Suffragan diocese Rockville Centre, New York, United States
Diocese of Rockville Centre
Petropolitan(us) in Insula Longa
Latin Church
The Diocese of Rockville Centre is a Latin Rite diocese covering Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, New York. Erected in 1957, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of New York and is led by Bishop John O. Barres, appointed in 2017.
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- Established
- 1957
- Catholics
- 1,531,445
- Priests
- 402
- Territory
- 3,103 km²
Parishes and churches
133 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Philip NeriNorthportMass times recorded
- St. Pius XPlainviewMass times recorded
- St. RaphaelEast MeadowMass times recorded
- St. RaymondEast RockawayMass times recorded
- St. RoccoGlen CoveMass times recorded
- St. RosalieHampton BaysMass times recorded
- St. Rose of LimaMassapequaMass times recorded
- St. SylvesterMedfordMass times recorded
- St. Therese of LisieuxMontaukMass times recorded
- St. Thomas MoreHauppaugeMass times recorded
- St. Thomas the ApostleWest HempsteadMass times recorded
- St. Vincent de PaulElmontMass times recorded
- St. William the AbbotSeafordMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- John O. Barres
- Born
- 20 September 1960
- Birthplace
- Port Chester
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The cathedral
St. Agnes Cathedral stands in Rockville Centre, 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 the Long Island region of New York State, the Diocese of Rockville Centre (Latin: Dioecesis Petropolitana in Insula Longa, lit. 'Diocese of Rockville on Long Island') was founded in 1957 from territory that had belonged to the Diocese of Brooklyn. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of New York, it has its cathedral at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre, New York. John Barres is the bishop.
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- Bishop Louis Tylka announces St. Mary Catholic Church in El Paso, Illinois, to be part of world's first parish named for Blessed Fulton J. Sheen on December 9.
- Diocese of Rockville Centre sues New York State over assisted suicide law
- Sisters win temporary stay in NY assisted suicide lawsuit
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- Bishop Barres celebrates Saints Monica and Augustine memorials
- Bishop Barres writes to priests
- Marianist Province of Meribah celebrates Golden Jubilee Mass
- Bishop Barres writes to deacons
- Diocese of Rockville Centre publishes Nightwatch 2026-27 Holy Hours Schedule
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