Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, which includes territory that was previously part of the (now) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, was established as a separate diocese in 1853 when Brooklyn was a separate city from New York City.

The diocese includes parishes in Brooklyn, as well as Queens, which at the time of formation was a suburb of New York City. It once included all of Long Island, but it gave up its territory in Nassau County and Suffolk County in 1957 to the Diocese of Rockville Centre.

Brooklyn is one of the few dioceses in the US that is made up of 100% urban territory. It is also perhaps the only diocese that is not part of its larger urban (secular) political structure, as it shares New York City with the Archdiocese of New York.

The Bishop of Brooklyn presides from the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in Downtown Brooklyn. Many major ceremonies, however, are held at the much larger Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in the Sunset Park neighborhood in southern Brooklyn.

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[edit] Bishops of the Diocese of Brooklyn (terms of service)

  • Bishop John Loughlin (1853-1891)
  • Bishop Charles E. McDonnell (1892-1921)
  • Bishop Thomas E. Molloy (1922-1956), made a titular Archbishop in 1951
  • Bishop Bryan J. McEntegart (1957-1968) made titular Archbishop in 1966
  • Bishop Francis J. Mugavero (1968-1990)
  • Bishop Thomas Vose Daily (1990-2003)
  • Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio, (2003-present)

[edit] Education

The bishop is also the true principal of the diocese's pre-seminary high school, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary. As of June 2007, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary will be the only full time high school seminary in the nation.

[edit] Elementary schools

  • Saints Joseph and Dominic Catholic Academy of Williamsburg, previously known as Most Holy Trinity Elementary School, is a Roman Catholic school in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The school was formed and opened in 2005 as a successor to six schools which formerly operated in the neighborhood.
  • St. Anselm's School, located in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, is one of the most respected elementary schools in the diocese. It has continued to serve the community since it was founded in 1926 and recently celebrated it's 80th Anniversary.
  • St. Sebastian's Elementary School is located in Woodside, New York. It was founded in 1926 and now serves two other parishes that have been closed around the school's proximity.

[edit] Cemeteries

There are nine Catholic cemeteries serving the Diocese of Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

Queens

  • St. John Cemetery
  • Mount St. Mary Cemetery
  • St. Monica Cemetery
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery

Outside of the Diocese of Brooklyn

  • St. Charles / Resurrection Cemeteries
  • Trinity Cemetery
  • St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery

[edit] External links

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