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The Archdiocese of New York (Latin: Archidiœcesis Neo-Eboracensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the State of New York. It encompasses the boroughs of Manhattan , the Bronx and Staten Island in New York City and the counties of Dutchess , Orange , Putnam , Rockland , Sullivan ...
He took over a diocese which covered the entire State of New York and northern New Jersey, having only some 40 priests to serve a Catholic population estimated to be about 200,000 at the time. [ 5 ] In 1844 anti-Catholic riots instigated by Nativist agitators threatened to spread to New York from Philadelphia, where two churches had been burned ...
The Archbishop of New York is the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, who is responsible for looking after its spiritual and administrative needs.As the archdiocese is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province encompassing nearly all of the state of New York, [1] [2] the Archbishop of New York also administers the bishops who head the suffragan dioceses of Albany ...
The Diocese of New York was made an archdiocese by Pope Pius IX on July 19, 1850. [21] Bishop John Joseph Hughes was raised to the level of archbishop soon afterward. [11] [21] As early as 1850, Hughes determined that the growing Archdiocese of New York needed a large cathedral to replace the older cathedral in Lower Manhattan.
14 May 1851 in New York City, New York, United States Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of New York New York [4] Heroic Virtues Introduction of Cause: 1858 Pierre-Jean-Mathias Loras: 30 August 1792 in Lyon, Rhône, France 19 February 1858 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States Bishop of Dubuque Dubuque [4] Heroic Virtues Introduction of Cause: 1878
The following churches were once parishes or missions in the Archdiocese of New York that have been closed for some reason, i.e. financial, lack of personnel, etc.: For a listing of current parishes in the archdiocese, please visit List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.
Roman Catholic bishops of New York (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "People of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
The Church of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village is a Roman Catholic parish church located at 365 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) at the corner of Washington Place in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Constructed in 1833–1834, it is the oldest church in New York City specifically built to be a Roman Catholic ...