The Archdiocese of Hartford is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical province covering Hartford, Litchfield, and New Haven counties in Connecticut. It's a large and active archdiocese with over 400,000 Catholics, 157 active priests, 95 deacons, and 36 Catholic schools. The Archdiocese traces its history back to 1843 when it was established as a diocese, becoming an archdiocese in 1941.