NORWICH, Conn.—Hundreds of mourners and clergy from around the state have paid their final respects to former Bishop Daniel Hart, who led the Roman Catholic diocese of Norwich for eight years.
The 80-year-old Hart died Monday at a Windham nursing home after six-month battle with cancer.
At his funeral Mass Friday at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich, mourners remembered him as a gentle spirit and a leader who was always accessible for guidance. Hartford Archbishop Henry Mansell celebrated the Mass and Hart's successor, Bishop Michael Cote delivered the eulogy.
A native of Massachusetts, Hart became an ordained priest in 1953 and later became a vice chancellor in the Boston archdiocese. He was installed as bishop of Norwich in 1995 and retired in 2003.
Hart was buried in St. Joseph Cemetery in Norwich.
