Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
Diocese of Rochester Dioecesis Roffensis | |
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| Catholic | |
Sacred Heart Cathedral | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of Monroe, Cayuga, Livingston, Wayne, Tioga, Tompkins, Ontario, Seneca, Schuyler, Yates, Steuben and Chemung, New York |
| Episcopal conference | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| Ecclesiastical region | Region II |
| Ecclesiastical province | New York |
| Deaneries | 7 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,772 sq mi (22,720 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 106 |
| Churches | 172 |
| Congregations | 172 |
| Schools | 27 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 3, 1868 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart |
| Patron saint | St. John Fisher |
| Secular priests | 251 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop-designate | John S. Bonnici |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ronald A. Hicks |
| Vicar General | Paul J. Tomasso |
| Bishops emeritus | Salvatore Ronald Matano |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| dor.org | |
The Diocese of Rochester (Latin: Dioecesis Roffensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the Upstate region of New York State in the United States. The metropolitan for the diocese is the archbishop of New York. The cathedral parish for the diocese is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Rochester. The diocese comprises approximately 350,000 Catholics, 22 diocesan elementary schools, and seven independent parochial high schools. The bishop-designate is John Bonnici.