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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.
Robert John Brennan (born June 7, 1962) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn in New York City since 2021. Previously he served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York from 2012 to 2019, and as bishop of the Diocese of Columbus in Ohio from 2019 to 2021.
The Diocese of Saint Petersburg was erected in 1968 with Charles Borromeo McLaughlin (701) as its first bishop (cathedral pictured.) Bishop Justin Najmy (731) was named the first apostolic exarch for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in the United States in 1968 ( cathedral pictured.)
Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan, who has led the diocese since 2021, said in a statement, “While the Church should have been a sanctuary, I am deeply sorry that it was a place of trauma for the ...
The number of seminarians for the Diocese of Brooklyn increased while DiMarzio was bishop, increasing from 39 between 2006 and 2007 to 61 in between 2010 and 2011. He worked with other dioceses and seminaries in the U.S. to receive seminarians from Haiti , South Korea, Vietnam , and Poland .
Pages in category "Roman Catholic bishops of Brooklyn" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Massa was appointed titular bishop of Bardstown and auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn on May 19, 2015, by, Pope Francis. He received his episcopal consecration by DiMarzio on July 20, 2015. In 2020, Massa was named rector of Saint Joseph. In addition to English, Massa speaks Spanish and German. [3] [4] [2]
Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Sullivan was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Brooklyn on June 2, 1956. He was elected executive vice-president of the board of trustees of Catholic Charities USA in 1979. Sullivan was appointed titular bishop of Suliana on October 4, 1980, and was consecrated bishop on November 24, 1980.