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
Metropolitan	Timothy Cardinal Dolan
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	St. Mary's Cathedral
Patron saint	St. Mary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Terry Ronald LaValley
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 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 (1872–1891)
2. Henry Gabriels (1891–1921)
3. Joseph Henry Conroy (1921–1939)
4. Francis Joseph Monaghan (1939–1942)
5. Bryan Joseph McEntegart (1943–1953)
6. Walter P. Kellenberg (1954–1957)
7. James Johnston Navagh (1957–1963)
8. Leo Richard Smith (1963)
9. Thomas Andrew Donnellan (1964–1968)
10. Stanislaus Joseph Brzana (1968–1993)
11. Paul Stephen Loverde (1993–1999)
12. Gerald Michael Barbarito (1999–2003)
13. Robert Joseph Cunningham (2004—2009)
14. Terry R. LaValley (2010—Present)

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

• Immaculate Heart Central High School, Watertown
• Seton Catholic Central High School, Plattsburgh

References

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg Official Site
•  "Diocese of Ogdensburg". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. 

Diocese of Ogdensburg Ordinaries Bishops Edgar Philip Prindle Wadhams Henry Gabriels Joseph Henry Conroy Francis Joseph Monaghan Bryan Joseph McEntegart Walter P. Kellenberg James Johnston Navagh Leo Richard Smith Thomas Andrew Donnellan Stanislaus Joseph Brzana Paul Stephen Loverde Gerald Michael Barbarito Robert Joseph Cunningham Terry R. LaValley Churches Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral, Ogdensburg Parishes Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief, Dannemora St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Plattsburgh St. Vincent of Paul Catholic Church, Cape Vincent St. William's Catholic Church, Long Lake Education High schools Immaculate Heart Central High School, Watertown Seton Catholic Central High School, Plattsburgh Catholicism Portal

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