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Suffragan diocese Albany, New York, United States

Diocese of Albany

Albanen(sis) in America

The Diocese of Albany is a Latin Church diocese covering 14 counties of eastern New York, founded in 1847 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of New York. Bishop Mark W. O'Connell became the 11th bishop, installed in December 2025.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Albany, United States.

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Established
1847
Catholics
325,000
Priests
175
Territory
26,985 km²

Parishes and churches

148 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Mark W. O'Connell
Born
25 June 1964
Birthplace
Scarborough

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception stands in Albany, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Serving eastern New York in the United States, the Catholic Diocese of Albany (Latin: Diœcesis Albanensis) has as its mother church the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of New York.