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 480 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.
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.
At the time of its establishment, the Diocese
of New York covered all of the state of New York, as well as the
New
Jersey
counties of Sussex, Bergen, Morris, Essex,
Somerset, Middlesex, and Monmouth.
Since the first appointed bishop could not set sail from Italy due
to the
Napoleonic blockade, Fr.
Kohlman was appointed administrator.
He was instrumental in
organizing the diocese and preparing for the Cathedral of
St. Patrick
to be built on Mulberry St. Among the difficulties
faced by Catholics at the time was anti-Catholic bigotry in general
and in the New York school system. A strong Nativist
movement sought to keep Catholics out of the country and to prevent
those already present from advancing.
On
April 23,
1847
territory was taken from the Diocese to form the Dioceses of
Albany and
Buffalo. The Diocese was
elevated to an
Archdiocese on
July 19,
1850. On
July 29,
1853 territory was
again taken from the Diocese, this time to form the
Diocese of Newark, New
Jersey, and the
Diocese of Brooklyn.
Finally, territory was taken to form the Prefecture Apostolic of
Bahama (now the
Archdiocese of Nassau)
on
March 21,
1929.
Archdiocesan Demographics
As of 2004, the Catholic population of the Archdiocese was a little
over 2.5 million. These Catholics were served by 922 archdiocesan
priests and 913 priests of religious orders. Also laboring in the
diocese were 359 permanent deacons, 1,493 religious brothers, and
3,153 nuns.
[33506]
For comparison, in 1929, the Catholic population of the Archdiocese
was 1,273,291 persons. There were 1,314 clergy ministering in the
archdiocese and 444 churches. There were also 170,348 children in
Catholic educational and welfare institutions.
New York Times article
In 1959, there were 7,913 nuns and sisters ministering in the
Archdiocese, representing 103 different religious orders.
Bishops, archbishops, auxiliary bishops, and others
Diocesan bishops
The following is a list of the
Roman Catholic bishops and
archbishops of New York who have served as the diocesan
bishop of New York (and their terms of service):
Diocese of New York
Archdiocese of New York
Auxiliary Bishops
Current
- Josu Iriondo - Ordained a priest in
1962 in Spain; became an archdiocesan priest in 1995. Ordained a
bishop in 2001; titular bishop of Alton.
- Dominick John Lagonegro
- Ordained an archdiocesan priest in 1969 and a bishop in 2001;
titular bishop of Modrus.
- Dennis Joseph Sullivan -
Ordained an archdiocesan priest in 1971 and a bishop in 2004;
titular bishop of Enera.
- Gerald Thomas Walsh -
Ordained an archdiocesan priest in 1967 and a bishop in 2004;
titular bishop of Altiburus. Bishop Walsh is the current rector of
St. Joseph Seminary in Dunwoodie.
- Patrick Vincent Ahern,
Emeritus - Ordained an archdiocesan priest in 1945 and a bishop in
1970; titular bishop of Naiera.
- Robert Anthony Brucato,
Emeritus - Ordained an archdiocesan priest in 1957 and a bishop in
1997; titular bishop of Temuniana.
- William Jerome
McCormack, Emeritus - Ordained an archdiocesan priest in 1959
and a bishop in 1986; titular bishop of Nicives.
- Anthony Francis Mestice,
Emeritus - Ordained an archdiocesan priest in 1949 and a bishop in
1973; titular bishop of Villa Nova.
- Patrick Joseph Thomas
Sheridan, Emeritus - Ordained an archdiocesan priest in 1947
and a bishop in 1990; titular bishop of Cursola.
Deceased
- Joseph Francis
Flannelly - Ordained an archdiocesan priest in 1918 and a
bishop in 1948; titular bishop of Metelis.
- Edward Vincent Dargin -
Ordained an archdiocesan priest in 1922 and a bishop in 1953;
titular bishop of Amphipolis.
- John Michael Fearns -
Ordained an archdiocesan priest in 1922 and a bishop in 1957;
titular bishop of Geras.
- Joseph Maria Pernicone -
Ordained an archdiocesan priest in 1926 and a bishop in 1954;
titular bishop of Hadrianopolis in Honoriade. First
Italian-American bishop in New York.
- Emerson John Moore - first
African-American bishop in New York
- Austin Bernard
Vaughan
- Fulton J. Sheen -- television personality, later
bishop of Rochester. then elevated to titular archbishop; buried in
crypt of St. Patrick's Cathedral
Bishops who once were priests in the Archdiocese of New
York
Living
Deceased
- St. John Nepomucene Neumann -
Ordained for the diocese of New York in 1836, later became a
Redemptorist; appointed the fourth bishop of Philadelphia in
1852.
- Patrick Aloysius
Cardinal O'Boyle - Ordained a priest in 1921; appointed the
second archbishop of Washington, DC in 1947. Appointed a cardinal
in 1967 and given the basilica of S. Nicola in Carcere.
- James Cardinal McIntyre
- Ordained a priest in 1921; appointed an auxiliary bishop of New
York and titular bishop of Cyrene in 1940. Appointed coadjutor
archbishop of New York and titular archbishop of Paltus in 1946.
Appointed second archbishop of Los Angeles in 1948. Appointed a
cardinal in 1954 and given the basilica of S. Anastasia.
- Charles Edward
McDonnell - Ordained a priest in 1878; appointed the second
bishop of Brooklyn in 1892.
- William Quarter - Ordained a
priest in 1829; appointed the first bishop of Chicago in 1843.
- Bernard John Joseph
McQuaid - Ordained a priest in 1848; appointed the first bishop
of Rochester (N.Y.) in 1868.
- Charles Henry Colton -
Ordained a priest in 1876; appointed the fourth bishop of Buffalo
in 1903.
- Edward Dennis Head - Ordained
a priest in 1945; appointed an auxiliary bishop of New York and
titular bishop of Árd Sratha in 1970. Appointed eleventh bishop of
Buffalo in 1973.
- John Joseph Conroy - Ordained
a priest in 1842; appointed the second bishop of Albany in
1865.
- Francis McNeirny - Ordained a
priest in 1845; appointed coadjutor bishop of Albany and titular
bishop of Rhesaina in 1871. Appointed the third bishop of Albany in
1877.
- Joseph Rummel - Ordained a
priest in 1902; appointed the fourth bishop of Omaha in 1928.
Appointed the tenth archbishop of New Orleans in 1935.
- Thomas Francis Cusack -
Ordained a priest in 1885; appointed an auxiliary bishop of New
York and titular bishop of Themiscyra in 1904. Appointed the fifth
bishop of Albany in 1915.
- William Aloysius Scully
- Ordained a priest in 1919; appointed coadjutor bishop of Albany
and titular bishop of Pharsalus in 1945. Appointed the seventh
bishop of Albany in 1954.
- Edwin Bernard Broderick
- Ordained a priest in 1942; appointed an auxiliary bishop of New
York and titular bishop of Thizica in 1967. Appointed the eighth
bishop of Albany in 1969.
- Joseph Thomas O'Keefe -
Ordained a priest in 1948; appointed an auxiliary bishop of New
York and titular bishop of Tres Tabernae in 1982. Appointed the
eighth bishop of Syracuse in 1987.
- George Henry Guilfoyle -
Ordained a priest in 1944; appointed an auxiliary bishop of New
York and titular bishop of Marazanae in 1964. Ordained the fourth
bishop of Camden in 1968.
- Francis Patrick
MacFarland - Ordained a priest in 1845; appointed the third
bishop of Hartford in 1857.
- Walter Philip
Kellenberg - Ordained a priest in 1928; appointed an auxiliary
bishop of New York and titular bishop of Ioannina in 1953.
Appointed the sixth bishop of Ogdensburg in 1954 and the first
bishop of Rockville Centre in 1957.
- John Joseph Mitty - Ordained a
priest in 1906; appointed the third bishop of Salt Lake City in
1926. Appointed coadjutor archbishop of San Francisco and the
titular bishop of Aegina in 1932. Appointed the fourth archbishop
of San Francisco in 1935.
- Francis Frederick Reh -
Ordained a priest in 1935; appointed the ninth bishop of Charleston
in 1962. Appointed the rector of the Pontifical North American
College in Rome and the titular bishp of Macriana in Mauretania in
1964. Appointed the third bishop of Saginaw in 1968.
Churches
See
List
of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New
York
Schools
See
List
of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New
York
Religious Orders
See
List of religious orders in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New
York
Cemeteries
The following cemeteries are under the auspices of Calvary &
Allied Cemeteries, Inc.:
Many parishes have their own cemeteries, or their own sections in
private cemeteries. An incomplete list of those cemeteries
follows:
- All
Souls Cemetery (Pleasantville
) - Belongs to Holy Innocents Church in
Pleasantville.
- Assumption Cemetery (Cortlandt
Manor
) - Belongs to Assumption Church in
Peekskill.
- Calvary Cemetery (Newburgh
) - Belongs to St. Patrick Church in
Newburgh.
- Calvary Cemetery (Poughkeepsie
) - Belongs to St. Martin de Porres Church in
Poughkeepsie.
- Holy
Mount Cemetery (Eastchester
) - Belongs to Immaculate Conception Church in
Tuckahoe.
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(New Rochelle
) - Belongs to Blessed Sacrament Church in New
Rochelle.
- Mount
Calvary Cemetery (White Plains
) - Belongs to St. John the Evangelist Church in
White Plains.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery (Barrytown) - Belongs to St. Christopher
Church in Red Hook. The parish has a mission chapel in
Barrytown.
- St.
Anastasia Cemetery (Harriman
) - Belongs to St. Anastasia Church in
Harriman.
- St.
Denis Cemetery (Hopewell Junction
) - Belongs to St. Denis Church in Hopewell
Junction.
- St.
Francis of Assisi Cemetery (Mount Kisco
) - Belongs to St. Francis of Assisi Church in Mount
Kisco.
- St.
Joachim Cemetery (Beacon
) - Belongs to St. Joachim-St. John the Evangelist
Church in Beacon. The cemetery consists of an old section
and a new section.
- St. John Cemetery (Goshen) -
Belongs to St. John the Evangelist Church in Goshen.
- St. John Cemetery (Pawling) -
Belongs to St. John the Evangelist Church in Pawling.
- St. Joseph Cemetery (Florida)
- Belongs to St. Joseph Church in Florida.
- St.
Joseph Cemetery (Middletown
) - Belongs to St. Joseph Church in
Middletown.
- St.
Joseph Cemetery (Millbrook
) - Belongs to St. Joseph Church in
Millbrook.
- St.
Joseph Cemetery (Yonkers
) - Belongs to St. Joseph Church in
Yonkers.
- St. Mary Cemetery (Bangall) -
Belongs to Immaculate Conception Church in Bangall.
- St.
Mary Cemetery (Port Jervis
) - Belongs to St. Mary Church in Port
Jervis.
- St.
Mary Cemetery (Wappingers Falls
) - Belongs to St. Mary Church in Wappingers
Falls.
- St.
Mary Cemetery (Washingtonville
) - Belongs to St. Mary Church in
Washingtonville.
- St.
Mary Cemetery (Yonkers) - Belongs to St. Mary Church in
Yonkers.
- St.
Patrick Cemetery (Millerton
) - Belongs to Immaculate Conception Church in
Amenia. The parish has a mission chapel in Millerton.
- St.
Patrick Cemetery (Newburgh) - Belongs to St. Patrick Church in
Newburgh.
- St.
Peter Cemetery (Kingston
) - Belongs to St. Peter Church in
Kingston.
- St.
Peter Cemetery (Poughkeepsie) - Belongs to St. Peter Church in Hyde Park.
The church was formerly located in Poughkeepsie.
- St.
Raymond Cemetery (The
Bronx
) - Belongs to St. Raymond Church in the
Bronx. The cemetery consists of an old section and a new
section.
- St.
Stephen Cemetery (Warwick
) - Belongs to St. Stephen-St. Edward Church in
Warwick.
- St.
Sylvia Cemetery (Tivoli
) - Belongs to St. Sylvia Church in
Tivoli.
- St.
Thomas Cemetery (Cornwall-on-Hudson
) - Belongs to St. Thomas of Canterbury Church in
Cornwall-on-Hudson.
Catholic charitable organizations
See
List of charitable organizations in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese
of New York
Saints, Blesseds & Venerables of New York
Shrines of New York
- Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini Shrine[33507]
Province of New York
See
List of the Catholic bishops of the United States
See also
- Francis Patrick Duffy –
Ordained a priest of New York in 1896; chaplain during World War I,
for the 69th Infantry Regiment (a military unit from New York City
and part of the New York Army National Guard) — known as "The
Fighting 69th" — which had been federalized and redesignated the
165th U.S. Infantry Regiment.
- Sisters of Life – Founded in
1991 by John Cardinal
O'Connor, the late Archbishop of New York.
External links
- Established in 1847; located in Queens.
The cemetery, while located in the Diocese of Brooklyn, is property
of the Archdiocese of New York as it was established before the
Diocese of Brooklyn was canonically erected.
- Located in Staten Island.
- Located in Valhalla in
Westchester County.
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