Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York covers three of the five boroughs of New York City (the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island), as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties in New York state.
The Latin title of the Archdiocese is Archidioecesis Neo-Eboracensis, and the corporate title is Archdiocese of New York.
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[edit] History
Initially the diocese was part of the Prefecture Apostolic of United States of America when the Prefecture was established on November 26, 1784. It was later part of the Diocese of Baltimore. The Diocese of New York was established on April 8, 1808. At the time of its establishment it covered all of the state of New York, as well as the New Jersey counties of Sussex, Bergen, Morris, Essex, Somerset, Middlesex, and Monmouth.
On April 23, 1847 territory was taken from the Diocese to form the Dioceses of Albany and Buffalo. The Diocese was elevated to an Archdiocese on July 19, 1850. On July 29, 1853 territory was again taken from the Diocese, this time to form the Diocese of Newark, New Jersey and the Diocese of Brooklyn. Finally, territory was taken to form the Prefecture Apostolic of Bahama (now the Archdiocese of Nassau) on March 21, 1929.
[edit] Ordinaries
The following is a list of the Roman Catholic Bishops and Archbishops of the Diocese and Archdiocese of New York (and their terms of service):
- Most Rev. R. Luke Concanen (1808-1810)
- Most Rev. John Connolly (1814-1825)
- Most Rev. John Dubois (1826-1842)
- Most Rev. John Joseph Hughes (1842-1864)
- His Eminence John Cardinal McCloskey (1864-1885)
- Most Rev. Michael Augustine Corrigan (1885-1902)
- His Eminence John Murphy Cardinal Farley (1902-1918)
- His Eminence Patrick Joseph Cardinal Hayes (1919-1938)
- His Eminence Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman (1939-1967)
- His Eminence Terence James Cardinal Cooke (1968-1983)
- His Eminence John Joseph Cardinal O'Connor (1984-2000)
- His Eminence. Edward Michael Cardinal Egan (2000-present)
[edit] Schools
See List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
