Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in New York, USA
Diocese of Rochester
Dioecesis Roffensis
Catholic
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country
United States
Territory
Counties of Monroe, Cayuga, Livingston, Wayne, Tioga, Tompkins, Ontario, Seneca, Schuyler, Yates, Steuben and Chemung, New York
Episcopal conference
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Ecclesiastical region
Region II
Ecclesiastical province
New York
Deaneries
7
Statistics
Area
8,772 sq mi (22,720 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2014) 1,570,000 350,000 (23%)
Parishes
106
Churches
172
Congregations
172
Schools
27
Information
Denomination
Catholic
Sui iuris church
Latin Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
March 3, 1868; 156 years ago (1868-03-03)
Cathedral
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Patron saint
St. John Fisher
Secular priests
251
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Salvatore Ronald Matano
Metropolitan Archbishop
Timothy M. Dolan
Vicar General
Paul J. Tomasso
Map
Website
dor.org
The Diocese of Rochester (Latin: Dioecesis Roffensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the Upstate region of New York State in the United States.
The bishop of the diocese is currently Salvatore Matano. The metropolitan for the diocese is the archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York – currently Timothy Cardinal Dolan. The cathedral parish for the diocese is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Rochester. The patron saint of the diocese is English cardinal John Fisher.[1]
The diocese comprises 12 counties with approximately 350,000 Catholics and over 125 faith communities (parishes and chapels), 22 diocesan elementary schools and seven independent parochial high schools.
^Craughwell, Thomas (June 22, 2020). "St. John Fisher the Martyr, Overshadowed by St. Thomas More". St. John Fisher, Patron of the Diocese of Rochester.
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