Diocese of Syracuse
| Diocese of Syracuse | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of New York |
| Diocesan bishop | Douglas Lucia |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Robert Cunningham |
| founding | 1886 |
| surface | 14,915 km² |
| Parishes | 127 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 1,198,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 234,724 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 19.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 202 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 30 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1.012 |
| Permanent deacons | 91 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 58 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 226 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Website | www.syrdio.org |
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The Diocese of Syracuse ( Latin Dioecesis Syracusensis , English Diocese of Syracuse ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Syracuse (New York) . It was taken out of the Albany diocese on November 26, 1886 and raised to an independent diocese.
The diocese includes the areas of Broome County , Chenango County , Cortland County , Madison County , Oneida County , Onondaga County, and Oswego County .
Episcopal Church is the Cathedral Immaculate Conception ( Immaculate Conception ). It was built in 1874 as St. Mary's Church and after renovations, additions and construction of the tower, it was consecrated again as a cathedral in 1910.
Bishops of Syracuse
- Patrick Anthony Ludden (1886–1912)
- John Grimes (1912-1922)
- Daniel Joseph Curley (1923-1932)
- John Aloysius Duffy (1933-1937)
- Walter Andrew Foery (1937-1970)
- David Frederick Cunningham (1970–1976)
- Frank Harrison (1976-1987)
- Joseph O'Keefe (1987-1995)
- James Michael Moynihan (1995-2009)
- Robert Cunningham (2009-2019)
- Douglas Lucia (since 2019)
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Syracuse - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry for the Diocese of Syracuse on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the Diocese of Syracuse on gcatholic.org (English)
