Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg

Diocese of Ogdensburg
Dioecesis Ogdensburgensis
Location
Country United States
Territory St. Lawrence, counties of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, and northern Hamilton and Herkimer, New York
Ecclesiastical province New York
Statistics
Area 12,036 sq mi (31,170 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
462,000
143,000 (31.1%)
Parishes 119
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established February 15, 1872 (143 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Mary
Patron saint St. Mary
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Terry Ronald LaValley
Metropolitan Archbishop Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan
Archbishop of New York
Map
Website
www.dioogdensburg.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg (Latin: Dioecesis Ogdensburgensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in New York. It was founded on February 15, 1872. It comprises the entirety of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties and the northern portions of Hamilton and Herkimer counties.


On February 23, 2010, the Most Reverend Terry Ronald LaValley was appointed diocesan bishop by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on February 23, 2010, and was installed on April 30, 2010.

Ordinaries

The list of bishops and their years of service:

  1. Edgar Philip Prindle Wadhams (18721891)
  2. Henry Gabriels (18911921)
  3. Joseph Henry Conroy (19211939)
  4. Francis Joseph Monaghan (19391942)
  5. Bryan Joseph McEntegart (19431953)
  6. Walter P. Kellenberg (19541957)
  7. James Johnston Navagh (19571963)
  8. Leo Richard Smith (1963)
  9. Thomas Andrew Donnellan (19641968)
  10. Stanislaus Joseph Brzana (19681993)
  11. Paul Stephen Loverde (19931999)
  12. Gerald Michael Barbarito (19992003)
  13. Robert Joseph Cunningham (20042009)
  14. Terry R. LaValley (2010Present)

Deaneries

There are eight deaneries in the diocese:[1]

  1. Adirondack
  2. Clinton
  3. Essex
  4. Franklin
  5. Hamilton/Herkimer
  6. Jefferson
  7. Lewis
  8. St. Lawrence

High schools

References

  1. "Diocesan Planning 2011". Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

External links

Coordinates: 44°42′02″N 75°28′52″W / 44.70056°N 75.48111°W