Diocese of Ogdensburg
| Diocese of Ogdensburg | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of New York |
| Diocesan bishop | Terry Ronald LaValley |
| founding | 1872 |
| surface | 12,036 km² |
| Parishes | 93 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 497,756 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 94,296 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 18.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 97 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 898 |
| Permanent deacons | 77 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 85 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Mary |
| Website | www.dioogdensburg.org |
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The Diocese of Ogdensburg ( Latin Dioecesis Ogdensburgensis , English Diocese of Ogdensburg ) is in New York in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese based in Ogdensburg .
history
Pope Pius IX founded it on February 15, 1872 from cession of territory by the diocese of Albany . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of New York as a suffragan diocese.
territory
The diocese of Ogdensburg includes the counties of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and Saint Lawrence and parts of Hamilton and Herkimer in the state of New York.
Bishops of Ogdensburg
Cathedral : St. Mary in Ogdensburg
- Edgar Philip Prindle Wadhams (February 15, 1872– December 5, 1891)
- Henry Gabriels (December 20, 1891– April 23, 1921)
- Joseph Henry Conroy (November 21, 1921– March 20, 1939)
- Francis Joseph Monaghan (March 20, 1939– November 13, 1942)
- Bryan Joseph McEntegart (June 5, 1943– August 19, 1953, then Rector of the Catholic University of America )
- Walter Philip Kellenberg (January 19, 1954– April 16, 1957, then Bishop of Rockville Center )
- James Johnston Navagh (May 8, 1957– February 12, 1963, then Bishop of Paterson )
- Leo Richard Smith (May 13, 1963- October 9, 1963)
- Thomas Andrew Donnellan (February 28, 1964– May 24, 1968, then Archbishop of Atlanta )
- Stanislaus Joseph Brzana (October 22, 1968– November 11, 1993)
- Paul Stephen Loverde (Nov. 11, 1993– Jan 25, 1999, then Bishop of Arlington )
- Gerald Michael Barbarito (October 26, 1999– July 1, 2003, then Bishop of Palm Beach )
- Robert Joseph Cunningham (March 9, 2004– April 21, 2009, then Bishop of Syracuse )
- Terry Ronald LaValley (since February 23, 2010)
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Ogdensburg on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the Diocese of Ogdensburg on gcatholic.org (English)