 Hawthorn Rd, Braintree | Founded in 1938. Became part of Our Lady Collaborative in 2022 [33] | |
Sacred Heart Church, 72 Washington St, Weymouth | Founded in 1869. Became part of Our Lady Collaborative in 2022 [33] | ||
Our Lady of the Visitation Parish | St. Elizabeth Church, 350 Reedsdale Rd, Milton | Now part of Our Lady of the Visitation Parish | |
St. Mary of the Hills Church, 29 St. Mary's Rd, Milton | Now part of Our Lady of the Visitation Parish | ||
St. Agatha | 432 Adams St, Milton | Founded in 1922, current church dedicated in 1936 [140] | |
St. Albert the Great and St. Francis Xavier Collaborative | St. Albert the Great Church, 1140 Washington St, Weymouth | Founded in 1950, church dedicated in 1954. Now part of St. Albert/St. Francis Collaborative | |
St. Francis Xavier Church, 234 Pleasant St, South Weymouth | Became part of part of St. Albert/St. Francis Collaborative in | ||
St. Ann | 103 N. Main St, West Bridgewater | Established in 1927 [141] | |
St. Christine | 1295 Main St, Marshfield | Founded in 1944, current church dedicated in 1960 [142] | |
St. Bernadette | 1031 N. Main St, Randolph | [143] | |
St. Bonaventure | 803 State Rd, Plymouth | [144] | |
St. Isidore Parish | Ss Martha & Mary Church, 354 Bedford St, Lakeville | Founded in 1958, became part of St. Isidore Parish in 2021 [24] | |
Sacred Heart Church, 340 Center St, Middleborough | Founded in 1885, became part of St. Isidore Parish in 2021 [24] | ||
St. John the Baptist and St. Joseph Parishes | St. John the Baptist Church, 44 School St, Quincy | Now partnered with St. Joseph Parish | |
St. Joseph Church, 550 Washington St, Quincy | Now partnered with St. John Parish | ||
St. John the Evangelist | 210 Central St, East Bridgewater | Founded as a mission in 1863, became a parish in 1903. Current church dedicated in 1955 [145] | |
St. Oscar Romero | 700 Washington St, Canton | Founded as St. John the Evangelist in the 1860s, became St. Oscar Romero Parish in 2021 [146] | |
Stoughton Catholic Parishes | Immaculate Conception Church, 122 Canton St, Stoughton | Now part of Stoughton Catholic Parishes [69] | |
St. James Church, 560 Page St, Stoughton | Now part of Stoughton Catholic Parishes [69] | ||
St. Mary | 211 N. Main St, Randolph | Founded in 1851, current church dedicated in 1989 [147] | |
Sts. Mary and Joseph Collaborative | St. Joseph Church, 272 Main St, Kingston | Now partnered with St. Mary Parish | |
St. Mary Church, 313 Court St, Plymouth | Founded in 1915. Now partnered with St. Joseph Parish [148] | ||
St. Mary of the Nativity | 1 Kent St, Scituate | [149] | |
St. Patrick | 335 Main St, Brockton | Church dedicated in 1859 [150] | |
St. Pius X | 101 Wolcott Rd, Milton | Founded in 1954 and church dedicated that same year. Now part of Catholic Parishes of the Blue Hills [151] | |
St. Thomas Aquinas | 103 Center St, Bridgewater | Founded in the 1840s, church dedicated in 1860 [152] |
The West Region covers the MetroWest Area and the Route 128 tech corridor, including Framingham, Newton, and Waltham. It is located in the western sections of the archdiocese.
Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
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Apple Valley Catholic Community | St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church, 89 Arlington St, Acton | Now part of Apple Valley [153] | |
St. Isidore Church, 429 Great Rd, Stow | Now part of Apple Valley [154] | ||
Ascension Parish | St. Bridget Church, 1 Percival St, Maynard | [13] | |
Our Lady of Fatima Church, 160 Concord Rd, Sudbury | [13] | ||
Catholic Parishes of Lexington | Sacred Heart Church, 6 Follen Rd, Lexington | Founded as a mission for Italian immigrants in 1927, current church dedicated in 1949. Now part of Catholic Parishes of Lexington [155] | |
St. Brigid Church, 1981 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington | Founded as a mission in 1848 for Irish immigrants, became a parish in 1886. Current church dedicated in 1957. Now part of Catholic Parishes of Lexington [156] | ||
Concord-Carlisle Catholic Collaborative | St. Irene Church, 181 East St, Carlisle | Now part of Concord-Carlisle Collaborative [157] | |
Holy Family Church, 12 Monument Square, Concord | Founded in 2004 with the merger of Our Lady of Christians and St. Bernard Parishes. Now part of Concord-Carlisle Collaborative [158] | ||
Corpus Christi-St. Bernard | 1523 Washington St, West Newton | Founded in 2006 with the merger of St. Bernard and Corpus Christi Parishes. [159] | |
Good Shepherd Parish | St. Ann Church, 134 Cochituate Rd, Wayland | Now part of Good Shepherd Parish [160] | |
St. Zepherin Church, 99 Main St, Wayland | Founded in 1889. Now part of Good Shepherd Parish [161] | ||
Immaculate Conception | 11 Prospect St, Marlborough | Founded in 1850, church dedicated in 1871 [162] | |
Mary Immaculate of Lourdes | 270 Elliot St, Newton | Founded as St. Mary in 1870, church dedicated in 1910 as Mary Immaculate of Lourdes. [163] | |
Medfield & Norfolk Catholic Collaborative | St. Edward the Confessor Church, 133 Spring St, Medfield | Founded as a mission in 1893, became a parish in 1901. Current church dedicated in 1980. Became part of Medfield/Norfolk Collaborative in 2014 [164] | |
St. Jude Church, 86 Main St, Norfolk | Founded in 1959. Became part of Medfield/Norfolk Collaborative in 2014 [165] | ||
Most Precious Blood & St. Theresa Parish | Most Precious Blood Church, 30 Centre St, Dover | Founded in 1960. Merged with St. Theresa Parish in 2010 [24] | |
St. Theresa Church, 35 S. Main St, Sherborn | Founded as a mission in 1924, became a parish in 1945. Current church dedicated in 1993. Merged with Most Precious Blood Parish in 2010 [24] | ||
Natick Catholic Community | St. Linus Church, 119 Hartford St, Natick | Now part of Natick Community [166] | |
St. Patrick Church, 44 E. Central St, Natick | Founded in 1852, current church dedicated in 1892.. Now part of Natick Community [167] | ||
New Roads Catholic Community | St. Luke Church, 132 Lexington St, Belmont | Now part of New Roads Community [168] | |
St. Joseph Church, 130 Common Street, Belmont | Founded in 1949 [169] | ||
Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted | 920 Trapelo Rd, Waltham [170] | Founded in 1930, current church dedicated in 1963 [171] | |
Our Lady of Sorrows | 59 Cottage St, Sharon | Founded as a mission in 1869, became a parish in 1906. [172] | |
Plainville-Wrentham Catholic Collaborative | St. Martha Church, 227 South St, Plainville | Founded in 1951, current church dedicated in 1953. Now part of Plainville-Wrentham Collaborative [173] | |
St. Mary Church, 130 South St, Wrentham | Parish founded and church dedicated in 1928. Now part of Plainville-Wrentham Collaborative [174] | ||
Sacred Heart | 311 River St, Waltham | Founded in 1922 by the Stigmatine Fathers. Current church started in 1958 [175] | |
Sacred Heart and Our Lady's Collaborative | Our Lady Help of Christians Church, 573 Washington St, Newton | Dedicated in 1881. Now part of Sacred Heart/Our Lady's Collaborative [176] | |
Sacred Heart Church, 1317 Centre St, Newton | Dedicated in 1891. Now part of Sacred Heart/Our Lady's Collaborative [177] | ||
St. Antoine Davelui | 45 Ash St, Auburndale (Newton) | Found in 2013 for Korean immigrants [178] | |
St. Blaise | 1158 S. Main St, Bellingham | Founded in 1962 [179] | |
St. Bridget | 830 Worcester Rd, Framingham | Founded in 1878, current church dedicated in 1931 [100] | |
St. Cecilia | 54 Etsy St, Ashland | Founded as a mission in 1857, became a parish in 1884. Current church dedicated in 1960 or 1961 [180] | |
St. Brendan | 384 Hartford Ave, Bellingham | Founded in 1895 [181] | |
St. Catherine of Siena | 549 Washington St, Norwood | Founded in 1890 [182] | |
St. George | 74 School St, Framingham | Church dedicated in 1848 [100] | |
St. Ignatius Loyola | 28 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill | Founded by the Jesuit Order in 1926 to serve Boston College and the local community. Current church dedicated in 1951 [183] | |
St. Joan of Arc Parish | St. Denis Church, 157 Washington St, Westwood | Now part of Joan of Arc Parish [33] | |
St. Margaret Mary Church, 845 High St, Westwood | Now part of Joan of Arc Parish [33] | ||
St. John the Evangelist | 20 Church St, Hopkinton | Founded in 1866, current church dedicated in 1889 [184] | |
St. John-St Paul Catholic Collaborative | St. John the Evangelist Church, 9 Glen Rd, Wellesley | Became part of St. John - St. Paul Collaborative in 2015 [185] | |
St. Paul Church, 502 Washington St, Wellesley | Founded as a mission in 1912, current church started in 2016. Became part of St. John - St. Paul Collaborative in 2015 [186] | ||
St. Joseph | 151 Village St, Medway | ||
St. Joseph | 1382 Highland Ave, Needham | Founded as a mission in the 1850s, became a parish in 1890. Current church dedicated in 1966 [187] | |
St. Jude | 147 Main St, Waltham | Founded in 1949, current church dedicated in 1952 [188] | |
St. Julia | 374 Boston Post Rd, Weston | [189] | |
St. Mary | 58 Carpenter St, Foxborough | Founded in 1959 [190] | |
St. Mary | 1 Church Square, Franklin | Founded as a mission church in 1871, became a parish in 1877. Current church dedicated in 1927 [191] | |
St. Mary | 708 Washington St, Holliston | Church dedicated in 1883 [192] | |
St. Mary of the Assumption | 25 Avery St, Dedham | Founded in 1857, current church dedicated in 1900 [193] | |
St. Mary | 133 School St, Waltham | Founded in 1835, church started construction in 1858 [194] | |
St. Matthias | 409 Hemenway St, Marlborough | ||
St. Michael | 90 Concord Rd, Bedford | [195] | |
St. Michael | 20 High St, Hudson | Gothic style church built in 1889 | |
St. Stephen | 221 Concord St, Framingham | [196] | |
St. Susanna | 262 Needham St, Dedham | ||
St. Tarcisius | 562 Waverly St, Framingham | Founded in 1908 [100] | |
St. Thomas the Apostle | 82 Exchange St, Millis | Parish founded and church consecrated in 1937 [197] | |
St. Timothy | 650 Nichols St, Norwood | Founded in 1962, current church dedicated in 1963 [198] | |
St. Veronica Parish | St. Malachy Church, 99 Bedford St, Burlington | Parish founded and church dedicated in 1964. Now part of St. Veronica Parish [199] | |
St. Margaret Church, 111 Winn St, Burlington | Now part of St. Veronica Parish | ||
Walpole Catholic Collaborative | Blessed Sacrament Church, 10 Diamond St, Walpole | Now part of Walpole Collaborative [200] | |
St. Mary Church, 176 Washington St, East Walpole | Now part of Walpole Collaborative [200] | ||
Watertown Catholic | Sacred Heart Church, 770 Mount Auburn St, Watertown | Now part of Watertown Catholic | |
St. Patrick Church, 212 Main St, Watertown | Founded as a mission in 1837, became a parish in 1847. Current church dedicated in 1906. Now part of Watertown Catholic [201] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
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Holy Cross Cathedral | Franklin Street, Boston | Dedicated in 1803, Holy Cross was the first Catholic church in Boston, it became the first cathedral in the new diocese in 1808. It was closed in 1860 and later demolished. [202] | |
Our Lady of Mount Carmel | 128 Gove St, Boston (East Boston) | Closed in 2004, parishioners kept seven-year vigil to prevent sale of building by archdiocese. Building finally sold in 2015 [203] | |
St. Charles Borromeo | 30 Taylor St, Waltham |
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