Brooklyn Diocese
| Brooklyn Diocese | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of New York |
| Diocesan bishop | Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio |
| Auxiliary bishop |
Octavio Cisneros Paul Robert Sanchez Raymond Chappetto James Massa Witold Mroziewski Neil Edward Tiedemann CP |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Guy Sansaricq |
| Vicar General | Raymond Chappetto |
| founding | 1853 |
| surface | 466 km² |
| Parishes | 186 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 4,888,324 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 1,556,575 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 31.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 391 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 149 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,883 |
| Permanent deacons | 218 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Friars | 275 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 759 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. James Cathedral |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph |
| Website | www.dioceseofbrooklyn.org |
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Development of membership numbers
The diocese of Brooklyn (Latin: Dioecesis Bruklyniensis ) located in the USA is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church . It was founded on July 29, 1853 and is subordinate to the Archdiocese of New York as a suffragan .
The diocese includes the New York boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens .
The Bishop of Brooklyn is currently assisted by six auxiliary bishops .
The diocese includes the Holy Cross Cemetery , located at 3620 Tilden Avenue in East Flatbush .
Bishops of Brooklyn
- John Loughlin (1853-1891)
- Charles Edward McDonnell (1892-1921)
- Thomas Edmund Molloy (1922-1956)
- Bryan Joseph McEntegart (1957–1968)
- Francis J. Mugavero (1968–1990)
- Thomas Vose Daily (1990-2003)
- Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (since 2003)
See also
Web links
Commons : Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files
