Archdiocese of New York Archidioecesis Neo-Eboracensis |
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The coat of arms of the Archdiocese of New York
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | New York City (Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island), Counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester, New York |
Ecclesiastical province | New York |
Metropolitan | New York City, New York |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,212 km2 (4,715 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 5,854,721 2,634,624 (45%) |
Parishes | 296 |
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Denomination | Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 8 April 1808 (As Diocese of New York) 19 July 1850 (As Archdiocese of New York) |
Cathedral | St. Patrick's Cathedral |
Patron saint | St. Patrick |
Secular priests | 932 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan |
Auxiliary Bishops | |
Vicar General | Gregory Mustaciuolo |
Emeritus Bishops | |
Map | |
Website | |
http://www.archny.org/ |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York is a Latin Catholic archdiocese in New York State. It encompasses the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island in New York City and the Counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester in New York. The Archdiocese of New York is the second-largest diocese in the United States, encompassing 296 parishes that serve around 2.8 million Catholics in addition to hundreds of Catholic schools, hospitals and charities. The Archdiocese also operates the well-known St. Joseph's Seminary, commonly referred to as Dunwoodie. The Archdiocese of New York is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of New York which includes the suffragan dioceses of Albany, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Ogdensburg, Rochester, Rockville Centre and Syracuse.