MANCHESTER, N.H. — The Diocese of Manchester, the Roman Catholic Church in New Hampshire, recently held the annual White Mass, which is dedicated to the intentions of health care professionals and affirms the service they give to the sick according to the model of Jesus Christ. The Mass was celebrated by the Most Reverend Peter A. Libasci, D.D., Bishop of Manchester, at Saint Joseph Cathedral and attended by health care workers from various hospitals and practices.
Afterward, the New Hampshire Guild of Catholic Healthcare Professionals recognized Jonathan Eddinger, MD, FACC, FASE, with the 2024 St. Martin de Porres Award. The Guild annually honors an individual who has exemplified the virtues of Catholic health care in his or her career as a health care professional with this award. Eddinger is the medical director of Cardiology at the New England Heart & Vascular Institute of Catholic Medical Center (CMC) in Manchester.
“Jonathan embodies the example of St. Martin de Porres in his personalized, intentional care for each person he encounters, always recognizing they are made in the image and likeness of God,” said Marc Guillemette, director, Office of Catholic Identity, CMC. “The hospital and his patients benefit daily from his commitment to his faith, his dedication to the common good and his cardiology expertise.”
Eddinger has spent 10 years of his career at CMC. He holds board certifications from the American Board of Internal Medicine – Cardiovascular Disease, the American Board of Clinical Lipidology and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is also board certified in Nuclear Cardiology, Adult Comprehensive Echocardiology and Cardiovascular CT.
Eddinger earned his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Boston University Medical Center and his fellowship at Maine Medical Center. A fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiography and the American Society for Preventive Cardiology, Eddinger was named a 2024 Top Doctor by New Hampshire Magazine.
He and his family are parishioners of Saint John Neumann Parish in Merrimack.
For more information, visit www.catholicnh.org/whitemass.
