Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg is a Roman Catholic diocese
in New York. It was founded on February 15, 1872.
On February 23, 2010, the Most Reverend Terry R. LaValley
was appointed diocesan bishop
by Pope Benedict XVI
on February 23, 2010, and was installed on April 30, 2010.
The past bishop
s of the diocese are:
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
in New York. It was founded on February 15, 1872.
On February 23, 2010, the Most Reverend Terry R. LaValley
Terry R. LaValley
Terry Ronald LaValley is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current Bishop of Ogdensburg.-Early life and education:...
was appointed diocesan bishop
Diocesan bishop
A diocesan bishop — in general — is a bishop in charge of a diocese. These are to be distinguished from suffragan bishops, assistant bishops, coadjutor bishops, auxiliary bishops, metropolitans, and primates....
by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
on February 23, 2010, and was installed on April 30, 2010.
The past bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of the diocese are:
- Edgar Philip Prindle WadhamsEdgar Philip Prindle WadhamsEdgar Philip Prindle Wadhams was the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg.Born in 1817 at Lewis in Essex County. He was a deacon in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, later convert to Roman Catholicism....
(1872–1891) - Henry GabrielsHenry GabrielsHenry Gabriels was a Belgian-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Ogdensburg from 1892 until his death in 1921.-Biography:...
(1891–1921) - Joseph Henry ConroyJoseph Henry ConroyJoseph Henry Conroy was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Ogdensburg from 1921 until his death in 1939.-Biography:...
(1921–1939) - Francis Joseph MonaghanFrancis Joseph MonaghanFrancis Joseph Monaghan was the fourth Roman Catholic Bishop of Ogdensburg .Francis Monaghan was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Thomas P. and Anna Loretta Monaghan. He attended Seton Hall College in South Orange, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts...
(1939–1942) - Bryan Joseph McEntegartBryan Joseph McEntegartBryan Joseph McEntegart was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Ogdensburg , Rector of the Catholic University of America , and as Bishop of Brooklyn .-Biography:Bryan McEntegart was born in New York City to Patrick and Katherine McEntegart...
(1943–1953) - Walter P. KellenbergWalter P. KellenbergWalter Philip Kellenberg was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Ogdensburg and Bishop of Rockville Centre .-Biography:...
(1954–1957) - James Johnston NavaghJames Johnston NavaghJames Johnston Navagh was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Ogdensburg and Bishop of Paterson .-Biography:...
(1957–1963) - Leo Richard SmithLeo Richard SmithLeo Richard Smith was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Ogdensburg in 1963.-Biography:...
(1963) - Thomas Andrew DonnellanThomas Andrew DonnellanThomas Andrew Donnellan was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, having served as the 9th Bishop of Ogdensberg, New York from 1964 to 1968, and the 2nd Archbishop of Atlanta from 1968 until his death in 1987....
(1964–1968) - Stanislaus Joseph BrzanaStanislaus Joseph BrzanaStanislaus Joseph Brzana was the tenth Roman Catholic Bishop of Ogdensburg .Stanislaus Brzana was born in Buffalo, New York, to Frank and Catherine Brzana. He studied at at St. Bonaventure University, and was ordained to the priesthood on June 7, 1941...
(1968–1993) - Paul Stephen LoverdePaul LoverdePaul Stephen Loverde is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington in Northern Virginia.-Early life:Bishop Loverde was born in Framingham, Massachusetts on September 3, 1940. He received his secondary school education at La Salle Academy in Providence, Rhode Island, followed by an...
(1993–1999) - Gerald Michael Barbarito (1999–2003)
- Robert Joseph CunninghamRobert Joseph Cunningham-External links:***...
(2004—2009) - Terry R. LaValleyTerry R. LaValleyTerry Ronald LaValley is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current Bishop of Ogdensburg.-Early life and education:...
(2010—)
High schools
- Immaculate Heart Central High SchoolImmaculate Heart Central High School (Watertown, New York)Immaculate Heart Central High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Watertown, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg.-Background:...
, Watertown - Seton Catholic Central High SchoolSeton Catholic Central High School (Plattsburgh, New York)Seton Catholic Central High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Plattsburgh, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg.-Background:...
, Plattsburgh