Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
Diocese of Rockville Centre Dioecesis Petropolitana in Insula Longa | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Long Island, New York |
Ecclesiastical province | New York |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 2,851,977 1,531,445[1] (53.7%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | April 6, 1957 |
Cathedral | St. Agnes Cathedral |
Patron saint | Saint Agnes |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | John Barres |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Timothy Cardinal Dolan |
Auxiliary Bishops |
Andrzej Jerzy Zglejszewski Robert John Brennan Nelson Jesus Perez |
Emeritus Bishops |
John Charles Dunne William Murphy |
Map | |
Website | |
drvc.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre (Latin: Dioecesis Petropolitana in Insula Longa) comprises the territory of Nassau and Suffolk counties (regionally known as Long Island) in New York state, USA; although Fishers Island is part of Suffolk County, it is included in the Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut. Founded in 1957, this diocese was created from territory that once belonged to the Diocese of Brooklyn. It is the sixth-largest Catholic diocese in the United States, currently serving approximately 1.5 million people in 134 parishes.[2] The diocese is named for the village where its cathedral, St. Agnes Cathedral, is located, Rockville Centre in Nassau County. The fifth and current bishop is John Barres.[3]
History
Most Reverend Walter P. Kellenberg served as first bishop of the diocese from 1957-1976. Kellenberg was followed by Bishop John McGann, who retired in 2000 and died in 2002. The diocese was led briefly by Bishop James T. McHugh, who died of cancer on December 10, 2000.
The Most Reverend William Murphy served as the diocese's fourth bishop from 2001 to 2017. Murphy arrived in Long Island from his native Archdiocese of Boston, where he served as the archdiocese's vicar general. He was succeeded by John Barres on January 31, 2017.
Bishops
The following are the lists of the diocesan and auxiliary bishops and their years of service:
Bishop | Previous Position | Appointed By | Tenure | Tenure length | |
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1 | Walter Philip Kellenberg † (1901–1986) |
Bishop of Ogdensburg | Pope Pius XII | April 16, 1957 – May 3, 1976 (Resigned) |
18 years, 353 days |
2 | John Raymond McGann † (1924–2002) |
Vice-Chancellor of the | Pope Paul VI | June 24, 1976 – January 4, 2000 (Resigned) |
23 years, 194 days |
3 | James Thomas McHugh † (1932–2000) |
Coadjutor Bishop of the | Pope John Paul II | January 4, 2000 – December 10, 2000 (Died) |
341 days |
4 | William Francis Murphy (1940–) |
Auxiliary Bishop of Boston | Pope John Paul II | September 5, 2001 – January 31, 2017 (Resigned) |
15 years, 148 days |
5 | John Oliver Barres (1960–) |
Bishop of Allentown | Pope Francis | January 31, 2017 – Present |
189 days |
† = deceased
Auxiliary bishops
- Current
- Bishop Robert John Brennan (2012–present)
- Bishop Nelson Jesus Perez (2012-present) (now Bishop-Designate of the Diocese of Cleveland)
- Bishop Andrzej Jerzy Zglejszewski (2014–present)
- Former
- Bishop Vincent John Baldwin (1962–1979) †
- Bishop James Joseph Daly (1977–1996) †
- Bishop John Charles Dunne (1988–2013)
- Bishop Peter Anthony Libasci (2007–2011)
- Bishop Alfred John Markiewicz (1986–1994) †
- Bishop Gerald Augustine John Ryan (1977–1985) †
- Bishop Paul Henry Walsh (2003–2012) †
- Bishop Emil Aloysius Wcela (1988–2007)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Robert Joseph Coyle appointed auxiliary bishop of U.S. Military in 2013
- Robert Eric Guglielmone appointed Bishop of Charleston in 2009
† = deceased
Arms
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Media
Television
- Telecare TV channel Founded in 1969 serving subscribers in three states.
Seminary
High schools
Diocesan
- Holy Trinity Diocesan High School, Hicksville
- Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School, Riverhead
- St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School, West Islip
Private
- Academy of Saint Joseph, Brentwood (Closed June 2009)
- Chaminade High School, Mineola
- Kellenberg Memorial High School, Uniondale
- Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Syosset
- Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead
- St. Anthony's High School, South Huntington
- St. Dominic High School, Oyster Bay
- St. Mary's High School, Manhasset
Elementary schools
Private
- Holy Child Academy (Old Westbury)
- Our Lady of Grace (Manhasset)
- St. Martin de Porres (Uniondale)
- De La Salle (Freeport)
- Our Lady of Mercy (Hicksville)
- St Patrick (Huntington)
Province of New York
References
- ↑ Who We Are. Diocese of Rockville Centre. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑
- ↑ "New Long Island bishop to be installed today". Newsday. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
External links
Coordinates: 40°39′48″N 73°38′13″W / 40.66333°N 73.63694°W