Michael Richard Cote

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Michael Richard Cote
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Denomination Roman Catholic
Senior posting
See Norwich
Title Bishop of Norwich
Period in office 2003—
Predecessor Daniel Anthony Hart
Successor (incumbent)
Religious career
Priestly ordination June 25, 1975
Previous bishoprics Bishop of Portland (auxiliary),
Bishop of Cebarades (titular)
Previous post Bishop
Personal
Date of birth June 19, 1949
Place of birth Sanford, Maine

Michael Richard Cote (born 1949) is the fifth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich. Cote was ordained a priest on June 25, 1975, by Pope Paul VI in Rome. On May 9, 1995, he was appointed titular bishop of Cebarades and auxiliary bishop of Portland; he was consecrated on July 27, 1995. On March 11, 2003, Cote was appointed Bishop of Norwich; Archbishop Daniel A. Cronin of Hartford installed him on May 14, 2003.