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 |
| 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 | |
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| 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.