The
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York is a
Roman Catholic,
Latin Rite archdiocese in the
New York State. It encompasses the boroughs of
Manhattan, the
Bronx and
Staten Island in
New York City and the Counties of
Dutchess,
Orange,
Putnam,
Rockland,
Sullivan,
Ulster, and
Westchester in New York. Within the Archdiocese of New York, the second-largest diocese in the United States, are 296 parishes that serve around 2.8 million Catholics in addition to hundreds of Catholic schools, hospitals and charities. The Archdiocese also operates the well-known
St. Joseph's Seminary, commonly referred to as Dunwoodie. The Archdiocese of New York is the
metropolitan see of the
ecclesiastical province of New York which includes the
suffragan dioceses of
Albany,
Brooklyn,
Buffalo,
Ogdensburg,
Rochester,
Rockville Centre and
Syracuse.