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In the 1930s, the then-Diocese of Brooklyn established a 65-acre (260,000 m 2) cemetery named for the Holy Rood. The grounds of the cemetery are considered part of the greater Hempstead Plains. In 1956, with the creation of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, Holy Rood Cemetery's jurisdiction was transferred to the newly formed diocese. [1]
Pages in category "Roman Catholic cemeteries in New York (state)" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pope Pius VII in 1808 erected the Diocese of New York, taking all of New York State from the Diocese of Baltimore. [6] Catholic priests started appearing in Long Island in the mid-19th century, founding missions and parishes. The first Catholic Church in Nassau County was St. Brigid in Westbury, founded in 1840. [7]
The chapel under construction in 2021 The chapel near completion in August 2022. The federal government auctioned the property in 1995. [8] The Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre won the auction, planning to convert the property into a cemetery, as its Cemetery of the Holy Rood, then the only major Catholic cemetery in Nassau County, was running out of space. [7]
Cedar Grove Cemetery (Queens, New York), Flushing, Queens; Cedar Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Newburgh; Cedar Lawn Cemetery, East Hampton; Cemetery of the Evergreens, Brooklyn; Cemetery of the Holy Rood, Westbury, New York; Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery, Liberty; Cold Springs Cemetery, near Carlisle Gardens; Colden Family Cemetery, in the town of ...
Pages in category "Burials at the Cemetery of the Holy Rood" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
First Shearith Israel Graveyard (Chatham Square Cemetery), Chinatown [2] New York Marble Cemetery, [3] East Village, the oldest non-sectarian cemetery in New York City; New York City Marble Cemetery, [4] East Village, the second oldest non-sectarian cemetery in New York City. Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Midtown Manhattan
Originally called Trinity Church Upper Grave Yard, the burial ground was established by Holy Trinity Catholic Church in 1832. It was enlarged between 1850 and 1870, and renamed Holy Rood Cemetery. (Rood is an old English word for Cross.) [1] The cemetery walls were torn down in 1901 and new ones erected, and many trees were removed to prevent ...