Diocese of Syracuse, USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Syracuse / Syracusen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: New York

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: September 25 (1910)

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1886.11.26: Established as Diocese of Syracuse / Syracusen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Albany and became suffragan of New York)

Contact Info

Address: 240 E Onondaga St., P.O. Box 511, Syracuse, NY 13201, USA

Phone: +1 (315) 422-7203

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.06.04 – ...):

Bishop Douglas John Lucia (61)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Syracuse (Roman Rite)

Bishop Douglas John Lucia (61)
(2019.06.04 – ...)

Bishop of Syracuse (USA)

In the name of Jesus

Born:	1963.03.17 (Plattsburgh, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1989.05.20
Consecrated Bishop:	2019.08.08

Priest of Ogdensburg (USA) (1989.05.20 – 2019.06.04)

Bishop of Syracuse (USA) (2019.06.04 – ...)

Bishop Robert Joseph Cunningham (81)
(2009.04.21 – 2019.06.04)

Bishop emeritus of Syracuse (USA)

Ecclesia mater nostra

Born:	1943.06.18 (Buffalo, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1969.05.24
Consecrated Bishop:	2004.05.18

Priest of Buffalo (USA) (1969.05.24 – 2004.03.09)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (1993.05.26 – 2004.03.09)

Bishop of Ogdensburg (USA) (2004.03.09 – 2009.04.21)

Bishop of Syracuse (USA) (2009.04.21 – 2019.06.04)

Apostolic Administrator of Rochester (USA) (2012.09.21 – 2013.11.06)

Bishop James Michael Moynihan
(1995.04.04 – 2009.04.21)

Support One Another in Love

Born:	1932.07.16 (Rochester, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1957.12.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.05.29
Died:	2017.03.06 († 84)

Bishop of Syracuse (USA) (1995.04.04 – 2009.04.21)

Bishop Joseph Thomas O’Keefe
(1987.06.16 – 1995.04.04)

Adspice in Jesum

Born:	1919.03.12 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1948.04.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1982.09.08
Died:	1997.09.02 († 78)

Titular Bishop of Tre Taverne (1982.07.03 – 1987.06.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) (1982.07.03 – 1987.06.16)

Bishop of Syracuse (USA) (1987.06.16 – 1995.04.04)

Bishop Francis James Harrison
(1976.11.09 – 1987.06.16)

All in Charity

Born:	1912.08.12 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1937.06.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1971.04.22
Died:	2004.05.01 († 91)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ in Numidia (1971.03.01 – 1976.11.09)

Auxiliary Bishop of Syracuse (USA) (1971.03.01 – 1976.11.09)

Bishop of Syracuse (USA) (1976.11.09 – 1987.06.16)

Bishop David Frederick Cunningham
(1970.08.04 – 1976.11.09)

State in fide

Born:	1900.12.03 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1926.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1950.06.13
Died:	1979.02.22 († 78)

Auxiliary Bishop of Syracuse (USA) (1950.04.05 – 1967.06.16)

Titular Bishop of Lampsacus (1950.04.05 – 1970.08.04)

Coadjutor Bishop of Syracuse (USA) (1967.06.16 – 1970.08.04)

Bishop of Syracuse (USA) (1970.08.04 – 1976.11.09)

Bishop Walter Andrew Foery
(1937.05.26 – 1970.08.04)

Unity in Christ

Born:	1890.07.06 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1916.06.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1937.08.18
Died:	1978.05.10 († 87)

Bishop of Syracuse (USA) (1937.05.26 – 1970.08.04)

Titular Bishop of Miseno (1970.08.04 – 1970.12.31)

Bishop John Aloysius Duffy
(1933.04.21 – 1937.01.05)

Sapientia desursum / Wisdom from above / Desire wisdom

Born:	1884.10.29 (Jersey City, NJ, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1908.06.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1933.06.29
Died:	1944.09.27 (Buffalo, NY, USA † 59)

Priest of Newark (USA) (1908.06.13 – 1933.04.21)

Bishop of Syracuse (USA) (1933.04.21 – 1937.01.05)

Bishop of Buffalo (USA) (1937.01.05 – 1944.09.27)

Bishop Daniel Joseph Curley
(1923.02.19 – 1932.08.03)

Spes nostra salve

Born:	1869.06.16 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1894.05.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1923.05.01
Died:	1932.08.03 († 63)

Bishop of Syracuse (USA) (1923.02.19 – 1932.08.03)

Bishop John Grimes
(1912.08.06 – 1922.07.26)

Monstra te esse matrem

Born:	1852.12.18 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1882.02.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1909.05.16
Died:	1922.07.26 († 69)

Titular Bishop of Himeria (1909.02.01 – 1912.08.06)

Coadjutor Bishop of Syracuse (USA) (1909.02.01 – 1912.08.06)

Bishop of Syracuse (USA) (1912.08.06 – 1922.07.26)

Bishop Patrick Anthony Ludden
(1886.12.14 – 1912.08.06)

Justitia et pax

Born:	1838.02.04 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1865.05.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1887.05.01
Died:	1912.08.06 († 74)

Bishop of Syracuse (USA) (1886.12.14 – 1912.08.06)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop David Frederick Cunningham (1967.06.16 – 1970.08.04)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop John Grimes (1909.02.01 – 1912.08.06)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Thomas Joseph Costello (1978.01.02 – 2004.03.23)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Francis James Harrison (1971.03.01 – 1976.11.09)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop David Frederick Cunningham (1950.04.05 – 1967.06.16)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Syracuse, New York
Minor Basilica: Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Syracuse, New York

Churches by City (145)

Rochester (←), Ogdensburg (↑), Albany (→), Scranton (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 14,915 km²

Population: 203,540 Catholics (17.0% of 1,199,200 total)

Pastoral Centres: 115 parishes, 8 missions

Personnel: 196 priests (170 diocesan, 26 religious), 107 deacons, 219 religious (48 brothers, 171 sisters), 9 seminarians