West Pastoral Region

The West Pastoral Region is one of the five pastoral regions of the Archdiocese of Boston in the Roman Catholic Church. It covers the southern portion of Middlesex County and the western portion of Norfolk County in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA. The current regional auxiliary bishop is the Most Rev. Walter J. Edyvean. The region has 67 parishes, 1 college, 3 high schools, 11 elementary schools, 1 hospital, and at least 7 cemeteries. The region is composed of 4 Vicariates.

Parishes

Vicariate I
The current Vicar is the Very Rev. Michael J. BovaConti, VF.
*Holy Family, Concord
*Immaculate Conception, Marlborough
*Our Lady of Fatima, Sudbury
*Sacred Heart, Lexington
*St. Ann, Wayland
*St. Bridget, Maynard
*St. Brigid, Lexington
*St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Acton
*St. Irene, Carlisle
*St. Isidore, Stow
*St. Julia, Weston
*St. Malachy, Burlington
*St. Margaret, Burlington
*St. Matthias, Marlborough
*St. Michael, Bedford
*St. Michael, Hudson
*St. Zepherin, Wayland

Vicariate II
The current Vicar is the Very Rev. Thomas F. Powers, VF.
*Corpus Christi, Newton
*Mary Immaculate of Lourdes, Newton
*Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted, Waltham
*Our Lady Help of Christians, Newton
*Sacred Heart, Newton
*Sacred Heart, Waltham
*Sacred Heart, Watertown
*St. Bernard, Newton
*St. Charles Borromeo, Waltham
*St. Ignatius Loyola, Newton
*St. John the Evangelist, Wellesley
*St. Joseph, Belmont
*St. Jude, Waltham
*St. Luke, Belmont
*St. Mary, Waltham
*St. Patrick, Watertown
*St. Paul, Wellesley
*St. Philip Neri, Newton

Vicariate III
The current Vicar is the Rev. Msgr. Francis V. Strahan, VF.
*Most Precious Blood, Dover
*St. Bartholomew [http://www.stbartholomew-needham.org] , Needham
*St. Bridget, Framingham
*St. Cecilia, Ashland
*St. Denis, Westwood
*St. George, Framingham
*St. John the Evangelist, Hopkinton
*St. Joseph, Needham
*St. Linus, Natick
*St. Margaret Mary, Westwood
*St. Mary, Dedham
*St. Mary, Holliston
*St. Patrick, Natick
*St. Stephen, Framingham
*St. Susanna, Dedham
*St. Tarcisius, Framingham
*St. Theresa of Lisieux, Sherborn
*St. Thomas the Apostle, Millis

Vicariate IV
The current Vicar is the Rev. Msgr. Peter V. Conley, VF.
*Blessed Sacrament, Walpole
*Our Lady of Sorrows, Sharon
*St. Blaise, Bellingham
*St. Brendan, Bellingham
*St. Catherine of Siena, Norwood
*St. Edward the Confessor, Medfield
*St. Joseph, Medway
*St. Jude, Norfolk
*St. Martha, Plainville
*St. Mary, Foxborough
*St. Mary, Franklin
*St. Mary, Walpole
*St. Mary, Wrentham
*St. Timothy, Norwood

Universities or Colleges

*Regis College, Weston

High Schools

*Hudson Catholic High School, Hudson
*Trinity Catholic High School, Newton
*Xaverian Brothers High School, Westwood

Elementary Schools

*Blessed Sacrament School [http://www.blessedsacrament.org/] , Walpole
*Immaculate Conception School [http://icmarlboro.org] , Marlborough
*Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted School [http://www.olca.org] , Waltham
*St. Bridget School [http://www.stbridgetparish.org] , Framingham
*St. Catherine of Siena School [http://www.stcatherinenorwood.org] , Norwood
*St. John the Evangelist School [http://www.stjohnwellesley.org] , Wellesley
*St. Joseph School [http://www.saintjoesparish.com] , Needham
*St. Jude School [http://www.rc.net/boston/st-jude] , Waltham
*St. Michael School [http://www.stmichael-hudson.com] , Hudson
*St. Paul School [http://www.stpaulwellesley.com/] , Wellesley
*St. Tarcisius School, Framingham

Hospitals

*Norwood Hospital, Norwood

Cemeteries

*Calvary Cemetery, Waltham
*Catholic Mount Auburn Cemetery, Watertown
*Immaculate Cemetery, Marlborough
*St. George Cemetery, Framingham
*St. Mary Cemetery, Marlborough
*St. Michael Cemetery, Hudson
*St. Patrick Cemetery, Watertown

Suppressed Parishes

See also

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
*Central Pastoral Region
*Merrimack Pastoral Region
*North Pastoral Region
*South Pastoral Region

External links

* [http://www.rcab.org/ Archdiocese of Boston]