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The Most Reverend Richard F. Reidy

Sixth Bishop of Norwich

Bishop Richard F. Reidy was born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1958, the fourth child of Robert C. Reidy and Barbara A. (Lee) Reidy. He was educated in the Worcester Public Schools, the College of the Holy Cross and Boston College Law School. He practiced law for seven years with the firm of Mirick, O’Connell, DeMallie and Lougee in Worcester before entering the seminary in 1990. He attended Saint Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore for one year before transferring to the North American College in Rome where he studied at the Gregorian University (S.T.B. 1993) and the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (M.A., Spirituality 1994).

Bishop Reidy was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Timothy J. Harrington at Saint Paul Cathedral in Worcester on June 25, 1994. He studied canon law at the Catholic University of America from 2008 to 2010 when he returned to the Diocese of Worcester, serving as a defender of the bond in the Diocesan Tribunal and pastor of Saint Ann Church in Oxford. In 2013, he was named Vicar General by Bishop Robert J. McManus and was later named a monsignor in 2023. In February 2025, he was elected Bishop of Norwich. On April 29, 2025, he was ordained a Bishop and installed as Bishop of Norwich in the Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Norwich, Connecticut.

Bishop Reidy has served as a director of Mohegan Council (Boy Scouts), Worcester County Food Bank, Visitation House, Anna Maria College, Saint Vincent Hospital and All Saints Academy.

An avid outdoorsman, Bishop Reidy discerned his vocation in the mountains and still enjoys hiking, camping, canoeing and skiing.

Professor Daniel O’Connor

Keynote Speaker

We are excited that Professor Daniel O’Connor will join us as our keynote speaker. Daniel O’Connor is a professor of Philosophy and Religion who teaches undergraduates at a State University of New York Community College. Originally an engineer for GE Global Research doing quantum beam research, he switched careers and helped to establish the John Bosco House–a transitional home for homeless young men–where he then served the residents as a live-in house father. Daniel obtained a Master of Arts in Theology from Holy Apostles College & Seminary in 2013. He has since then completed several years of study towards his PhD in Philosophy. 

Professor O’Connor is an accomplished author and speaker. His most recent book, First Line of Defense, aims to inspire men in their Catholic faith, and was co-authored with longtime EWTN host and US Grace Force host Doug Barry. It will be published by Ignatius Press in 2026. Daniel met his wife Regina at Holy Apostles where she received a Bachelor of Arts in 2013. They live in New York with their six children, Joseph, David, Mary, Luisa, John Paul, and Patrick.