Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse

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Note: The Episcopal Dioceses of Syracuse is officially called Dioceses of Central New York.
Diocese of Syracuse
Dioecesis Syracusensis
Basic information
Location Syracuse, New York, United States
Territory Central New York (Counties of Onondaga, Oneida, Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, and Oswego, New York
Population 350,000 Catholics
Rite Roman Rite
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of New York
Established November 26, 1886
Cathedral Cathedral of the Imacculate Conception
Bishop Archbishop of New York
Website Diocese of Syracuse
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Metropolitan Edward Michael Egan

Archbishop of New York
Diocesan Bishop James M. Moynihan

Bishop of Syracuse

The Diocese of Syracuse is a Catholic diocese headquartered in Syracuse, New York, USA. The current bishop is the Most Rev. James M. Moynihan. The Diocese of Syracuse includes 350,000 Catholics residing in seven counties of Central and South Central New York State. These are Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga and Oswego.

[edit] Bishops

  • Most Rev. Patrick Anthony Ludden (1886-1912)
  • Most Rev. John Grimes (1912-1922)
  • Most Rev. Daniel Joseph Curley (1923-1932)
  • Most Rev. John Aloysius Duffy (1933-1937)
  • Most Rev. Walter Andrew Foery (1937-1970)
  • Most Rev. David Frederick Cunningham (1970-1975)
  • Most Rev. Frank J. Harrison (1977-1987)
  • Most Rev. Joseph T. O'Keefe (1987-1995)
  • Most Rev. James Michael Moynihan (1995-present)

[edit] High schools

* Operated independently with the blessing and spiritual support of the Diocese.

[edit] External links


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