- Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
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Diocese of Rockville Centre
Dioecesis Petropolitana in Insula LongaLocation Country United States Territory Long Island, New York Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of New York Metropolitan 50 North Park Avenue
Rockville Centre, New York
11571-9023Population
- Catholics
1,500,000Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established April 6, 1957 Cathedral St. Agnes Cathedral Patron saint Saint Agnes Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop William F. Murphy
Bishop of Rockville CentreMetropolitan Archbishop Archbishop of New York Auxiliary Bishop John Charles Dunne, Paul Henry Walsh
Auxiliary Bishops of Rockville CentreMap 
Website drvc.org The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre (Latin: Dioecesis Petropolitana in Insula Longa) comprises the territory of Nassau and Suffolk counties (regionally known as Long Island) in New York state, USA. Founded in 1957, this diocese was created from territory that once belonged to the Diocese of Brooklyn. It is the sixth-largest Catholic diocese in the United States, currently serving approximately 1.3 million people in 134 parishes.[1] The Most Reverend William Murphy has served as the diocese's fourth bishop since 2001. Murphy arrived on Long Island from his native Archdiocese of Boston, where he served under Cardinal Bernard Francis Law as the archdiocese's vicar general. The diocese is named for the village where its cathedral, St. Agnes Cathedral, is located, Rockville Centre in Nassau County.
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History
Most Reverend Walter P. Kellenberg served as first bishop of the diocese from 1957-1976. Kellenberg was followed by Bishop John McGann, who retired in 2000 and died in 2002. The diocese was led briefly by Bishop James T. McHugh, who died of cancer on December 10, 2000.
Bishops
Ordinaries
The following is a list of the diocesan bishops of the Diocese of Rockville Centre (and their terms of service):
- Bishop Walter P. Kellenberg (1957–1976) †
- Bishop John R. McGann (1976–2000) †
- Bishop James T. McHugh (2000-2000) †
- Bishop William F. Murphy (2001–present)
† = deceased
Auxiliaries
Current
- Bishop John Charles Dunne (1988–present)
- Bishop Paul Henry Walsh (2003–present)
Former
- Bishop Vincent John Baldwin (1962–1979) †
- Bishop James Joseph Daly (1977–1996)
- Bishop Peter Anthony Libasci (2007–2011)
- Bishop Alfred John Markiewicz (1986–1994) †
- Bishop Gerald Augustine John Ryan (1977–1985) †
- Bishop Emil Aloysius Wcela (1988–2007)
† = deceasedSeminary
Seminary of the Immaculate Conception
High schools
Diocesan
- Holy Trinity Diocesan High School, Hicksville
- Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School, Riverhead
- St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School, West Islip
Private
- Academy of Saint Joseph, Brentwood (Closed June, 2009)
- Chaminade High School, Mineola
- Kellenberg Memorial High School, Uniondale
- Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Syosset
- Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead
- St. Anthony's High School, South Huntington
- St. Dominic High School, Oyster Bay
- St. Mary's High School, Manhasset
Elementary schools
Private
- Holy Child Academy (Old Westbury)
Our Lady of Grace (Manhasset) St. Martin de Porres (Uniondale) De La Salle (Freeport)
Province of New York
References
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:- Religious organizations established in 1957
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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