Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, which includes territory that was previously part of the (now) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
, was established as a separate diocese
in 1853 when the City of Brooklyn was separate from New York City
.
The diocese includes parishes in Brooklyn
, as well as Queens
, which at the time of formation was a rural hinterland of New York City. It once included all of Long Island
, but it gave up its territory in Nassau County
and Suffolk County
in 1957 to the Diocese of Rockville Centre
.
Brooklyn is one of the few dioceses in the USA that is made up of 100% urban territory.
The Bishop of Brooklyn presides from the Cathedral Basilica of St. James
in Downtown Brooklyn
. Many major ceremonies, however, are held at the much larger Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in the Sunset Park
neighborhood in southern Brooklyn.
. 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.
The following six schools are to be closed at the end of the 2009 academic year, which will reduce the total number of schools to 111:
Brooklyn
Queens
Outside of the Diocese of Brooklyn
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York covers New York, Bronx, and Richmond counties in New York City , as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties in New York state. There are 480 parishes...
, was established as a separate diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
in 1853 when the City of Brooklyn was separate from New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
The diocese includes parishes in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, as well as Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, which at the time of formation was a rural hinterland of New York City. It once included all of Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, but it gave up its territory in Nassau County
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
and Suffolk County
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
in 1957 to the Diocese of Rockville Centre
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre comprises the territory of Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York state, USA. Founded in 1957, this diocese was created from territory that once belonged to the Diocese of Brooklyn...
.
Brooklyn is one of the few dioceses in the USA that is made up of 100% urban territory.
The Bishop of Brooklyn presides from the Cathedral Basilica of St. James
Cathedral Basilica of St. James (Brooklyn)
The Cathedral Basilica of St. James is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Brooklyn. It is located at the corner of Jay Street and Cathedral Place in Downtown Brooklyn....
in Downtown Brooklyn
Downtown Brooklyn
Downtown Brooklyn is the third largest central business district in New York City , and is located in the northwestern section of the borough of Brooklyn...
. Many major ceremonies, however, are held at the much larger Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in the Sunset Park
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Sunset Park is a neighborhood in the western section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. It is bounded by Greenwood Heights to the north, Borough Park to the east, Bay Ridge to the south, and Upper New York Bay to the west...
neighborhood in southern Brooklyn.
Ordinaries
- Bishop John LoughlinJohn Loughlin (bishop)John Loughlin was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of Brooklyn, New York .-References:...
(1853–1891) - Bishop Charles Edward McDonnellCharles Edward McDonnellCharles Edward McDonnell was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Brooklyn from 1892 until his death in 1921.-Biography:...
(1892–1921) - Bishop Thomas Edmund MolloyThomas Edmund MolloyThomas Edmund Molloy was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Brooklyn from 1921 until his death in 1956.-Biography:...
(1922–1956), Archbishop (personal title) (1951–1956) - Bishop Bryan Joseph McEntegartBryan Joseph McEntegartBryan Joseph McEntegart was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Ogdensburg , Rector of the Catholic University of America , and as Bishop of Brooklyn .-Biography:Bryan McEntegart was born in New York City to Patrick and Katherine McEntegart...
(1957–1968), Archbishop (personal title) (1966–1968) - Bishop Francis MugaveroFrancis MugaveroFrancis John Mugavero was the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn...
(1968–1990) - Bishop Thomas Vose DailyThomas Vose DailyThomas Vose Daily was the sixth Roman Catholic bishop of Brooklyn from 1990 to 2003 and since then has been Bishop Emeritus of the Brooklyn Diocese.-Early life and ordination:...
(1990–2003) - Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzioNicholas Anthony DiMarzioNicholas DiMarzio is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the seventh and current Bishop of Brooklyn, having previously served as Bishop of Camden from 1999 to 2003.- Early life :...
(2003–present)
Auxiliaries
- Bishop Frank Joseph CaggianoFrank Joseph CaggianoFrank Joseph Caggiano is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn.-Early life:...
(2006- ) - Bishop Octavio CisnerosOctavio CisnerosOctavio Cisneros is a Cuban American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, and is also Titular Bishop of Eanach Dúin-Early life and education:...
(2006- ) - Bishop Guy SansaricqGuy SansaricqGuy Sansaricq was born in Jérémie, Haiti, into a Catholic family. He attended the seminary of the Jeremie Diocese for five years, after which he received a scholarship to St. Paul's Pontifical Seminary in Ottawa, Canada, where he studied philosophy and theology for seven years...
(2006–2010) - Bishop Ignatius Anthony CatanelloIgnatius Anthony CatanelloIgnatius Anthony Catanello is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. From 1994 to 2010 he served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn.-Early life:...
(1994–2010) - Bishop Gerald BarbaritoGerald BarbaritoGerald Michael Barbarito is the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach. He was appointed on July 1, 2003 and was later installed as the fifth Bishop of Palm Beach on August 28, 2003.-Early life and family:...
(1994–1999) - Bishop Anthony Bevilacqua (1980–1983)
- Bishop John J. SnyderJohn J. SnyderJohn J. Snyder was the eighth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine.-Early life and education:John Snyder was born in New York City on October 25, 1925 to John Joseph and Katherine Walsh Snyder. He attended St. Bartholomew and St...
(1972–1979) - Bishop Joseph Michael Sullivan (1980–2005)
- Bishop René Arnold Valero (1980–2005)
- Bishop John Joseph BoardmanJohn Joseph BoardmanJohn Joseph Boardman was Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York and Titular Bishop of Gunela.He was born on November 7, 1893 in Brooklyn and ordained a parish priest on May 21, 1921, aged 27. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Thomas Molloy....
(1952–1977) - Bishop Joseph Peter Michael Denning (1959–1982)
- Bishop Raymond Augustine Kearney (1934–1956)
- Bishop Charles Richard MulrooneyCharles Richard MulrooneyCharles Richard Mulrooney was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn from 1959 to 1981.-Biography:...
(1959–1981) - Bishop George Mundelein (1909–1915)
- Bishop Edmund Joseph ReillyEdmund Joseph ReillyEdmund Joseph Reilly was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn from 1955 until his death in 1958.-Biography:...
(1955–1958)
Education
The bishop is also the true principal of the diocese's pre-seminary high school, Cathedral Preparatory SeminaryCathedral Preparatory Seminary (Queens)
Cathedral Preparatory Seminary is a private, Roman Catholic high school and seminary in Elmhurst, Queens, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn...
. 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.- Archbishop Molloy High SchoolArchbishop Molloy High SchoolArchbishop Molloy High School is a co-educational, college preparatory, Catholic school for grades 9-12, located on in the Briarwood section of Queens in New York City, thirty minutes east of Manhattan. Molloy currently has an endowment of about $6,000,000 . The school's current principal is Br...
(Queens) - Bishop Ford Central Catholic High SchoolBishop Ford Central Catholic High SchoolBishop Ford Central Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.-Background:...
(Brooklyn) - Bishop Kearney High School (New York City)
- Bishop Loughlin Memorial High SchoolBishop Loughlin Memorial High SchoolBishop Loughlin Memorial High School is a Roman Catholic Christian Brothers university-preparatory secondary school serving students in grades 9 through 12 in Brooklyn, New York. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Brooklyn diocese.-History:...
(Brooklyn) - Cathedral Preparatory Seminary (Queens)Cathedral Preparatory Seminary (Queens)Cathedral Preparatory Seminary is a private, Roman Catholic high school and seminary in Elmhurst, Queens, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn...
- Catherine McAuley High School (Brooklyn)Catherine McAuley High School (Brooklyn)Catherine McAuley High School is an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school in Brooklyn, New York. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1942, it is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.-Background:...
- Christ The King Regional High SchoolChrist The King Regional High SchoolChrist the King Regional High School is a Catholic high school located in Middle Village, Queens, New York, USA and established in 1962. Often referred to as 'CK' among its students, it is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.-History:...
(Queens) - Fontbonne Hall AcademyFontbonne Hall AcademyFontbonne Hall Academy is an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school in Brooklyn. It was established in 1937 by the Sisters of St. Joseph, and is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.-Notable alumni:* Maria Bartiromo, CNBC presenter...
(Brooklyn) - Holy Cross High SchoolHoly Cross High School (Flushing)Holy Cross High School is an all-boys Roman Catholic high school in Flushing, in the New York City borough of Queens. Founded in 1955, the school was chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools...
(Queens) - Lourdes Academy High SchoolLourdes Academy High School (Brooklyn, New York)Lourdes Academy High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Brooklyn, New York. The school opened in August 2008 with an initial freshman class of 43 students, and operates within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.-Background:...
(Brooklyn) - Monsignor McClancy Memorial High SchoolMonsignor McClancy Memorial High SchoolMonsignor McClancy Memorial High School is an all-boys Catholic high school located in the East Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, New York. As of Fall 2012, the school will start accepting young women, and will become fully co-educational by 2016. Founded by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in 1956,...
- Nazareth Regional High School (Brooklyn)Nazareth Regional High School (Brooklyn)Nazareth Regional High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Brooklyn, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn....
- St. Agnes High School (Queens)St. Agnes High School (Queens)St. Agnes High School is an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school in Queens, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, and was established in 1908 by the Sisters of St. Dominic.-External links:*...
- St. Edmund Preparatory High School (Brooklyn)St. Edmund Preparatory High School (Brooklyn)St. Edmund Preparatory High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Brooklyn, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn....
- St. Francis Preparatory SchoolSt. Francis Preparatory SchoolSt. Francis Preparatory School, commonly known as St. Francis Prep, is a private, independent Catholic college preparatory school in the Fresh Meadows neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens. It is the largest non-diocesan Catholic high school in the United States. St. Francis is run by...
(Queens) - St. John's Preparatory School (New York City)St. John's Preparatory School (New York City)St. John's Preparatory School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York City, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.-Background:...
- St. Joseph High School (Brooklyn)St. Joseph High School (Brooklyn)St. Joseph High School is an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school in Brooklyn, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. We girls stick together as one. With sisters leader ship and family St.Joseph High School is a warm and great place for young ladys to be...
- Saint Saviour High School of BrooklynSaint Saviour High School of BrooklynSaint Saviour High School of Brooklyn is an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school, located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn....
- Stella Maris High SchoolStella Maris High SchoolStella Maris High School was an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, New York. It was located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn...
(Queens) - The Mary Louis AcademyThe Mary Louis AcademyThe Mary Louis Academy, also known as TMLA, is a private Catholic college preparatory academy, restricting admission solely to young women. The Mary Louis Academy is located in the affluent community of Jamaica Estates, Queens, New York City...
(Queens) - Xaverian High SchoolXaverian High SchoolXaverian High School is a private, college-preparatory school located in Brooklyn, New York The school was founded in 1957 by the Xaverian Brothers. The school is a member of the Catholic High School Athletic Association . Xaverian is governed by a president and board of trustees...
(Brooklyn)
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 six schools are to be closed at the end of the 2009 academic year, which will reduce the total number of schools to 111:
- Flatbush Catholic Academy
- St. Vincent Ferrer School
- Most Precious Blood School
- St. Benedict Joseph Labre School
- St. Catherine of Sienna School
- St. Aloysius School
- St. Ann School
- Blessed Sacrament School
Cemeteries
There are nine Roman Catholic cemeteries serving the Diocese of Brooklyn.Brooklyn
- Holy Cross CemeteryHoly Cross CemeteryHoly Cross Cemetery may refer to:*Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA*Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California, USA*Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, USA*Holy Cross Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, USA...
- Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
Queens
- Saint John's CemeterySaint John's Cemetery, QueensSt. John Cemetery is an official Roman Catholic burial ground located in Middle Village in Queens a borough of New York City. It is one of nine official Roman Catholic burial grounds to service the New York Metropolitan Area. St. John along with St. Charles/Resurrection Cemeteries in Farmingdale,...
- Mount St. Mary Cemetery
- St. Monica Cemetery
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery
Outside of the Diocese of Brooklyn
- St. Charles / Resurrection Cemeteries
- Trinity Cemetery
- St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery