This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts in the United States. The archdiocese includes more than 300 churches. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Holy Cross in Boston. The oldest church in the archdiocese is the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Salem, dedicated in 1857.
The archdiocese is divided into five regions.
The Central Region covers the cities of Boston and Cambridge
The Merrimack Region covers the Merrimack Valley region of Essex and Middlesex Counties (including Lowell) in the northernmost section of the archdiocese
The North Region covers the North Shore and the inner inland northern Boston suburbs (âÂÂMetro-NorthâÂÂ). It Includes portions of Essex, Middlesex, and Suffolk Counties (Lynn, Salem, and Woburn).
The South Region covers the South Shore and some adjacent inland areas, in Norfolk and Plymouth Counties (including Plymouth, Quincy, and Weymouth). It is located in the southernmost section of the archdiocese.
The West Region covers the MetroWest Area and the Route 128 tech corridor, including Framingham, Newton, and Waltham. It is located in the western sections of the archdiocese.