Diocese of Rockville Centre, USA 🇺🇸 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1957.04.06: Established as Diocese of Rockville Centre / Petropolitan(us) in Insula Longa (Latin) (from Diocese of Brooklyn and became suffragan of New York)
Contact Info
Address: 50 N Park Ave., P.O. Box 9023, Rockville Centre, NY 11570, USA
Phone: +1 (516) 678-5800
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Bishops of Rockville Centre (Roman Rite) |
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 Bishop John Oliver Barres (64) (2016.12.09 – ...)Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA)Holiness and missionBorn:1960.09.20 (Larchmont, NY, USA)Ordained Priest:1989.10.21Consecrated Bishop:2009.07.30Priest of Wilmington (USA) (1989.10.21 – 2009.05.27)Bishop of Allentown (USA) (2009.05.27 – 2016.12.09)Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA) (2016.12.09 – ...) |
 Bishop William Francis Murphy (84) (2001.06.26 – 2016.12.09)Bishop emeritus of Rockville Centre (USA)No other nameBorn:1940.05.14 (Boston, MA, USA)Ordained Priest:1964.12.16Consecrated Bishop:1995.12.27Priest of Boston (USA) (1964.12.16 – 1995.11.21)Chaplain of His Holiness (1979.03.28 – 1987.01.05)Undersecretary of Pontifical Commission of Justice and Peace (1980 – 1986)Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1987.01.05 – 1995.11.21)Titular Bishop of Saia maior (1995.11.21 – 2001.06.26)Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA) (1995.11.21 – 2001.06.26)Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA) (2001.06.26 – 2016.12.09) |
| Bishop James Thomas McHugh (2000.01.04 – 2000.12.10)Quid retribuam DominoBorn:1932.01.03 (USA)Ordained Priest:1957.05.25Consecrated Bishop:1988.01.25Died:2000.12.10 († 68)Titular Bishop of Morosbisdus (1987.11.20 – 1989.05.13)Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA) (1987.11.20 – 1989.05.13)Bishop of Camden (USA) (1989.05.13 – 1998.12.07)Coadjutor Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA) (1998.12.07 – 2000.01.04)Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA) (2000.01.04 – 2000.12.10) |
| Bishop John Raymond McGann (1976.05.03 – 2000.01.04)Serve the Lord with gladnessBorn:1924.12.02 (USA)Ordained Priest:1950.06.03Consecrated Bishop:1971.01.07Died:2002.01.29 († 77)Titular Bishop of Morosbisdus (1970.11.12 – 1976.05.03)Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA) (1970.11.12 – 1976.05.03)Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA) (1976.05.03 – 2000.01.04) |
| Bishop Walter Philip Kellenberg (1957.04.16 – 1976.05.03)Regina verte luminaBorn:1901.06.03 (USA)Ordained Priest:1928.06.02Consecrated Bishop:1953.10.05Died:1986.01.11 († 84)Titular Bishop of Ioannina (1953.08.25 – 1954.01.19)Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) (1953.08.25 – 1954.01.19)Bishop of Ogdensburg (USA) (1954.01.19 – 1957.04.16)Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA) (1957.04.16 – 1976.05.03) |
Former Prelates
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 3,103 km²
Population: 1,496,900 Catholics (51.3% of 2,917,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 132 parishes
Personnel: 402 priests (373 diocesan, 29 religious), 259 deacons, 680 religious (73 brothers, 607 sisters), 13 seminarians