Albany (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Edward Bernard Scharfenberger, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 23 April 1847
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of New York
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: New York
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 26,985 (10,422 Square Miles)
Description: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Fulton, Green, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington Counties plus parts of Herkimer and Hamilton Counties.
Conference Region: II (NY)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: ALB
Official Web Site: http://www.rcda.org/
Mailing Address: 40 North Main Ave., Albany, NY 12203-1422, USA
Telephone: (518) 453-6612
Fax: 453-6795

Past and Present Ordinaries

John McCloskey † (21 May 1847 Appointed - 6 May 1864 Appointed, Archbishop of New York, New York)
John Joseph Conroy † (7 Jul 1865 Appointed - 12 Oct 1877 Resigned)
Francis McNeirny † (12 Oct 1877 Succeeded - 2 Jan 1894 Died)
Thomas Martin Aloysius Burke † (11 May 1894 Appointed - 20 Jan 1915 Died)
Thomas Francis Cusack † (5 Jul 1915 Appointed - 12 Jul 1918 Died)
Edmund Francis Gibbons † (10 Mar 1919 Appointed - 10 Nov 1954 Retired)
William Aloysius Scully † (10 Nov 1954 Succeeded - 5 Jan 1969 Died)
Edwin Bernard Broderick † (13 Mar 1969 Appointed - 3 Jun 1976 Resigned)
Howard James Hubbard † (1 Feb 1977 Appointed - 11 Feb 2014 Retired)
Edward Bernard Scharfenberger (11 Feb 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
23 April 1847	Erected	Diocese of New York	Diocese of Albany (erected) Diocese of Buffalo (erected)
19 July 1850	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Albany (from Baltimore to New York) Diocese of Boston (from Baltimore to New York) Diocese of Buffalo (from Baltimore to New York) Diocese of Hartford (from Baltimore to New York)
16 February 1872	Territory Lost	Diocese of Albany	Diocese of Ogdensburg (erected) (Counties of St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, Ifferson, Lewis, and Essex along with parts of Hamiliton and De Herkimer)
26 November 1886	Territory Lost	Diocese of Albany	Diocese of Syracuse (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1918 210,000 225 47 272 772 185 ocdk1919

1928 225,000 301 61 362 621 229 ocdk1929

1950 285,775 952,022 30.0% 379 198 577 495 315 710 159 ap1951

1959 357,600 1,031,747 34.7% 396 234 630 567 368 1,680 206 ap1960

1965 397,612 1,160,420 34.3% 473 255 728 546 390 1,872 208 ap1967

1968 426,968 1,322,000 32.3% 472 271 743 574 386 1,468 207 ap1971

1976 424,219 1,472,684 28.8% 417 212 629 674 397 1,245 207 ap1977

1980 412,000 1,492,000 27.6% 369 158 527 781 36 248 1,422 201 ap1981

1990 427,022 1,123,090 38.0% 327 168 495 862 81 237 1,168 199 ap1991

1999 403,403 1,340,388 30.1% 306 118 424 951 93 86 1,001 186 ap2000

2000 411,000 1,365,000 30.1% 292 118 410 1,002 87 214 951 184 ap2001

2001 411,000 1,386,200 29.6% 264 105 369 1,113 89 199 934 183 ap2002

2002 400,000 1,340,450 29.8% 257 105 362 1,104 91 199 910 182 ap2003

2003 400,000 1,342,460 29.8% 246 108 354 1,129 95 194 895 181 ap2004

2004 400,000 1,342,465 29.8% 227 108 335 1,194 97 188 867 178 ap2005

2006 403,000 1,351,000 29.8% 232 108 340 1,185 105 188 832 167 ap2007

2012 337,200 1,374,000 24.5% 189 59 248 1,359 105 128 646 128 ap2013

2015 345,000 1,412,000 24.4% 173 62 235 1,468 108 110 588 126 ap2016

2018 300,000 1,388,040 21.6% 171 36 207 1,449 108 88 525 126 ap2019

2020 313,400 1,388,040 22.6% 173 45 218 1,437 108 107 490 126 ap2021

2022 316,275 1,400,000 22.6% 166 45 211 1,498 114 105 455 126 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1918	210,000			225	47	272	772				185	ocdk1919
1928	225,000			301	61	362	621				229	ocdk1929
1950	285,775	952,022	30.0%	379	198	577	495		315	710	159	ap1951
1959	357,600	1,031,747	34.7%	396	234	630	567		368	1,680	206	ap1960
1965	397,612	1,160,420	34.3%	473	255	728	546		390	1,872	208	ap1967
1968	426,968	1,322,000	32.3%	472	271	743	574		386	1,468	207	ap1971
1976	424,219	1,472,684	28.8%	417	212	629	674		397	1,245	207	ap1977
1980	412,000	1,492,000	27.6%	369	158	527	781	36	248	1,422	201	ap1981
1990	427,022	1,123,090	38.0%	327	168	495	862	81	237	1,168	199	ap1991
1999	403,403	1,340,388	30.1%	306	118	424	951	93	86	1,001	186	ap2000
2000	411,000	1,365,000	30.1%	292	118	410	1,002	87	214	951	184	ap2001
2001	411,000	1,386,200	29.6%	264	105	369	1,113	89	199	934	183	ap2002
2002	400,000	1,340,450	29.8%	257	105	362	1,104	91	199	910	182	ap2003
2003	400,000	1,342,460	29.8%	246	108	354	1,129	95	194	895	181	ap2004
2004	400,000	1,342,465	29.8%	227	108	335	1,194	97	188	867	178	ap2005
2006	403,000	1,351,000	29.8%	232	108	340	1,185	105	188	832	167	ap2007
2012	337,200	1,374,000	24.5%	189	59	248	1,359	105	128	646	128	ap2013
2015	345,000	1,412,000	24.4%	173	62	235	1,468	108	110	588	126	ap2016
2018	300,000	1,388,040	21.6%	171	36	207	1,449	108	88	525	126	ap2019
2020	313,400	1,388,040	22.6%	173	45	218	1,437	108	107	490	126	ap2021
2022	316,275	1,400,000	22.6%	166	45	211	1,498	114	105	455	126	ap2023