Country United States Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio | Area 179 sq mi (460 km) Phone +1 718-965-7300 | |
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Territory Brooklyn (Kings County), Queens (Queens County) Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of New York Metropolitan 310 Prospect Park West
Brooklyn, New York, 11215 Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2013)
4,882,000
1,567,000 (32.1%) Address 310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of St. James Auxiliary bishops Octavio Cisneros, Paul Sanchez Similar Saint Augustine Roman C, Church of Saint Saviour, Co‑Cathe of St Joseph, The Oratory Church of, Holy Name Church Profiles | ||
The Diocese of Brooklyn is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of New York. It is headquartered in Brooklyn and its territory encompasses the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of New York. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in Downtown Brooklyn and its co-cathedral is the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights. The current diocesan bishop is Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio.
Contents
- History
- Ordinaries
- Auxiliaries
- Bishops who served as priests in the diocese
- Education
- High schools
- Elementary schools
- Cemeteries
- Hospitals
- References
Brooklyn is one of the few dioceses in the United States that is made up of 100% urban territory.
The Bishop of Brooklyn presides from both the Cathedral Basilica of St. James and the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph.
This atypical arrangement was required due to the small size of the Cathedral Basilica of St. James. St. Joseph's church was designated as a Co-Cathedral for the Diocese of Brooklyn on Feb. 14, 2013 by Pope Benedict XVI after Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio petitioned the Vatican.
History
The diocese was established in 1853 out of the territory of the Archdiocese of New York, at a time when Brooklyn was still a separate city from New York City. It originally included all of Long Island, but its present-day territory was established in 1957 when Nassau and Suffolk Counties were split to form the Diocese of Rockville Centre.
On Wednesday, May 2, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI named two priests as Auxiliary Bishops of Brooklyn.
Ordinaries
The lists of the bishops and auxiliary bishops of the diocese and their years of service:
- Bishop John Loughlin (1853–1891)
- Bishop Charles Edward McDonnell (1892–1921)
- Bishop Thomas Edmund Molloy (1922–1956), Archbishop (personal title) (1951–1956)
- Bishop Bryan Joseph McEntegart (1957–1968), Archbishop (personal title) (1966–1968)
- Bishop Francis Mugavero (1968–1990)
- Bishop Thomas Vose Daily (1990–2003)
- Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (2003–present)
Auxiliaries
Bishops who served as priests in the diocese
Education
The bishop is also the true principal of the diocese's pre-seminary high school, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary. As of March 2009, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary is the only full-time high school seminary in the nation. Three Diocesan and/or parish high schools are under the auspices of the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens.
High schools
There are three Diocesan and/or parish high schools under the auspices of the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens. While the Catholic high schools below may geographically lie within the diocese, most are run independently of it.
Brooklyn
Queens
Elementary schools
There were 116 Diocesan and parish elementary schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens in March 2009. In the fall of 2009, a new free tuition school called the Pope John Paul II Family Academy opened at St. Barbara's School in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
The following eight schools have closed, reducing the total number of schools to 111:
Cemeteries
There are nine Roman Catholic cemeteries serving the Diocese of Brooklyn; two in Brooklyn, five in Queens and three outside the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Brooklyn
Queens
Outside of the Diocese of Brooklyn