Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned directors and officers of Bancorp Connecticut, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware (the "Corporation"), hereby constitute and appoint Robert D. Morton and Phillip J. Mucha, their true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or may be required to enable the Corporation to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the preparation and filing as required by said Act of the Corporation's 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 (the "10-K"), and Proxy Statement and Proxy
Card to be issued in connection with the Corporation's 2001 Annual Meeting; including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned directors and officers thereof in the
capacities indicated below to the 10-K and all amendments and supplements thereto, or any other appropriate form about to be or heretofore or hereafter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said Annual Report to Shareholders,
10-K, Proxy Statement, Proxy Card or Annual Meeting and all instruments or documents filed as a part thereof or in connection therewith; and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys, agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has subscribed these presents as of March 21, 2001.

|Signatures                                        | Title                                                                                    | Date          
|------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------
|/s/ Robert D. Morton       Robert D. Morton       | President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)                                     | March 21, 2001
|/s/ Phillip J. Mucha         Phillip J. Mucha     | Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer/Secretary
(Chief Financial and Accounting Officer) | March 21, 2001
|/s/ Norbert H. Beauchemin   Norbert H. Beauchemin | Director                                                                                 | March 21, 2001
|/s/ Walter J. Hushak             Walter J. Hushak | Director                                                                                 | March 21, 2001
|/s/ Michael J. Karabin      Michael J. Karabin    | Director                                                                                 | March 21, 2001
|/s/ David P. Kelley           David P. Kelley     | Director                                                                                 | March 21, 2001
|/s/ Frederick E. Kuhr        Frederick E. Kuhr    | Director                                                                                 | March 21, 2001
|/s/ Joseph J. LaPorte        Joseph J. LaPorte    | Director                                                                                 | March 21, 2001
|/s/ Ralph G. Mann           Ralph G. Mann         | Director                                                                                 | March 21, 2001
|/s/ Andrew J. Meade       Andrew J. Meade         | Director                                                                                 | March 21, 2001
|/s/ Frank R. Miller           Frank R. Miller     | Director                                                                                 | March 21, 2001
|/s/ Anthony S. Pizzitola   Anthony S. Pizzitola   | Director                                                                                 | March 21, 2001
|/s/ Dennis J. Stanek         Dennis J. Stanek     | Director                                                                                 | March 21, 2001