Diocese of Rochester

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diocese of Rochester
Map of Rochester Diocese
Basic data
Country United States
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of New York
Diocesan bishop Salvatore Ronald Matano
Emeritus diocesan bishop Matthew Harvey Clark
founding 1868
surface 18,400 km²
Parishes 90 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Residents 1,527,000 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Catholics 372,000 (2017 / AP 2018 )
proportion of 24.4%
Diocesan priest 179 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Religious priest 49 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Catholics per priest 1,632
Permanent deacons 141 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Friars 78 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Religious sisters 643 (2017 / AP 2018 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language English
cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral
Website www.dor.org
Ecclesiastical province
Map of the ecclesiastical province {{{ecclesiastical province}}}

The Diocese of Rochester ( Latin Dioecesis Roffensis , English Diocese of Rochester ) is a in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Rochester , New York .

history

The diocese of Rochester was on March 3, 1868 by Pope Pius IX. Erected from cessions of territory by the Buffalo Diocese and subordinated to the New York Archdiocese as a suffragan . In 1896 parts of the area of ​​the Diocese of Buffalo were annexed to the Diocese of Rochester.

territory

The Diocese of Rochester includes the areas of Cayuga County , Chemung County , Livingston County , Monroe County , Ontario County , Schuyler County , Seneca County , Steuben County , Tioga County , Tompkins County , Wayne County, and Yates County in New York State .

Bishops of Rochester

See also

Web links

Cathedral : Sacred Heart in Rochester