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The diocese was established in 1887, following the arrival of many Irish, German and Czech Catholic immigrants to the region. Starting in 2003, amid a widespread sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church, Lincoln was the only diocese in the United States to refuse to comply with the church's procedures for handling sexual abuse allegations.
Church of St. Peter (22 Barclay Street) – Established in 1786; first parish in the Diocese of New York. Merged in 2015. Our Lady of the Holy Rosary's Church (7 State St.) – Established in 1884 as a mission; converted in 1887 to a parish. Home to the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
By virtue of the 2009 scheme of delegation, [2] whilst the Bishop of Lincoln exercises general oversight, the Bishops of Grimsby and of Grantham [3] were seen as leaders in mission in the north and south of the Diocese respectively until that scheme lapsed upon the 6 April 2013 retirement of the Bishop of Grimsby, which was followed by a review of roles of bishops in the diocese. [4]
Members of the Armed Forces of the United States and their dependents, employees of the US Veterans Health Administration and its patients, and Americans in civil service overseas, including the Nation's diplomatic corps and their dependents, both Catholics of the Latin Church and Eastern Churches, are served by the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg in northern New York said Monday that it was filing for bankruptcy protection as it faces more than 100 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse. The diocese, like ...
An independent monitor will oversee the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn's handling of sexual abuse allegations under a settlement between the diocese and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Blaise is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, located at Nostrand Avenue and Lincoln Road, in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11225. [3]
A Roman Catholic diocese in Long Island, New York announced a new bankruptcy settlement on Thursday that would pay more than $323 million to about 530 sex abuse survivors who alleged they were ...