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Catholic Archdiocese of New York

Archdiocese of New York
Archidioecesis Neo-Eboracensis
Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.jpg
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)
Increase 5,854,721
Increase 2,634,624 (Steady 45%)
Parishes 296
Information
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
Archdiocese of New York map 1.png
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.


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