Norwich is a city in eastern Connecticut, at the confluence of the Yantic, Shetucket and Thames Rivers, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich.
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Sacred and Liturgical LanguagesSourced to the subject's own accountEnglish in ordinary parish worship, with Latin preserved as the historic liturgical language of the Roman Rite alongside the vernacular. 3 Origins
FoundedSettled in 1659 by a company from Saybrook led by John Mason and James Fitch on land obtained from the Mohegan, and named for Norwich, England; incorporated as a township in 1662. 1 Attributions
TraditionSourced to the subject's own accountRoman Catholic Christianity, as the seat of the Diocese of Norwich, erected on 6 August 1953, covering eastern Connecticut. 2 Connections
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Source The Diocese of Norwich Emerges from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy with Confirmation of Reorganization Plan
This source names Norwich directly: "The Diocese of Norwich's own article, published in 2025, announcing the U.S."
Source The Diocese of Norwich Emerges from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy with Confirmation of Reorganization Plan
Sources
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica (online academic reference)
Encyclopaedia Britannica editors, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2024account of the group's founding and originView the Source 2. Annuario Pontificio and Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae
Central Office of Church Statistics, Holy See, Libreria Editrice Vaticanatradition factthe holders' own account
3. Sacrosanctum Concilium, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
Second Vatican Council, Holy See, 1963fact about the tradition's sacred languagesthe holders' own accountView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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