Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester

Diocese of Rochester

Dioecesis Roffensis
Catholic
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryCounties of Monroe, Cayuga, Livingston, Wayne, Tioga, Tompkins, Ontario, Seneca, Schuyler, Yates, Steuben and Chemung, New York
Episcopal conferenceUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Ecclesiastical regionRegion II
Ecclesiastical provinceNew York
Deaneries7
Statistics
Area8,772 sq mi (22,720 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2014)
  • 1,570,000
  • 350,000 (23%)
Parishes106
Churches172
Congregations172
Schools27
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 3, 1868 (1868-03-03)
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart
Patron saintSt. John Fisher
Secular priests251
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
Bishop-designateJohn S. Bonnici
Metropolitan ArchbishopRonald A. Hicks
Vicar GeneralPaul J. Tomasso
Bishops emeritusSalvatore 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.