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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Albany St. Mary's Church, Albany St. Pius X, Loudonville St. Ambrose, Latham St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Madison Avenue Vicar: Mark G. Reamer [2] All parishes listed are located in the City of Albany unless otherwise noted.
St. Clements Roman Catholic Church (Saratoga Springs, New York) St. Mary's Church (Albany, New York) St. Mary's Church (Ballston Spa, New York) St. Paul the Apostle Church (Mechanicville, New York) Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church Complex
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.
This is a list of closed and open churches within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany.In 2006, the Diocese started the "Called to BE Church" initiative. As of November 2015, this initiative had reduced the number of parishes to 126 [1] through church mergers and closings in response to declining church enrollment, priest shortages, and changing demographics.
In October 2020, Love was found to have violated Episcopal Church doctrine and rules due to his unwillingness to permit same-sex unions to be blessed by clergy within the Albany diocese. [7] In response to that finding, Love resigned from his position as bishop effective February 1, 2021; [8] [9] he later left the Episcopal Church altogether. [10]
Williamson was elected Bishop of the Diocese of Albany on September 9, 2023, and was consecrated on February 24, 2024. [2] Williamson was elected on the fourth ballot. The lay order vote was 65-22, and the clergy vote was 56-54. [5] Williamson's tenure was preceded by turmoil within the diocese over the issue of same-sex marriage.
(Upjohn also designed St. Peter's Church in Albany. [4] In Albany, Doane planned a cathedral like those in England, that served not only as the central church of the diocese but anchored a complex to include a convent, cloister, hospital and school. In 1870 he established a girls' school, and then incorporated the cathedral three years later ...
St. Mary's Episcopal Church is a parish of the Episcopal Church located at Springfield Center, Otsego County, New York, in the Diocese of Albany. It is known for its historic church, built in 1889, and moved to its present site in 1902.