Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre

Located in the USA Diocese of Rockville Centre (Latin: Dioecesis Petropolitana in Insula Longa ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. It was created on April 6, 1957 field spin-offs from the Diocese of Brooklyn and is subordinate to the Archdiocese of New York as a suffragan. It includes the two eastern counties of Long Iceland: Nassau and Suffolk.

The Bishop of Rockville Centre, whose diocese 3164 km ² and with nearly 1.5 million Catholics is numerically the sixth largest diocese in the United States is supported by four Auxiliary Bishops.

Bishop of Rockville Centre

  • Walter Philip Kellenberg, April 16, 1957-3. May 1976
  • John Raymond McGann, May 3, 1976-4. January 2000
  • James Thomas McHugh, January 4 2000-10. December 2000
  • William Francis Murphy, since June 26, 2001

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