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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.
Pages in category "Roman Catholic churches in Albany, New York" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Among these numerous Catholic churches and cathedrals are notable. Notable ones include any that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places [1] or on state and local historic registers. There are 193 current Catholic cathedrals in the U.S., listed at List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States.
By 1847 the Catholic Church and its congregations were well entrenched in Albany and the other cities of the region, and Pope Pius IX granted requests to establish the Diocese of Albany. [3] [10] John McCloskey, later Archbishop of New York, was installed as the first bishop of Albany in 1847, with St. Mary's as his procathedral. [1]
The pastor of any particular church other than an ordinariate must be episcopally ordained, but his title conforms to that of his jurisdiction: the pastor of an archdiocese is an archbishop, the pastor of a diocese is a bishop, the pastor of an archeparchy is an archeparch, the pastor of an eparchy is an eparch, and the pastor of an exarchate is an exarch.