- Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse
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The Episcopal Dioceses of Syracuse is officially called the Dioceses of Central New York
Diocese of Syracuse
Dioecesis Syracusensis
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in SyracuseLocation Country United States Territory 5,479 square miles (14,190 km2) in Central New York (Counties of Onondaga, Oneida, Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, and Oswego, New York) Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of New York Metropolitan 240 East Onondaga Street
Syracuse, New York
13201Population
- Catholics
285,000Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established November 26, 1886 Cathedral Cathedral of the Immacculate Conception Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Bishop of Syracuse Metropolitan Archbishop Archbishop of New York Map 
Website syrdio.org The Diocese of Syracuse is a Catholic diocese headquartered in Syracuse, New York, USA. The current bishop is the Most Rev. Robert J. Cunningham. The Diocese of Syracuse includes 350,000 Catholics residing in seven counties of Central and South Central New York State. These are Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga and Oswego.
The diocese has 142 parishes, 11 missions and 3 devotional chapels. There are 3 Catholic Hospitals in the diocese. There are 5 diocesan Junior / Senior high schools and 23 diocesan elementary schools. The diocese has 264 offices ( including schools) and employs 3,000 people.
Bishops
- Most Rev. Patrick Anthony Ludden (1886-1912)
- Most Rev. John Grimes (1912-1922)
- Most Rev. Daniel Joseph Curley (1923-1932)
- Most Rev. John A. Duffy (1933-1937)
- Most Rev. Walter Andrew Foery (1937-1970)
- Most Rev. David Frederick Cunningham (1970-1975)
- Most Rev. Francis James Harrison (1977-1987)
- Most Rev. Joseph Thomas O'Keefe (1987-1995)
- Most Rev. James Michael Moynihan (1995-2009)
- Most Rev. Robert Joseph Cunningham (2009-present) [1]
High schools
- Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School, East Syracuse
- Bishop Ludden Junior/Senior High School, Syracuse
- Christian Brothers Academy*, Syracuse
- Notre Dame Junior Senior High School, Utica
- Rome Catholic School, Rome
- Seton Catholic Central High School, Binghamton
- * Operated independently with the blessing and spiritual support of the Diocese.
External links
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of New York Archdiocese of New York · Diocese of Albany · Diocese of Brooklyn · Diocese of Buffalo · Diocese of Ogdensburg · Diocese of Rochester · Diocese of Rockville Centre · Diocese of SyracuseCategories:- United States Roman Catholic diocese stubs
- Religious organizations established in 1886
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse
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