Diocese of Rockville Centre

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Bishop(s) William Francis Murphy, Bishop John Charles Dunne, Auxiliary Bishop Peter Anthony Libasci, Auxiliary Bishop Paul Henry Walsh, Auxiliary Bishop James Joseph Daly, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Emil Aloysius Wcela, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 6 April 1957 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of New York Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: New York Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 3,164 (1,222 Square Miles) Conference Region: II (NY) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: RVC Official Web Site: http://www.drvc.org/ Mailing Address: 50 North Park Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570-4184 Telephone: (516)678-5800 Fax: 678-1786

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Walter Philip Kellenberg † (16 Apr 1957 Appointed - 3 May 1976 Retired)
• John Raymond McGann † (3 May 1976 Appointed - 4 Jan 2000 Retired)
• James Thomas McHugh † (4 Jan 2000 Succeeded - 10 Dec 2000 Died)
• William Francis Murphy (26 Jun 2001 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
6 April 1957	Erected	Diocese of Brooklyn	Diocese of Rockville Centre (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1966	837,113	2,308,530	36.3%	450	31	481	1,740		118	2,420	123	ap1967
1970	926,397	2,504,941	37.0%	544	38	582	1,591		172	2,578	125	ap1971
1976	1,017,837	2,739,298	37.2%	455	162	617	1,649		283	2,213	130	ap1977
1980	1,040,571	2,787,258	37.3%	505	122	627	1,659	50	255	2,119	129	ap1981
1990	1,346,075	2,721,274	49.5%	480	93	573	2,349	165	199	1,768	133	ap1991
1999	1,359,432	2,907,955	46.7%	441	76	517	2,629	194	99	1,488	134	ap2000
2000	1,404,361	3,008,203	46.7%	451	74	525	2,674	219	171	1,433	134	ap2001
2001	1,548,623	2,978,121	52.0%	440	65	505	3,066	231	165	1,336	134	ap2002
2002	1,560,456	2,829,635	55.1%	458	74	532	2,933	233	168	1,359	134	ap2003
2003	1,488,159	2,781,159	53.5%	446	69	515	2,889	240	163	1,333	134	ap2004
2004	1,428,563	2,753,913	51.9%	477	64	541	2,640	249	160	1,327	134	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Vincent John Baldwin † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jun 1962 to 16 Sep 1979)
• James Joseph Daly (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Feb 1977 to 1 Jul 1996)
• John Charles Dunne (Priest: 1 Jun 1963; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Oct 1988)
• Walter Philip Kellenberg † (Bishop: 16 Apr 1957 to 3 May 1976)
• Peter Anthony Libasci (Priest: 1 Apr 1978; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Apr 2007)
• Alfred John Markiewicz † (Priest: 6 Apr 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Jul 1986 to 22 Nov 1994)
• John Raymond McGann † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Nov 1970; Bishop: 3 May 1976 to 4 Jan 2000)
• James Thomas McHugh † (Coadjutor Bishop: 7 Dec 1998; Bishop: 4 Jan 2000 to 10 Dec 2000)
• William Francis Murphy (Bishop: 26 Jun 2001 - )
• Gerald Augustine John Ryan † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Feb 1977 to 4 Jun 1985)
• Paul Henry Walsh (Priest: 13 Dec 1984; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Apr 2003)
• Emil Aloysius Wcela (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Oct 1988 to 3 Apr 2007)