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Diocese of Syracuse

Dioecesis Syracusensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Douglas John Lucia, Bishop
  • Robert Joseph Cunningham, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 26 November 1886
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of New York
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: New York
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 14,915 (5,760 Square Miles)
  • Description: Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, and Oswego Counties.
  • Conference Region: II (NY)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SY
  • Official Web Site: http://syracusediocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Chancery Office, 240 E. Onondaga St., Syracuse, NY 13202, USA
  • Telephone: (315)470-1480

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
26 November 1886ErectedDiocese of Albany Diocese of Syracuse (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1918151,46313917156970134ocdk1919
1928203,98119222214953157ocdk1929
1950268,445845,48831.8%2826034278483943143ap1951
1966394,0991,125,19935.0%403884918021461,056190ap1967
1968398,7261,125,19935.4%3701114818281691,005165ap1971
1976423,3151,208,55735.0%374114488867172950170ap1977
1980396,0001,250,00031.7%39212351576827179798171ap1981
1990369,9381,203,60030.7%3357541090249107620172ap1991
1999372,6651,223,59130.5%287573441,0836718497172ap2000
2000372,6651,223,59130.5%272573291,1326775497172ap2001
2001345,7361,174,88729.4%280603401,0167376497172ap2002
2002345,7361,174,88729.4%276603361,02877102497172ap2003
2003345,7361,174,88729.4%265683331,0387799405172ap2004
2010250,0001,146,34621.8%244362808928560317155ap2011
2014289,0001,198,00024.1%223392621,1037057213129ap2015
2017234,7241,198,00019.6%202302321,0119158226127ap2018
2020217,4311,169,76018.6%180262061,0559647193119ap2021
2022203,3401,198,00017.0%175262011,01110745171115ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


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