Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston - List of Bishops and Archbishops

List of Bishops and Archbishops

The following is a list of the diocesan bishops of Boston:

  1. Bishop Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus (1808–1823) appointed Bishop of Montauban, France
  2. Bishop Benedict Joseph Fenwick S.J. (1825–1846) died
  3. Bishop John Bernard Fitzpatrick (1846–1866) died
  4. Archbishop John Joseph Williams (1866–1907) died
  5. Cardinal Archbishop William Henry O'Connell (1907–1944) died
  6. Cardinal Archbishop Richard Cushing (1944–1970) retired
  7. Cardinal Archbishop Humberto Sousa Medeiros (1970–1983) died
  8. Cardinal Archbishop Bernard Francis Law (1984–2002) resigned, appointed Archpriest of Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in 2004
  9. Cardinal Archbishop Seán Patrick O'Malley O.F.M.Cap. (2003–present)

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