New York (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Timothy Michael Dolan, Cardinal, Archbishop John Samuel Bonnici, Auxiliary Bishop Peter John Byrne, Auxiliary Bishop Gerardo Joseph Colacicco, Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Armando Espaillat, Auxiliary Bishop Edmund James Whalen, Auxiliary Bishop Josu Iriondo Zabaleta, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus John Joseph Jenik, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Dominick John Lagonegro, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus James Francis McCarthy, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus John Joseph O’Hara, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Gerald Thomas Walsh, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Albany Brooklyn Buffalo Ogdensburg Rochester Rockville Centre Syracuse General Information Type of Jurisdiction: ArchdioceseElevated: 19 July 1850 Metropolitan SeeRite: Latin (or Roman)State: New YorkCountry: United States of AmericaSquare Kilometers: 12,212 (4,716 Square Miles)Conference Region: II (NY) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: NYOfficial Web Site: https://archny.org/ Mailing Address: 1011 First Ave., New York, NY 10022-4134, USATelephone: (212)794-2900Fax: 826-6020

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Date Event From To
Diocese of New York
8 April 1808 Erected Diocese of Baltimore Diocese of Boston (erected) (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Vermont)Diocese of Bardstown (erected) (States of Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and the Old Northwest Territory)Diocese of New York (erected) (State of New York plus Sussex, Bergen, Morris, Essex, Somerset, Middlesex, and Monmouth counties in New Jersey)Diocese of Philadelphia (erected) (Pennsylvania, Delaware, and 7 counties of New Jersey)
18 June 1834 Territory Added Diocese of New York (NY and parts of NJ (Sussex, Bergen, Morris, Essex, Somerset, Middlesex, and Monmouth))
23 April 1847 Territory Lost Diocese of New York Diocese of Albany (erected)Diocese of Buffalo (erected)
Archdiocese of New York
19 July 1850 Elevated Diocese of New York Archdiocese of New York
29 July 1853 Territory Lost Archdiocese of New York Diocese of Brooklyn (erected) (Long Island)
29 July 1853 Territory Lost Archdiocese of New YorkDiocese of Philadelphia Diocese of Newark (erected) (State of New Jersey)
21 March 1929 Territory Lost Archdiocese of New York (Bahama islands) Prefecture Apostolic of Bahama (erected)

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
Archdiocese of New York
1900 1,000,000 449 227 676 1,479 259 ce
1910 1,219,920 605 324 929 1,313 331 ce
1950 1,260,328 4,900,000 25.7% 1,114 986 2,100 600 2,264 7,246 395 ap1951
1962 1,651,400 4,950,000 33.4% 1,260 1,273 2,533 651 1,256 8,562 403 ap1967
1970 1,850,000 5,500,000 33.6% 1,210 1,468 2,678 690 3,158 7,444 407 ap1971
1976 1,880,788 5,147,200 36.5% 1,352 837 2,189 859 31 1,832 6,044 407 ap1977
1980 1,851,000 5,077,000 36.5% 1,146 1,383 2,529 731 116 2,021 5,700 410 ap1981
1990 2,223,290 5,115,000 43.5% 1,006 1,438 2,444 909 286 1,942 4,533 412 ap1991
1999 2,371,355 5,254,300 45.1% 882 1,010 1,892 1,253 320 419 3,707 413 ap2000
2000 2,407,393 5,276,400 45.6% 1,006 992 1,998 1,204 277 1,560 3,375 412 ap2001
2001 2,388,047 5,276,900 45.3% 1,023 985 2,008 1,189 343 1,458 3,376 412 ap2002
2002 2,471,742 5,492,762 45.0% 1,017 927 1,944 1,271 354 1,438 3,267 411 ap2003
2003 2,488,146 5,529,214 45.0% 935 876 1,811 1,373 354 1,442 3,269 411 ap2004
2004 2,521,087 5,602,418 45.0% 922 913 1,835 1,373 359 1,493 3,153 409 ap2005
2009 2,605,000 5,789,000 45.0% 932 851 1,783 1,461 290 1,340 2,840 370 ap2010
2013 2,634,624 5,854,721 45.0% 769 746 1,515 1,739 292 1,251 2,589 368 ap2014
2016 2,642,740 5,872,756 45.0% 696 590 1,286 2,055 319 962 2,260 368 ap2017
2019 2,807,298 6,238,441 45.0% 654 559 1,213 2,314 388 917 2,118 288 ap2020
2021 2,807,298 6,238,441 45.0% 665 559 1,224 2,293 375 855 1,908 284 ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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