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Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
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.
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.
The Diocese of Rochester extends from Lake Ontario through Rochester, New York, and the Finger Lakes region to part of the Southern Tier region near the New York-Pennsylvania border.
During the Dutch and British rule of the Province of New York in the 17th and 18th centuries, Catholics were banned from the colony. Richard Coote, the first colonial governor, passed a law at the end of the 17th century that mandated a life sentence to any Catholic priest found in the colony. The penalty for harboring a Catholic was a £250 fine plus three days in the pillory. In 1763, Catholic Bishop Richard Challoner of London stated that: "there is not much likelihood that Catholic priests will be permitted to enter these provinces."
During the American Revolution, the new State of New York in 1777 approved a constitution that guaranteed freedom of worship for Catholics. This was soon followed by the same guarantee in the US Bill of Rights.
In 1784, Pope Pius VI erected the Apostolic Prefecture of United States of America, including all of the new United States. In 1789, the same pope raised this prefecture to the Diocese of Baltimore. In 1808, Pope Pius VII erected the Diocese of New York, taking all of New York State from the Diocese of Baltimore.
In Auburn, the first mass for non-native Catholics was held in a private residence in 1816. The first church in the future City of Rochester was St. Patrick's, built in 1823. In 1832, the first church was constructed in Geneva, New York, St. Francis de Sales. Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Buffalo in 1847, including all of the present-day Diocese of Rochester.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
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.
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.
The Diocese of Rochester extends from Lake Ontario through Rochester, New York, and the Finger Lakes region to part of the Southern Tier region near the New York-Pennsylvania border.
During the Dutch and British rule of the Province of New York in the 17th and 18th centuries, Catholics were banned from the colony. Richard Coote, the first colonial governor, passed a law at the end of the 17th century that mandated a life sentence to any Catholic priest found in the colony. The penalty for harboring a Catholic was a £250 fine plus three days in the pillory. In 1763, Catholic Bishop Richard Challoner of London stated that: "there is not much likelihood that Catholic priests will be permitted to enter these provinces."
During the American Revolution, the new State of New York in 1777 approved a constitution that guaranteed freedom of worship for Catholics. This was soon followed by the same guarantee in the US Bill of Rights.
In 1784, Pope Pius VI erected the Apostolic Prefecture of United States of America, including all of the new United States. In 1789, the same pope raised this prefecture to the Diocese of Baltimore. In 1808, Pope Pius VII erected the Diocese of New York, taking all of New York State from the Diocese of Baltimore.
In Auburn, the first mass for non-native Catholics was held in a private residence in 1816. The first church in the future City of Rochester was St. Patrick's, built in 1823. In 1832, the first church was constructed in Geneva, New York, St. Francis de Sales. Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Buffalo in 1847, including all of the present-day Diocese of Rochester.
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