Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse

Diocese of Syracuse

Diœcesis Syracusensis
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory5,479 square miles (14,190 km2) in Central New York (Counties of Onondaga, Oneida, Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, and Oswego, New York)
MetropolitanArchdiocese of New York
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
1,186,894
342,361[1] (28.8%)
Parishes116
Schools21
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedNovember 26, 1886; 137 years ago (1886-11-26)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saintOur Lady of the Immaculate Conception[2]
Secular priests180
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDouglas Lucia
Metropolitan ArchbishopTimothy M. Dolan
Vicar GeneralJohn J. Kurgan
Bishops emeritusRobert J. Cunningham
Map
Website
syracusediocese.org
Historic Old St. John's in Utica

The Diocese of Syracuse (Latin: Diœcesis Syracusensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in Upstate New York in the United States. Its episcopal see is located in Syracuse. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of New York.

On June 4, 2019, Pope Francis appointed Douglas Lucia to be the next Bishop of Syracuse.[3] Lucia was consecrated to the episcopacy and installed as bishop on August 8, 2019.

  1. ^ "Congregational Membership Reports | US Religion". www.thearda.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  2. ^ "Episcopal Arms". The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "News » Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse". Archived from the original on 2019-06-04.