Diocese of Syracuse
Syracusen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Syracuse, New York, United States
The Diocese of Syracuse is a Latin Church diocese in central New York, erected in 1886. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of New York and is led by Bishop Douglas J. Lucia, installed in 2019.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 26 November 1886
- Latin
- Syracusen(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
- Annuario code
- 001003138
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 342,361
- Population
- 1,186,894
- Catholic share
- 28.8%
- Priests
- 180
- Catholics per priest
- 1,902
- Extent
- 14,915 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 23
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
- Bishop
- Douglas J. Lucia
- Born
- 17 March 1963
- Birthplace
- Plattsburgh
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
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception stands in Syracuse, 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
A suffragan of Archdiocese of New York.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of New YorkNew York
- Diocese of AlbanyAlbany
- Diocese of BrooklynBrooklyn
- Diocese of BuffaloBuffalo
- Diocese of OgdensburgOgdensburg
- Diocese of RochesterRochester
- Diocese of Rockville CentreRockville Centre
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Upstate New York in the United States is served in part by the Diocese of Syracuse (Latin: Diœcesis Syracusensis), whose episcopal see rests in the city of Syracuse. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of New York, the diocese is led by Bishop Douglas Lucia.
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].