Diocese of Manchester

Diocese of Manchester The Official page of the Diocese of Manchester, the Roman Catholic Church in New Hampshire. Learn more about us at www.catholicnh.org.

This is the official page of the Diocese of Manchester, the Roman Catholic Church in New Hampshire. We are proud to serve over 264,000 Catholics throughout New Hampshire with 89 parishes and missions, 19 schools, 4 colleges, and two hospitals. All posts and comments should be marked by Christian charity and respect for the truth. They should be on topic and presume the good will of other posters and the people of the Church. Comments and posts that are not may be removed.

We are thrilled to honor these deserving Recognizing Excellence Awards winners from Trinity High School, Manchester, NH ...
06/01/2026

We are thrilled to honor these deserving Recognizing Excellence Awards winners from Trinity High School, Manchester, NH and St. Joseph Jr. High School, Manchester, Saint Benedict Academy, St Joseph Regional Catholic School, St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Saint Christopher Academy and Saint Mary Academy Dover, NH!

Join us at the Gala on June 19 as we celebrate our Catholic school educators and supporters!

catholicnh.org/gala

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
06/01/2026

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.

Please join us in praying for our local priests and religious. Today we pray for Very Rev. Robert Cole and Rev. Michael ...
06/01/2026

Please join us in praying for our local priests and religious. Today we pray for Very Rev. Robert Cole and Rev. Michael Sartori.

Today, please join us in praying for the repose of the souls of Bishop Odore J. Gendron and Bishop Leo E. O’Neil.Eternal...
05/31/2026

Today, please join us in praying for the repose of the souls of Bishop Odore J. Gendron and Bishop Leo E. O’Neil.

Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. Amen.

Did you know that St. Jude is not the only patron saint of impossible causes? Most often, when we are asking for a praye...
05/30/2026

Did you know that St. Jude is not the only patron saint of impossible causes? Most often, when we are asking for a prayer that seems beyond hope, we turn to St. Jude to intercede for us. However, St. Rita of Cascia is also a powerful intercessor for our most difficult needs.

Read more about her in Alana Babineau's latest Parable column: catholicnh.org/parable/current-issue/

Please join us in praying for our local priests and religious. Today we pray for Rev. Steven Kucharski and Rev. Richard ...
05/30/2026

Please join us in praying for our local priests and religious. Today we pray for Rev. Steven Kucharski and Rev. Richard H. Dion.

Tomorrow, May 30, Pope Leo XIV will pray a worldwide rosary for peace from the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Vati...
05/29/2026

Tomorrow, May 30, Pope Leo XIV will pray a worldwide rosary for peace from the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens at 7 pm local time. In the US, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. will participate at 1 pm EDT.

Learn more here and please plan to pray a rosary tomorrow for this important intention:
vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-05/pope-preside-over-rosary-dedicated-to-peace-in-vatican-gardens.html

Accompanying his repeated calls for an end to war, Pope Leo XIV will preside over the recitation of the Holy Rosary on May 30 in the Vatican Gardens, ...

With sadness, but hope in the Resurrection, we share that Rev. Bruce W. Collard was called to his rest. He was 77 years ...
05/29/2026

With sadness, but hope in the Resurrection, we share that Rev. Bruce W. Collard was called to his rest. He was 77 years old.

Fr. Collard was ordained a priest on April 26, 1980, by the Most Reverend Odore J. Gendron, Bishop of Manchester and served as an associate pastor at parishes throughout the Diocese. He also served in Campus Ministry as the Catholic Chaplain in the Division of Student Affairs at Southern New Hampshire University from 1988 until his retirement from active ministry in July 2021.

This morning, Bishop Libasci presided at Fr. Collard's Mass of Christian Burial. He will be laid to rest in his native Attleboro, Massachusetts on Tuesday.

In your charity, please remember Fr. Collard in your prayers. Eternal rest, grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. Amen.

catholicnh.org/collard-bruce

Please join us in praying for our local priests and religious. Today we pray for Dc. Richard Desmarais and Dc. Leland Fa...
05/29/2026

Please join us in praying for our local priests and religious. Today we pray for Dc. Richard Desmarais and Dc. Leland Fastnacht.

Congratulations and blessings to Rev. Charles Pawlowski, KCHS and the parishioners of Sacred Heart Church, Lebanon, NH o...
05/28/2026

Congratulations and blessings to Rev. Charles Pawlowski, KCHS and the parishioners of Sacred Heart Church, Lebanon, NH on its 150th anniversary! Bishop Libasci celebrated the anniversary Mass Sunday and attended the joyful reception afterward.

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