archdiocese of new york

Archidioecesis Neo-Eboracensis

St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York

Basic information Location New York City, New York, United States Territory New York City (Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island), Counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester, New York Population 2,500,000 Catholics Rite Latin Rite Patron St. Patrick Ecclesiastical province Province of New York Established April 8, 1808 Cathedral St. Patrick's Cathedral Bishop Archbishop of New York Website Archdiocese of New York Current leadership Diocesan Bishop Edward Cardinal Egan

Apostolic Administrator Auxiliary bishops Josu Iorondo, Dominick J. Lagonegro, Dennis J. Sullivan, Gerald T. Walsh

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York covers New York, Bronx, and Richmond counties in New York City (coterminous with the boroughs of Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island, respectively), as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties in New York state. There are 405 parishes. The Archdiocese of New York is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of New York which includes the suffragan dioceses of Brooklyn, Albany, Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, Ogdensburg, and Rockville Centre.

The Latin title of the archdiocese is Archidioecesis Neo-Eboracensis, and the corporate title is Archdiocese of New York. Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Archdiocesan Demographics 3 Archbishops 3.1 Auxiliary Bishops 3.1.1 Current 3.1.2 Deceased 3.2 Bishops who once were priests in the Archdiocese of New York 3.2.1 Living 3.2.2 Deceased 4 Churches 5 Schools 6 Religious Orders 7 Cemeteries 8 Catholic Charitable Organizations 9 Saints, Blesseds, Venerables of New York 10 External links //

History

Initially, the territory that now makes up the Archdiocese of New York was part of the Prefecture Apostolic of United States of America which was established on November 26, 1784. On November 6, 1789, the Prefecture was elevated to a diocese and the present territory of the Archdiocese of New York fell under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Baltimore, headed by Bishop John Carroll.

At the time, there was a dearth of priests to minister to the large territory. The first Roman Catholic Church in New York City was St. Peter's on Barclay Street. The land was purchased from Trinity Church with financial aid coming from the Spanish consul. The church was built in the federal style. Among its regular worshippers were Saint Elizabeth Seton and Venerable Pierre Toussaint.

On April 8, 1808, the Holy See raised Baltimore to the status of an Archdiocese. At the same time, the dioceses of Philadelphia, Boston, Bardstown and New York were created.