Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg
Diocese of Ogdensburg Dioecesis Ogdensburgensis | |
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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 |
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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:
- Edgar Philip Prindle Wadhams (1872–1891)
- Henry Gabriels (1891–1921)
- Joseph Henry Conroy (1921–1939)
- Francis Joseph Monaghan (1939–1942)
- Bryan Joseph McEntegart (1943–1953)
- Walter P. Kellenberg (1954–1957)
- James Johnston Navagh (1957–1963)
- Leo Richard Smith (1963)
- Thomas Andrew Donnellan (1964–1968)
- Stanislaus Joseph Brzana (1968–1993)
- Paul Stephen Loverde (1993–1999)
- Gerald Michael Barbarito (1999–2003)
- Robert Joseph Cunningham (2004—2009)
- Terry R. LaValley (2010—Present)
Deaneries
There are eight deaneries in the diocese:[1]
- Adirondack
- Clinton
- Essex
- Franklin
- Hamilton/Herkimer
- Jefferson
- Lewis
- St. Lawrence
High schools
- Immaculate Heart Central High School, Watertown
- Seton Catholic Central High School, Plattsburgh
References
- ↑ "Diocesan Planning 2011". Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
External links
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg Home Page
"Diocese of Ogdensburg". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
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Coordinates: 44°42′02″N 75°28′52″W / 44.70056°N 75.48111°W