2008 Finances

This Finance website provides a comprehensive summary of the financial condition of the Archdiocese of Boston. It presents a look at all of the entities that comprise the Archdiocese with a primary focus on the principal operating entity, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, A Corporation Sole. Through full disclosure, and a clear description of our organizational structure and the recognition of the impact of our difficult recent history, we hope to provide the faithful a better understanding as possible of our financial status.

The numbers in this section are meaningful only when put within the context of ministry. As Catholics, we are charged with the mission of spreading the Gospel in word and in deed. That mission is served when a priest says Mass and when a child attends religious education class; it is also served when a soup kitchen feeds someone in need or a pastoral minister visits a hospital patient. The numbers within this report do not define who we are as a Church, but they do provide a picture of the resources available to carry out our mission. And they tell us we have a great deal of work to do.