Archdiocese of New York
Neo-Eboracen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · New York, United States
The Archdiocese of New York, erected as a diocese in 1808 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1850, is the metropolitan see for the Province of New York. Ronald A. Hicks was installed as the 11th archbishop on February 6, 2026, succeeding Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 8 April 1808
- Latin
- Neo-Eboracen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Patrick
- Annuario code
- 001002382
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 2,800,000
- Population
- 6,238,441
- Catholic share
- 44.9%
- Priests
- 320
- Catholics per priest
- 8,750
- Extent
- 12,212 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 229
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Ronald A. Hicks
- Born
- 6 February 1950
- Birthplace
- Saint Louis
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Patrick's Cathedral stands in New York, 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.
The province of New York
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AlbanyAlbany
- Diocese of BrooklynBrooklyn
- Diocese of BuffaloBuffalo
- Diocese of OgdensburgOgdensburg
- Diocese of RochesterRochester
- Diocese of Rockville CentreRockville Centre
- Diocese of SyracuseSyracuse
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Within the State of New York, the Archdiocese of New York (Latin: Archidiœcesis Neo-Eboracensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church. Its territory takes in three boroughs of New York City, Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, along with seven counties north of the city: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].