Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany
Diocese of Albany Diœcesis Albanensis | |
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| Catholic | |
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | New York counties of Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Fulton, southern Herkimer, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington |
| Episcopal conference | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| Ecclesiastical region | Region II |
| Ecclesiastical province | New York |
| Deaneries | 14 |
| Headquarters | 40 North Main Avenue, Albany, New York, 12203 |
| Coordinates | 42°39′06″N 73°45′16″W / 42.65167°N 73.75444°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,419 sq mi (26,990 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 129 (with 4 apostolates) |
| Schools | 28 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | April 23, 1847 by Pope Pius IX |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Patron saint | St. Mary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Edward Bernard Scharfenberger |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Timothy M. Dolan |
| Vicar General | Robert Longobucco |
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| Website | |
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Bishop of Albany | |
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| Bishopric | |
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| Incumbent: Edward Bernard Scharfenberger | |
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of New York |
| Information | |
| First holder | John McCloskey |
| Established | April 23, 1847 |
| Diocese | Diocese of Albany |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Albany, New York) |
| Website | |
| http://www.rcda.org | |
The Diocese of Albany (Latin: Diœcesis Albanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory in eastern New York in the United States. Its mother church is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany.
The Diocese of Albany is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of New York. As of 2024, the bishop of Albany is Edward Scharfenberger.