St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York.

As of 2003, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York covers three of the five boroughs of New York City (Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island), as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester Counties. St Patrick Cathedral, New York picture by ivo meier - switzerland www. ... St Patrick Cathedral, New York picture by ivo meier - switzerland www. ... St. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January events January 1 Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...

The Latin title of the Archdiocese is Archidioecesis Neo-Eboracensis, and the corporate title is Archdiocese of New York. Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

History

Initially the diocese was part of the Prefecture Apostolic of United States of America when the Prefecture was established on November 26, 1784. It was later part of the Diocese of Baltimore. The Diocese of New York was established on April 8, 1808. At the time of its establishment it covered all of the state of New York, as well as the New Jersey counties of Sussex, Bergen, Morris, Essex, Somerset, Middlesex, and Monmouth. April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D)Acting Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ...

On April 23, 1847 territory was taken from the Diocese to form the Dioceses of Albany and Buffalo. The Diocese was elevated to an Archdiocese on July 19, 1850. On July 29, 1853 territory was again taken from the Diocese, this time to form the Diocese of Newark, New Jersey and the Diocese of Brooklyn. Finally, territory was taken to form the Prefecture Apostolic of Bahama (now the Archdiocese of Nassau) on March 21, 1929. April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Ordinaries

The following is a list of the Roman Catholic Bishops and Archbishops of the Diocese and Archdiocese of New York (and their terms of service)

• Bishop R. Luke Concanen (1808-1810)
• Bishop John Connolly (1814-1825)
• Bishop John Dubois (1826-1842)
• Archbishop John Joseph Hughes (1842-1864)
• Archbishop John Cardinal McCloskey (1864-1885)
• Archbishop Michael Augustine Corrigan (1885-1902)
• Archbishop John Murphy Cardinal Farley (1902-1918)
• Archbishop Patrick Joseph Cardinal Hayes (1919-1938)
• Archbishop Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman (1939-1967)
• Archbishop Terence James Cardinal Cooke (1968-1983)
• Archbishop John Joseph Cardinal O'Connor (1984-2000)
• Archbishop Edward Michael Cardinal Egan (2000-present)

Bishop Richard Luke Concanen (December 27, 1747 - June 19, 1810), born in Ireland, was the first bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York. ... For information on the former Texas governor, please see John Connally. ... Bishop John Dubois (August 24, 1764 _ December 20, 1842) was the third bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York. ... Archbishop John Joseph Hughes (June 24, 1797 _ January 3, 1864) was the fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York. ... John McCloskey, later John Cardinal McCloskey, (March 10, 1810 - October 10, 1885) born to Irish immigrants, in Brooklyn, was the fifth bishop (second archbishop) of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York. ... Archbishop Michael Augustine Corrigan (August 13, 1839 - May 5, 1902) was the sixth bishop (third archbishop) of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York. ... John Murphy Farley, later John Cardinal Farley, (April 20, 1842 - September 17, 1918) was the seventh bishop (fourth archbishop) of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York. ... Patrick Joseph Hayes, later Patrick Cardinal Hayes, (November 20, 1867–September 4, 1938) was the eighth bishop (fifth archbishop) of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York. ... Francis Joseph Spellman, later Francis Cardinal Spellman, (May 4, 1889 - December 2, 1967) was the ninth bishop (sixth archbishop) of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York. ... Terence James Cooke, later Terence Cardinal Cooke, (1 March 1921 - 6 October 1983) was the tenth bishop (seventh archbishop) of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York. ... John Cardinal OConnor His Eminence John Cardinal OConnor, (January 15, 1920 – May 3, 2000) was the eleventh bishop (eighth archbishop) of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New York, serving from 1984 until his death in 2000. ... His Eminence Edward Michael Cardinal Egan (born April 2, 1932 in Oak Park, Illinois) is a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Links

Archdiocese of New York - Official Website: http://www.ny-archdiocese.org/