Richard Francis Reidy
Richard Francis Reidy is an American priest of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop for the Diocese of Norwich in Connecticut since 2025.
Biography
Early life
Richard Reidy was born on May 30, 1958 in Worcester, Massachusetts. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1980. Reidy earned a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School in 1983. Reidy practiced law at Mirick, O’Connell, DeMallie & Lougee in Massachusetts from 1983 to 1990.After deciding to become a priest, Reidy entered St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore, Maryland. After one year, he went to Rome to reside at the Pontifical North American College while studying there. He received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from the Pontifical Gregorian University and a Master of Spirituality degree from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Priesthood
On June 25, 1994, Reidy was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Worcester at the Cathedral of St. Paul in Worcester by Bishop Timothy Joseph Harrington. After his ordination, the diocese assigned Reidy as an assistant pastor at St. Peter Parish in Worcester. In 1995, he was appointed rector of the Cathedral of St. Paul.In 2008, Reidy enrolled at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. to study canon law. After graduating in 2010, he returned to Worcester to serve as defender of the bond in the diocesan tribunal and as pastor of Saint Ann Parish in Oxford, Massachusetts. Reidy was named vicar general by Bishop Robert J. McManus in 2013.