Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany

Diocese of Albany

Diœcesis Albanensis
Catholic
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory New York counties of Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Fulton, southern Herkimer, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington
Episcopal conferenceUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Ecclesiastical regionRegion II
Ecclesiastical provinceNew York
Deaneries14
Headquarters40 North Main Avenue, Albany, New York, 12203
Coordinates42°39′06″N 73°45′16″W / 42.65167°N 73.75444°W / 42.65167; -73.75444
Statistics
Area10,419 sq mi (26,990 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of December 2012)
1,392,464
330,000 (23.7%)
Parishes129 (with 4 apostolates)
Schools28
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedApril 23, 1847; 177 years ago (1847-04-23) by Pope Pius IX
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saintSt. Mary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEdward Bernard Scharfenberger
Metropolitan ArchbishopTimothy M. Dolan
Map
Website
rcda.org
Bishop of Albany
Bishopric
catholic
Incumbent:
Edward Bernard Scharfenberger
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceArchdiocese of New York
Information
First holderJohn McCloskey
EstablishedApril 23, 1847; 177 years ago (1847-04-23)
DioceseDiocese of Albany
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Albany, New York)
Website
http://www.rcda.org

The Diocese of Albany (Latin: Diœcesis Albanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory in eastern New York in the United States. Its mother church is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany.

The Diocese of Albany is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of New York. As of 2024, the bishop of Albany is Edward Scharfenberger.