Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
| Diocese of Brooklyn Dioecesis Bruklyniensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Brooklyn (Kings County), Queens (Queens County) |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of New York |
| Metropolitan |
310 Prospect Park West Brooklyn, New York, 11215 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 179 sq mi (460 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 4,882,000 1,567,000 (32.1%) |
| Schools | 119 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 29, 1853 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St. James |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph |
| Secular priests | 544 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio |
| Metropolitan Archbishop |
Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan Archbishop of New York |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
Octavio Cisneros Paul Robert Sanchez Raymond Francis Chappetto |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Thomas Vose Daily René Arnold Valero Guy Sansaricq |
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| Website | |
| dioceseofbrooklyn.org | |
The Diocese of Brooklyn is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of New York. It is headquartered in Brooklyn and its territory encompasses the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of New York. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in Downtown Brooklyn and its co-cathedral is the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights. The current diocesan bishop is Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio.
Brooklyn is one of the few dioceses in the United States that is made up of 100% urban territory.[1]
The Bishop of Brooklyn presides from both the Cathedral Basilica of St. James and the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph.
This atypical arrangement was required due to the small size of the Cathedral Basilica of St. James. It was designated as a Co-Cathedral for the Diocese of Brooklyn on Feb. 14, 2013 by Pope Benedict XVI after Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio petitioned the Vatican. [2]
History
The diocese was established in 1853 out of the territory of the Archdiocese of New York, at a time when Brooklyn was still a separate city from New York City.[3] It originally included all of Long Island, but its present-day territory was established in 1957 when Nassau and Suffolk Counties were split to form the Diocese of Rockville Centre.[4]
On Wednesday, May 2, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI named two priests as Auxiliary Bishops of Brooklyn.[5][6][7]
Bishops of the Diocese of Brooklyn
Ordinaries
The lists of the bishops and auxiliary bishops of the diocese and their years of service:
- Bishop John Loughlin (1853–1891)
- Bishop Charles Edward McDonnell (1892–1921)
- Bishop Thomas Edmund Molloy (1922–1956), Archbishop (personal title) (1951–1956)
- Bishop Bryan Joseph McEntegart (1957–1968), Archbishop (personal title) (1966–1968)
- Bishop Francis Mugavero (1968–1990)
- Bishop Thomas Vose Daily (1990–2003)
- Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (2003–present)
Auxiliaries
- Bishop George Mundelein (1909–1915)
- Bishop Raymond Augustine Kearney (1934–1956)
- Bishop John Joseph Boardman (1952–1977)
- Bishop Edmund Joseph Reilly (1955–1958)
- Bishop Joseph Peter Michael Denning (1959–1982)
- Bishop Charles Richard Mulrooney (1959–1981)
- Bishop John J. Snyder (1972–1979)
- Bishop Joseph Michael Sullivan (1980–2005)
- Bishop René Arnold Valero (1980–2005)
- Bishop Anthony Bevilacqua (1980–1983)
- Bishop Ignatius Anthony Catanello (1994–2010)
- Bishop Gerald Barbarito (1994–1999)
- Bishop Frank Joseph Caggiano (2006-2013)
- Bishop Octavio Cisneros (2006- )
- Bishop Guy Sansaricq (2006–2010)
- Bishop Paul Robert Sanchez (2012- )
- Bishop Raymond Francis Chappetto (2012- )
Bishops who served as priests in the diocese
- Vincent DePaul Breen Became Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey; died in 2003.
- Edward Bernard Scharfenberger Now Bishop Of Albany, New York.
Education
The bishop is also the true principal of the diocese's pre-seminary high school, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary. As of March 2009, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary is the only full-time high school seminary in the nation. Three Diocesan and/or parish high schools are under the auspices of the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens.
High schools
There are three Diocesan and/or parish high schools under the auspices of the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens. While the Catholic high schools below may geographically lie within the diocese, most are run independently of it. [8]
Brooklyn
- Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School
- Bishop Kearney High School
- Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School
- Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School
- Fontbonne Hall Academy
- Nazareth Regional High School
- St. Edmund Preparatory High School
- St. Joseph High School
- Saint Saviour High School of Brooklyn
- Xaverian High School
Queens
- Archbishop Molloy High School
- Cathedral Preparatory Seminary
- Christ the King Regional High School
- Holy Cross High School
- Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School
- St. Agnes High School
- St. Francis Preparatory School
- St. John's Preparatory School
- The Mary Louis Academy
Elementary schools
There were 116 Diocesan and parish elementary schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens in March 2009. In the fall of 2009, a new free tuition school called the Pope John Paul II Family Academy [9] opened [10] at St. Barbara's School in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
The following eight schools have closed,[11] reducing the total number of schools to 111:
- Flatbush Catholic Academy
- Most Precious Blood School
- St. Benedict Joseph Labre School
- St. Catherine of Sienna School
- St. Aloysius School
- St. Ann School
- Blessed Sacrament School
- Ss. Joseph and Dominic Catholic Academy
Cemeteries
There are nine Roman Catholic cemeteries serving the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Brooklyn
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
Queens
- Saint John Cemetery
- Mount St. Mary Cemetery
- St. Monica Cemetery
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery
- Calvary
Outside of the Diocese of Brooklyn
- St. Charles / Resurrection Cemeteries
- Trinity Cemetery
- St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery
Hospitals
References
- ↑ Coen, Joseph W.; McNamara, Patrick, J.; Vaccari, Peter I. Diocese of Immigrants: The Brooklyn Catholic Experience 1853-2003, Éditions du Signe, 2004. ISBN 2-7468-0912-5. p. 120
- ↑ http://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/homepage/co-cathedral-st-joseph/
- ↑ http://www.dioceseofbrooklyn.org/about/diocesan_stats.aspx
- ↑ Who We Are," Diocese of Rockville Centre website (accessed 2009-November–02).
- ↑ http://www.news.va/en/news/other-pontifical-acts-162
- ↑ http://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/?p=1681
- ↑ http://usccb.org/news/2012/12-074e.cfm
- ↑ "Catholic High Schools". Diocese of Brooklyn website. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ↑ NY Daily News (2009-02-27). "Rich donor aids new Catholic school for poor fams". Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ Pope John Pall II Family Academy official site
- ↑ NY Daily News (2009-02-13). "Church saves six schools, closes eight others in Brooklyn & Queens". Retrieved 2009-03-20.
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