The Diocese of Connecticut is divided into 14 geographic areas, called deaneries.
Deaneries were originally seen as a streamlined way to get information distributed from the bishops to the clergy and congregations in parishes. That purpose waned over the years with the advent of electronic communication, but the concept of meeting and organizing in groups smaller than the entire diocese - which includes over 170 parishes and hundreds of clergy - continues to hold value for the bishops as well as those within the deaneries.
Deaneries hold meetings to elect deans and subdeans, elect representatives to the diocesan executive council, and meet to consider the proposed diocesan budget and proposed resolutions in advance of the annual diocesan convention. Deanery approval is needed by parishes or other local organizations seeking diocesan Mission Development Grants. Clergy meet by deaneries, in "clericus" meetings, and confirmations are organized by deaneries.
Some deaneries have been more active than others, and at least one has a paid part-time coordinator. Active deaneries have taken on projects such as helping to resettle immigrant families; building Habitat for Humanity houses; and taking mission trips.
Below is a list of the current deaneries, the current dean and subdean of each, and a listing of the parishes in each deanery.
(UPDATES: Deaneries may use the update form under Contact Us to update the information as needed: ../ParishUpdateForm/default.asp
DEANERIES
BRIDGEPORT
The Rev. DeOla Barfield, sub-dean, Christ Church (Tashua)
5179 Madison Ave., Trumbull. CT 06611
Barbara Hall, secretary, 350 Grovers Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06605
Rowena Kemp, Treasurer, 554 Tunxis Hill Road, Fairfield, CT 06432
Bridgeport, Calvary St. George's
Bridgeport, St. John’s
Bridgeport, St. Luke’s & St. Paul’s
Bridgeport, St. Mark’s
Devon, St. Andrew’s
Easton, Christ’s Church
Fairfield, St. Paul’s
Fairfield, Trinity-St. Michael’s
Fairfield, St. Timothy’s
Monroe, St. Peter's
Southport, Trinity
Stratford, Christ Church
Trumbull, Christ Church
Trumbull, Grace Church
Trumbull, Trinity
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
dean, St. Paul’s Church, 145 Main Street, Southington, CT 06489
Thomas Jepson, sub-dean, 26 Eddy Avenue, Meriden, CT 06451
Wayne E. Pyle, secretary/treasurer, 14 Currier Way, Cheshire, CT 06410
Bristol, St. John’s
Bristol, Trinity
East Berlin, St. Gabriel’s
Plainville, Our Saviour
Meriden, St. Andrew’s
Meriden, All Saints’
New Britain, St. Mark’s
Southington, St. Paul’s
Wallingford, St. Paul’s
Yalesville, St. John’s
DANBURY
The Rev. Iris Peterson, dean, St. James’, 25 West Street, Danbury, CT 06810
Alice Griffin, sub-dean, 28 Hemlock Road, Roxbury, CT 06783
David Allen, treasurer, 80 Kellogg Street, Brookfield, CT 06804
Bethel, St. Thomas’
Bridgewater, St. Mark’s
Brookfield, St. Paul’s
Danbury, St. James’
Newtown, Trinity
New Milford, St. John’s
Redding, Christ Church
Roxbury, Christ Church
Sandy Hook, St. John’s
HARTFORD
The Rev. Jane White-Hassler, Dean, Grace Church, 124 Maple Hill Avenue, Newington, CT 06111
Barbara Belden, Sub-Dean, 411 Griffin Road, South Windsor 06074
The Rev. Stephen Kelsey, Secretary, GHRM, 12 Rector Street, East Hartford, CT 06108
Brian Spooner, Treasurer, 14 Reed Court, Bloomfield, CT 06002
Avon, Christ Church
Bloomfield, St. Stephen’s
East Hartford, St. John’s
East Hartford, All Saints’
Farmington, St. James’
Glastonbury, St. James’
Hartford, Christ Church Cathedral
Hartford, Good Shepherd
Hartford, Grace Church
Rocky Hill, St. Andrew the Apostle
Simsbury, St. Alban’s
Hartford, St. James’
Hartford, St. Martin’s
Hartford, St. Monica’s
Hartford, St. Paul’s
Hartford, Trinity
Wethersfield, Trinity
Manchester, St. Mary’s
Newington, Grace Church
South Glastonbury, St. Luke’s
West Hartford, St. James’s
West Hartford, St. John’s
Windsor, Grace Church
Vernon, St. John’s
LITCHFIELD
Gerry Ciccarelli, St. Andrew's, Marble Dale, dean (11/08)
The Rev. Maxwell, subdean
Bantam, St. Paul’s
Bethlehem, Christ Church
Canaan, Christ Church
Kent, St. Andrew’s
Lime Rock, Trinity
Litchfield, St. Michael’s
Marble Dale, St. Andrew’s
Milton, Trinity
Norfolk, Transfiguration
Pine Meadow, St. John’s
Salisbury, St. John’s
Sharon, Christ Church
Torrington, Trinity
Washington, St. John’s
Winsted, St. James’
LOWER NAUGATUCK VALLEY
William Cleaver, dean, 6 Cedar Stone Road, Oxford, CT 06478
The Rev. Dr. Lisa D. Hahneman, sub-dean, St. Peter’s, Oxford, 1 Dutton Road, Oxford, CT 06478
Ansonia, Christ Church
Derby, Immanuel/St. James
Huntington, St. Paul’s
Orange, Good Shepherd
Oxford, Good Shepherd
Seymour, Trinity
Shelton, Good Shepherd
Quaker Farms, Christ Church
MIDDLESEX
Pam Ferguson, dean, 456 Randolph Road, Middletown, CT 06457
The Rev. Jonathan Folts, sub-dean, St. John’s, Essex, Main Street, P.O. Box 422, Essex, CT 06426
Petra Shearer, treasurer, P.O. Box 673, Westbrook, CT 06498
Clinton, Holy Advent
Durham, Epiphany
E. Haddam, St. Stephen’s
Essex, St. John’s
Guilford, Christ Church
Higganum, St. James’
Ivoryton, All Saints’
Killingworth, Emmanuel
Madison, St. Andrew’s
Middle Haddam, Christ Church
Middletown, Holy Trinity
Northford, St. Andrew’s
Old Lyme, St. Ann’s
Old Saybrook, Grace Church
Portland, Trinity
Westbrook, St. Paul’s
MID-FAIRFIELD
The Rev. John Branson, dean, 55 Myrtle Ave., Westport, CT 06880
Darien, St. Paul’s
New Canaan, St. Mark’s
Norwalk, Christ Church
Norwalk, Grace Church
Norwalk, St. Paul’s
Ridgefield, St. Stephen’s
South Norwalk, Iglesia Betania
Weston, Emmanuel
Westport, Christ & Holy Trinity
Wilton, St. Matthew’s
NATCHAUG
The Rev. David Carter, dean, Christ Church, P.O. Box 21, Pomfret, CT 06258
Marianne Marsh, treasurer, 661 Goshen Hill Road, Lebanon, CT 06249
Bolton, St. George’s
Brooklyn, Trinity
Danielson, St. Alban’s
Hebron, St. Peter’s
Plainfield, St. Paul’s
Pomfret, Christ Church
Putnam, St. Phillip’s
Stafford Springs, Grace Church
Storrs, St. Mark’s
Vernon, St. John’s
Willimantic, St. Paul’s
Windham, St. Paul’s
NEW HAVEN
Diane Rowley, dean, 121 Cedar Street, Branford, CT 06405
Barbara Casey, secretary, 48 Russet Drive, Guilford, CT 06437
George Coulombe, treasurer, 4 Alpine Drive, East Haven, 06516
Bethany, Christ Church
Branford, Trinity
East Haven, Christ & Epiphany
Guilford, St. John's
Hamden, Grace & St. Peter’s
Milford, St. Peter’s
New Haven, Christ Church
New Haven, St. Andrew’s
New Haven, Ascension
New Haven, St. James’
New Haven, St. John’s
New Haven, St. Luke’s
New Haven, St. Paul & St. James’
New Haven, St. Thomas’
New Haven, Trinity
North Branford, Zion
North Haven, St. John’s
West Haven, Church of the Holy Spirit
NORTH CENTRAL
David Hildreth, treasurer, 113 Day Street, Granby 06035Bloomfield, Old St. Andrew’s
Broad Brook, Grace Church
Collinsville, Trinity
East Windsor, St. John’s
Enfield, Holy Trinity
South Windsor, St. Peter’s
Suffield, Calvary Church
Tarriffville, Trinity
SEABURY
Ann Cady, dean, 655 E. Main Street, Norwich CT 06360
Subdean,
The Rev. Joan Phelps, secretary
George Warner, treasurer, 15 Laura Ave., Mystic 06355
Gales Ferry, St. David’s
Groton, Bishop Seabury (contact the Rev. Cn. David Cannon)
New London, St. James’
Niantic, St. John’s
Norwich, Christ Church
Poquetanuck, St. James’
Stonington, Calvary
Mystic, St. Mark’s
Yantic, Grace Church
STAMFORD
Darien, Ascension
Darien, St. Luke’s
Greenwich, Christ Church
Greenwich, St. Barnabas’
Old Greenwich, St. Saviour’s
Riverside, St. Paul’s
Stamford, St. Andrew’s
Stamford, Eglise d’Epiphanie
Stamford, Christ the Healer
Stamford, St. Francis
Stamford, St. John’s
WATERBURY
Robert Pritchard, dean, 376 Sir Walter Drive, Cheshire, CT 06410
The Rev. Martha Klein Larsen, sub-dean, 166 Overbrook Road, West Hartford, CT 06107
Emily Freel, secretary, 18 Snow Crystal Road, Naugatuck, CT 06770
Betty Main, treasurer, 77 Candee Hill Road, Watertown, CT 06795
Cheshire, St. Peter’s
Middlebury, St. George’s
Naugatuck, St. Michael’s
Oakville, All Saints’
Southbury, Epiphany
Thomaston, St. Peter’s/Trinity
Waterbury, Christ Church
Waterbury, St. John’s
Watertown, Christ Church
Wolcott, All Saints’
Woodbury, St. Paul’s
