Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn

Diocese of Brooklyn

Diœcesis Bruklyniensis
Cathedral Basilica of St. James
Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryBrooklyn and Queens
Ecclesiastical provinceArchdiocese of New York
Headquarters
  • 310 Prospect Park West
  • Brooklyn, New York, 11215
Statistics
Area179 sq mi (460 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of July 2017)
5,007,353
1,506,000 (30.1%)
Parishes188
Schools99
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJuly 29, 1853; 171 years ago (1853-07-29)
CathedralCathedral Basilica of St. James
Co-cathedralCo-Cathedral of St. Joseph
Secular priests472
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRobert J. Brennan
Metropolitan Archbishop
Auxiliary Bishops
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
dioceseofbrooklyn.org Edit this at Wikidata

The Diocese of Brooklyn (Latin: Diœcesis Bruklyniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the U.S. state of New York. It is headquartered in Brooklyn and its territory encompasses the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. The Diocese of Brooklyn is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of New York. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in Downtown Brooklyn and its co-cathedral is the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights. The current Bishop of Brooklyn is Robert J. Brennan.

Brooklyn is one of the few dioceses in the United States that is made up of 100% urban territory.[1]

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 Benedict XVI after Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio petitioned the Vatican.

  1. ^ Coen, Joseph W.; McNamara, Patrick, J.; Vaccari, Peter I. Diocese of Immigrants: The Brooklyn Catholic Experience 1853-2003, Éditions du Signe, 2004. ISBN 2-7468-0912-5. p. 120