Deans and Deaneries

The Diocese of Manchester is divided into nine territorial districts or deaneries. Each deanery has a dean with supervisory responsibility over that deanery. For more information about each parish, please visit our online directory .

Amoskeag Deanery

Dean: Rev. Msgr. John P. Quinn, V.F.
St. Elizabeth Seton Parish
190 Meetinghouse Road
Bedford, NH 03110-6027
(603) 669-7444
FAX (603) 644-5371

The following parishes belong to the Amoskeag Deanery:

Manchester: St. Joseph Cathedral, Blessed Sacrament, Parish of the Transfiguration, Sacred Heart, St. Anne-St. Augustin, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Hedwig, Ste. Marie, St. Pius X, and St. Raphael; Auburn: St. Peter; Bedford: St. Elizabeth Seton; Candia: St. Paul; Goffstown: St. Lawrence; Litchfield: St. Francis of Assisi.

Capital Deanery

Dean: Very Rev. Mark E. Dollard, V.F.
St. Theresa Parish
12 Old West Hopkinton Rd.
P.O. Box 729
Henniker, NH 03242-0729
(603) 428-3325
FAX (603) 428-4479

The following parishes belong to the Capital Deanery:

Concord: Immaculate Heart of Mary, Sacred Heart, St. John the Evangelist, and St. Peter; Henniker: St. Theresa; Hillsborough: St. Mary; Hooksett:  Holy Rosary; Penacook: Immaculate Conception; Pittsfield: Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Joseph Mission (Northwood); Suncook: St. John the Baptist.

Lakes Region Deanery

Dean: Very Rev. Dennis J. Audet, V.F.
St. Charles Borromeo Parish
300 NH Route 25
P.O. Box 237
Meredith, NH 03253-0237
(603) 279-4403
FAX (603) 279-9924

The following parishes belong to the Lakes Region Deanery:

Alton: St. Katharine Drexel; Belmont: St. Joseph; Center Ossipee: St. Joseph; Franklin : St. Paul; Laconia: Sacred Heart and St. Joseph; Lakeport: Our Lady of the Lakes and St. Helena Mission (Weirs Beach); Meredith: St. Charles Borromeo; Plymouth: Holy Trinity and Our Lady of Grace Mission (Bristol); Sanbornville  St. Anthony; Tilton: St. Mary of the Assumption.

Monadnock Deanery

Dean: Very Rev. Daniel O. Lamothe, V.F.
St. Bernard Parish
Clairvaux Center, Suite 204
161 Main Street
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 352-3525
FAX (603) 352-7472

The following parishes belong to the Monadnock Deanery:

Greenville: Sacred Heart of Jesus; Hinsdale: Mary, Queen of Peace; Jaffrey: St. Patrick; Keene: St. Bernard and St. Margaret Mary; Peterborough: Divine Mercy; Troy : Immaculate Conception; Wilton: Sacred Heart.

Rockingham Deanery

Dean: Very Rev. Frederick J. Pennett, Jr., V.F.
St. Anne Parish
26 Emerson Avenue
P.O. Box 339
Hampstead, NH 03841-0339
(603) 329-5886
FAX (603) 329-4468

The following parishes belong to the Rockingham Deanery:

Derry: Holy Cross and St. Thomas Aquinas; Epping: St. Joseph; Hampstead: St. Anne; Londonderry: St. Jude and St. Mark the Evangelist; Pelham: St. Patrick; Plaistow: St. Luke the Evangelist; Salem: Mary, Queen of Peace and St. Joseph; Windham: St. Matthew.

Seacoast Deanery

Dean:  Very Rev. Michael Kerper, V.F. 
Corpus Christi Parish
2075 Lafayette Rd.
Portsmouth 03801-5697
(603) 436-0048
FAX (603) 436-8848

The following parishes belong to the Seacoast Deanery:

Dover : Parish of the Assumption and Chapel of the Nativity Mission (Barrington); Durham: St. Thomas More; Exeter: St. Michael; Farmington: St. Peter; Gonic: St. Leo; Hampton : Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and St. Elizabeth of Hungary Mission (Seabrook Beach); Hampton Beach: St. Patrick Mission; Newmarket: St. Mary; Portsmouth: Corpus Christi; Rochester: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary and St. Mary; Rollinsford: St. Mary; Rye Beach: St. Theresa; Somersworth: St. Ignatius of Loyola.

Souhegan Deanery

Dean: Very Rev. Agapit H. Jean, V.F.
St. John Neumann Parish
708 Milford Rd. (Rte. 101A)
Merrimack 03054-4612
(603) 880-4689
FAX (603) 881-9668

The following parishes belong to the Souhegan Deanery:

Hudson: St. John the Evangelist and St. Kathryn; Merrimack: Our Lady of Mercy and St. John Neumann; Milford: St. Patrick and Infant Jesus Mission (Brookline); Nashua: Immaculate Conception, Infant Jesus, Parish of the Resurrection, St. Aloysius of Gonzaga, St. Christopher, St. Joseph, and St. Patrick.

Upper Valley Deanery

Dean: Very Rev. William V. Kaliyadan, M.S., V.F.
Sacred Heart Parish
2 Hough Street
P.O. Box 482
Lebanon, NH 03766-0482
(603) 448-1262
FAX (603) 448-3754

The following parishes belong to the Upper Valley Deanery:

Charlestown: All Saints and St. Joseph Mission (Walpole); Claremont: St. Joseph and St. Mary and Old St. Mary (Claremont); Enfield: St. Helena and St. Mary Mission (Canaan); Hanover: St. Denis; Lebanon: Sacred Heart; New London: Our Lady of Fatima and Immaculate Conception Mission (Andover); Newport: St. Patrick and St. Joachim Mission (Sunapee).

White Mountain Deanery

Dean: Very Rev. Richard A. Roberge, V.F.
Good Shepherd Parish
P.O. Box 570
Berlin, NH 03570-0570
(603) 752-2880
FAX (603) 752-1855

The following parishes belong to the White Mountain Deanery:

Berlin: Good Shepherd; Colebrook: St. Brendan and St. Pius the Tenth Mission (Errol) and St. William of York Chapel (Dixville Notch); Gorham  Holy Family; Groveton:  St. Francis Xavier; Lancaster: Gate of Heaven Parish, St. Agnes Mission (Jefferson), St. Patrick Mission (Twin Mountain), and Our Lady of the Mountain Shrine (Bretton Woods); Lincoln:  St. Joseph; Lisbon: St. Catherine of Siena; Littleton: St. Rose of Lima and Our Lady of the Snows Mission (Franconia); North Conway: Our Lady of the Mountains; North Stratford: Sacred Heart;. West Stewartstown: St. Albert; Woodsville: St. Joseph.