The Diocese of Brooklyn is a

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of the

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in the

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. It is headquartered in

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and its territory encompasses the

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boroughs of Brooklyn and

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. The Diocese of Brooklyn is a suffragan diocese in the

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of the

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. The diocesan

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is the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in

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and its co-cathedral is the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights. The current Bishop of Brooklyn is

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. Brooklyn is one of the few dioceses in the

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that is made up of 100% urban territory.Coen, Joseph W.; McNamara, Patrick, J.; Vaccari, Peter I. ''Diocese of Immigrants: The Brooklyn Catholic Experience 1853-2003'', Éditions du Signe, 2004. . p. 120 The Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, presides from both the Cathedral Basilica of St. James and the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph. This atypical arrangement was required due to the small size of the Cathedral Basilica of St. James. St. Joseph's Church was designated as a Co-Cathedral for the Diocese of Brooklyn on February 14, 2013, by Pope

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after Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio petitioned the Vatican.

History

The diocese was established in 1853 out of the territory of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, at a time when Brooklyn was still a separate city from New York City. It originally included all of Long Island, but its present-day territory was established in 1957 when

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counties were split off to form the

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. The opening of the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1801 drew a number of immigrants, largely Catholics from Northern Ireland, especially from Derry and Donegal. They would cross the East River to attend services at St. Peter's Church on Barclay Street. Periodically, Rev. John Power or others would come to celebrate Mass at the home of William Purcell or at Dempsey's Blooming Grove Garden on Fulton St. The Church of St. James was erected in 1822. In July, 1841, Father Johann Stephen Raffeiner, from the

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, began the German parish of the Most Holy Trinity on a part of the farm of the old Dutch Meserole family in the Bushwick section.

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was opened in 1849. In 1853, Archbishop

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appointed his vicar-general, Irish-born John Loughlin, former pastor of St. Patrick's on Mulberry St. as bishop of the new diocese. Loughlin chose St. James as his cathedral. During his episcopate, Loughlin founded 120 parishes. Plans to build the larger Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception were deferred in favor of orphanages, schools, and hospitals. He was succeeded in 1892, by Bishop

Charles Edward McDonnell Charles Edward McDonnell (February 1, 1854 – August 8, 1921) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Brooklyn from 1892 until his death in 1921. Biography Charles McDonnell was born in Manhattan to Cha ...

, former chancellor of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn served at that time 250,000 Catholics. With the increase in the number of immigrants of various nationalities, McDonnell founded a number of national churches which ministered to parishioners in their own language. To this end, he invited several religious institutes into the diocese, including the

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, Benedictines, Franciscans (including the Minor Conventuals and Capuchins), Jesuits, Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Daughters of Wisdom, and Sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus. He also built three hospitals. Camp Wycoff and Camp Black, set up during the

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were attended by local clergy.

Thomas Edmund Molloy Thomas Edmund Molloy (September 4, 1884 – November 26, 1956) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Brooklyn from 1921 until his death in 1956. Biography He was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, the fourth ...

was named the third Bishop of Brooklyn on November 21, 1921. In 1930 Bishop Molloy established the

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. The

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was split off from Brooklyn April 6, 1957. Ten days later,

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became the next Bishop of Brooklyn. He built six high schools, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary, and a hospital. He improved outreach to the growing Hispanic population, he sent priests and religious to study Spanish language and culture. Bishop

Francis Mugavero Francis John Mugavero (June 8, 1914 – July 12, 1991) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Brooklyn from 1968 to 1990. Early life and ordination Francis John Mugavero (pronounced Ma-GUV-e-ro) was born on June 8, 1914 in the ...

experience as former head Brooklyn's

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was reflected in his episcopate. In 1971, Mugavero established the Catholic Migration Office to serve the needs of immigrants and refugees living in Brooklyn and Queens. The Nehemiah project produced affordable housing in Brownsville. In September 2018, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn agreed to a record $27.5 million settlement for sex abuse allegations. On February 15, 2019, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens made public a list of 108 clergy who were "credibly accused" of committing sexual abuse, some of whom have also been convicted for their crimes. Along with the list, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio also issued a letter of apology, asking for forgiveness. In June 2020, the FBI arrested Rev. Francis Hughes, a priest serving in Queens, on child pornography charges and sex-related charges involving underage minors. In a separate case, the Vatican exonerated Bishop DiMarzio of allegations of sexual abuse dating back a half century. After an inquiry led by former FBI Director

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, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said that the accusations were groundless.

Churches

Bishops

The lists of the bishops and auxiliary bishops of the diocese and their years of service, followed by other priests of the diocese who became bishops:

Bishops of the Diocese of Brooklyn

# John Loughlin (1853–1891) #

(1892–1921) #

(1922–1956), elevated to Archbishop ''ad personam'' in 1951 #

(1957–1968), elevated to Archbishop ''ad personam'' in 1966 #

(1968–1990) #

Thomas Vose Daily Thomas Vose Daily (September 23, 1927 – May 14, 2017) was an American prelate of the Latin Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, Diocese of Brookl ...

(1990–2003) #

Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (born June 16, 1944) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic ChurchEntry
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(2003–2021) #

(2021–present)

Current auxiliary bishops

James Massa James Massa (born September 3, 1960) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn in New York City since 2015 and as rector of St. Joseph Seminary in Yonkers, New York. ...

(2015–present) *

Witold Mroziewski Witold Mroziewski (born March 25, 1966) is a Polish-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn in New York City since 2015 Biography Early life and priesthood Mroziewsk ...

(2015–present) *

Neil Edward Tiedemann Neil Edward Tiedemann C.P. (born March 5, 1948) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Brooklyn since 2016. Biography On May 16, 1975, Tiedemann was ordained to the priesthood. Bi ...

(2016–present)

Former auxiliary bishops

George Mundelein George William Mundelein (July 2, 1872 – October 2, 1939) was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Chicago from 1915 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1924. Early life and ministr ...

(1909–1915), appointed

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(

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in 1924) *

(1920-1921), appointed Bishop of this diocese *

Raymond Augustine Kearney Raymond Augustine Kearney (September 25, 1902 – October 1, 1956) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn from 1935 until his death in 1956. Biography Raymond Kearney ...

(1934–1956) *

John Joseph Boardman John Joseph Boardman (1893 - 1978) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, and Titular Bishop of Gunela. Biography Boardman was born on November 7, 1893, in Brook ...

(1952–1977) *

Edmund Joseph Reilly Edmund Joseph Reilly (March 25, 1897—November 3, 1958) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn from 1955 until his death in 1958. Biography Edmund Reilly was born in ...

(1955–1958) *

Joseph Peter Michael Denning Joseph Peter Michael Denning (January 4, 1907 – February 12, 1990) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, Diocese of Brooklyn, New York from 1959 to 198 ...

(1959–1982) *

Charles Richard Mulrooney Charles Richard Mulrooney (January 13, 1906—August 5, 1989) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn from 1959 to 1981. Biography Mulrooney was born in Brooklyn, ...

(1959–1981) *

John J. Snyder John Joseph Snyder (October 25, 1925 – September 27, 2019) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church, He served as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine in Florida from 1979 to 2000. He previously served as an auxiliary b ...

(1972–1979), appointed Bishop of Saint Augustine *

Joseph Michael Sullivan Joseph Michael Sullivan (March 23, 1930 – June 7, 2013) was an American priest and later Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York in the Roman Catholic Church from 1980 to 2005. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Su ...

(1980–2005) *

René Arnold Valero René Arnold Valero (August 15, 1930 – March 10, 2019) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York from 1980 to 2005. Biography Born in Manhattan, New York Cit ...

(1980–2005) *

Anthony Bevilacqua Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua (June 17, 1923 – January 31, 2012) was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania from 1988 to 2003. Bevilacqua previously served as ...

(1980–1983), appointed Bishop of Pittsburgh and later

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(elevated to

in 1991) *

Ignatius Anthony Catanello Ignatius Anthony Catanello (July 23, 1938 – March 11, 2013) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. From 1994 to 2010 he served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Early life One of two children, Catanello was born ...

(1994–2010) *

Gerald Barbarito Gerald Michael Barbarito (born January 4, 1950) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church. He has served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach, Diocese of Palm Beach in Florida since August 28, 2003. ...

(1994–1999), appointed Bishop of Palm Beach *

Guy Sansaricq Guy A. Sansaricq (October 6, 1934 – August 21, 2021) was a Haitian-American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn in New York from 2006 to 2010. He headed the Office of the Pastoral Care of Mi ...

(2006–2010) *

Frank Joseph Caggiano Frank Joseph Caggiano (born March 29, 1959) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as the Bishop of Bridgeport in Connecticut since 2013. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn in ...

(2006-2013), appointed Bishop of Bridgeport *

Octavio Cisneros Octavio Cisneros (born July 19, 1945) is a Cuban-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn in New York City from 2006 to 2020. Biography Early life The third of four chil ...

(2006–2020), retired on October 30, 2020. * Raymond Francis Chappetto (2012–2022), retired on March 7, 2022. *

Paul Robert Sanchez Paul Robert Sanchez, (born November 26, 1946) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Brooklyn in New York City from 2012 to 2022. Biography Early life Paul Sanchez was born in ...

(2012–2022), retired on March 30, 2022.

Other priests of the diocese who became bishops

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, appointed Bishop of Puerto Rico in 1921 and later

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and

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and

Titular Archbishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In ...

James Henry Ambrose Griffiths James Henry Ambrose Griffiths (July 16, 1903—February 24, 1964) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1950 to 1964. Biography Early life and education ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Military, USA in 1949 and later Auxiliary Bishop of New York *

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, appointed Coadjutor Bishop (in 1956) and later Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, Bishop of Columbus, and Archbishop of Saint Louis (elevated to

in 1969) *

Vincent John Baldwin Vincent John Baldwin (July 13, 1907—September 16, 1979) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre from 1962 until his death in 1979. Biography Vincent Baldwin was bor ...

(priest here, 1931-1957), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre in 1962 *

John R. McGann John Raymond McGann (December 2, 1924 – January 29, 2002) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, in New York from 1976 to 2000. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the s ...

(priest here, 1950-1957), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre in 1970 and later

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James Joseph Daly James Joseph Daly (August 14, 1921 − October 14, 2013) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York from 1977 to 1996. Biography Early life and education Dal ...

(priest here, 1948-1957), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre in 1977 *

Gerald Augustine John Ryan Gerald Augustine John Ryan (August 23, 1923 – June 4, 1985) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York (state), New York ...

(priest here, 1950-1957), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre in 1977 *

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(priest here, 1953-1957), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre in 1986 and later Bishop of Kalamazoo *

Emil Aloysius Wcela Emil Aloysius Wcela (May 1, 1931 – May 21, 2022) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Wcela served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York State from 1988 to 2007. Biography Early life Emil ...

(priest here, 1956-1957), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre in 1989 *

Vincent DePaul Breen Vincent DePaul Breen (December 24, 1936 – March 30, 2003) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Metuchen in central New Jersey from 1997 until his resignation in 2002. Breen wa ...

, appointed Bishop of Metuchen in 1997 *

Edward Bernard Scharfenberger Edward Bernard Scharfenberger (born May 29, 1948) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Albany in Upstate New York since 2014. Biography Early life and education Scharfe ...

, appointed Bishop of Albany in 2014 *

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, appointed Bishop of Paterson in 2020

Priests "equivalent to diocesan bishops" affiliated with this diocese

*Father

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, Apostolic Prefect of Garissa, Kenya, 1976-1984 - incardinated in 1990.

Education

The sitting bishop is also the true principal of the diocese's pre-seminary high school, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary. As of March 2009, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary is the only full-time high school seminary in the nation. Three Diocesan and/or parish high schools are under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens. As of 2019, only 36 Diocese of Brooklyn schools were still not scheduled to close, compared to the 102 which were operational in the 1980s. Between the mid-2000s and 2019, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn permanently closed 45 of its schools.

High schools

There are three diocesan and/or parish high schools under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. While the Catholic high schools below may geographically lie within the diocese, most are run independently of it. Brooklyn *

Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School is a private, Roman Catholic, co-educational, college-preparatory high school located at 357 Clermont Avenue in the Ft. Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The school serves students in grades 9 thro ...

- operated and staffed by the De la Salle Christian Brothers *

Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Brooklyn, New York. The school opened in August 2008 with an initial freshman class of 43 students, and operates within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. In 2013 it ...

- operated and staffed by the Sisters of Mercy *

Fontbonne Hall Academy Fontbonne Hall is an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school in Brooklyn, New York. It was established in 1937 by the Sisters of St. Joseph, and is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. In 2013, in celebration of i ...

- affiliated with the Sisters of St. Joseph *

Nazareth Regional High School Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...

- sponsored by the Xaverian Brothers *

St. Edmund Preparatory High School St. Edmund Preparatory High School, also referred to by its acronym SEP is commonly known as St. Edmund Prep. It is a private Roman Catholic high school in Brooklyn, New York and it is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. Histo ...

- staffed by a member of the Oratory of St. Philip of Neri and lay faculty, formerly staffed by the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, and the Sisters of St. Joseph * Saint Saviour High School of Brooklyn- formerly staffed by the School Sisters of Notre Dame *

Xaverian High School Xaverian High School is a private Catholic high school located in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6 through 12. Grades 9-12 offer a college prep program and grades 6-8 are a middle school. History The school was ...

- operated and staffed by the Xaverian Brothers Queens *

Archbishop Molloy High School Archbishop Molloy High School (also called Molloy, Archbishop Molloy, or AMHS) is a co-educational, college preparatory, Catholic school for grades 9-12, located on on 83-53 Manton Street, Briarwood, Queens, New York. It is part of the Roman Cat ...

- staffed by the Marist Brothers * Cathedral Preparatory Seminary- staffed by Diocesan Priests *

Christ the King Regional High School Christ the King Regional High School is a co-educational, college preparatory, Catholic high school for grades 9-12 located in Middle Village, Queens, New York, United States and established in 1962. It is located within the Roman Catholic Dioce ...

- formerly staffed by the Marist Brothers and Daughters of Wisdom * Holy Cross High School- operated and staffed by Brothers of the Congregation of the Holy Cross *

Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School is a co-educational Catholic high school located in the East Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, New York. As of Fall 2012, the school started accepting young women. Founded by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart ...

- operated and staffed by Brothers of the Sacred Heart *

St. Francis Preparatory School , motto_translation = My God and My All , location = , streetaddress = 6100 Francis Lewis Boulevard , city = New York City (Fresh Meadows, Queens) , state = New York , ...

- staffed by the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn * St. John's Preparatory School- staffed by Diocesan Priests, formerly staffed by the De la Salle Christian Brothers and Sisters of Mercy *

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- operated and staffed by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood

Elementary schools

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There were 116 diocesan and parish elementary schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. In March 2009. In the fall of 2009, a new free tuition school called the Pope John Paul II Family Academy opened Pope John Paul II Family Academy
official site at St. Barbara's School in Bushwick, Brooklyn..png In 2019 two diocesan elementary schools– Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Academy in Bensonhurst, and Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Academy in Mill Basin - permanently closed, and two Bushwick schools, St Brigid and St. Frances Cabrini, merged. Brooklyn * Bay Ridge Catholic Academy * Blessed Sacrament Catholic Academy - Brooklyn * Brooklyn Jesuit Prep * Good Shepherd Catholic Academy ( Marine Park )- formerly staffed by

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* Midwood Catholic Academy * Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy - Brooklyn * Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy of Brooklyn * Our Lady of Trust Catholic Academy * Saint Saviour Catholic Academy * Salve Regina Catholic Academy * St Catherine of Genoa ~ St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Academy * St. Athanasius Catholic Academy * St. Bernadette Catholic Academy * St. Bernard Catholic Academy * St. Brigid-St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Academy * St. Edmund Elementary School * St. Ephrem Catholic Academy * St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy - Brooklyn * St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy * St. Mark Catholic Academy * St. Patrick Catholic Academy (

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) * St. Peter Catholic Academy * St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy * Visitation Academy (

)- operated and staffed by Sisters of the Visitation * Queens * Divine Mercy Catholic Academy (

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)- formerly staffed by Ursuline Sisters (including sister of

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), currently staffed by Lay Faculty and

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* Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy * Holy Child Jesus Catholic Academy * Holy Family Catholic Academy, Fresh Meadows * Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy - Astoria * Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy - Jamaica * Incarnation Catholic Academy * Notre Dame Catholic Academy * Our Lady of Fatima * Our Lady of Hope * Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy * Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy -S.O.P * Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy * Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament * Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy * Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Academy * Resurrection-Ascension Catholic Academy * Sacred Heart Catholic Academy - Bayside * Sacred Heart Catholic Academy - Cambria Heights * Sacred Heart Catholic Academy - Glendale * St. Adalbert Catholic Academy * St. Francis de Sales Catholic Academy * St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy * Ss. Joachim and Anne * St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Academy * St. Bartholomew Catholic Academy * St. Clare Catholic Academy * St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy * St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy - Astoria * St. Gregory the Great Catholic Academy - Bellerose * St. Helen Catholic Academy * St. Joan of Arc Catholic School * St. Joseph Catholic Academy * St. Kevin Catholic Academy * St. Leo Catholic Academy * St. Luke Catholic School * St. Margaret Catholic Academy * St. Matthias Catholic Academy * St. Mel Catholic Academy * St. Michael's Catholic Academy * St. Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Academy * St. Rose of Lima Catholic Academy * St. Sebastian Catholic Academy * St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy of Queens

Seminary

''The major seminary for the Diocese of Brooklyn from 1926 to 2012 was the

Huntington, NY The Town of Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York. Founded in 1653, it is located on the north shore of Long Island in northwestern Suffolk County, with Long Island Sound to its north and Nassau County adjacent to the west ...

. In 2012, the site in Huntington ended its seminary program and seminarians from both the Rockville Centre Diocese and the Brooklyn Diocese, now study at St. Joseph's Seminary in

Yonkers, NY Yonkers () is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. Developed along the Hudson River, it is the third most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City and Buffalo. The population of Yonkers was 211,569 as enum ...

for their major seminary programs.'' Queens * Cathedral Seminary House of Formation ( Douglaston)- established 1967. Currently serves as the college/minor seminary for the

, the Diocese of Brooklyn and the

. Also serves as the minor seminary for students from other dioceses. Seminarians enrolled at the Cathedral Seminary House of Formation study for their undergraduate philosophy degrees at either

St. John's University St John's University may refer to: *St. John's University (New York City) **St. John's University School of Law **St. John's University (Italy) - Overseas Campus *College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, St. Joseph, Minnesota and Col ...

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Cemeteries

There are nine Catholic cemeteries serving the diocese; two in Brooklyn, five in Queens and three outside the diocese. Brooklyn *

* Most Holy Trinity Cemetery Queens * Saint John Cemetery * Mount St. Mary Cemetery * St. Monica Cemetery * Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery Outside of the Diocese of Brooklyn * St. Charles / Resurrection Cemeteries * Trinity Cemetery * St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery

Hospitals

Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers of New York d/b/a as Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers (Saint Vincent's, or SVCMC) was a healthcare system, anchored by its flagship hospital, St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan, locally referred to a ...

References

External links

Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roman Catholic Diocese Of Brooklyn Culture of Brooklyn Religious organizations established in 1853

1853 establishments in New York (state)