List of Roman Catholic archbishops of New York facts for kids

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Timothy M. Dolan, the Archbishop of New York since 2009
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Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Established	1808 (bishopric) 1850 (archbishopric)
Cathedral	St. Patrick's Cathedral

The Archbishop of New York is the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, who is responsible for looking after its spiritual and administrative needs. As the archdiocese is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province encompassing nearly all of the state of New York, the Archbishop of New York also administers the bishops who head the suffragan dioceses of Albany, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Ogdensburg, Rochester, Rockville Centre and Syracuse. The current archbishop is Timothy M. Dolan.

The archdiocese began as the Diocese of New York, which was created on April 8, 1808. R. Luke Concanen was appointed its first bishop; however, he was unable to leave the Italian Peninsula due to the Napoleonic Wars and died before he could set out for New York. Under the reign of his successor, John Connolly, a canonical visitation of the diocese was conducted. On account of the population increase due largely to Catholic immigrants from Ireland and Germany, the Holy See decided to elevate the diocese to the status of archdiocese on July 19, 1850. John Hughes became the first archbishop of the newly-formed metropolitan see. Because of the prominence of the position and the challenges that accompany it, Pope John Paul II described the office as "archbishop of the capital of the world."

Ten men have been Archbishop of New York; another three were bishop of its predecessor diocese. Of these, only one (John Dubois) was neither born in Ireland nor was second-generation Irish. Eight archbishops were elevated to the College of Cardinals. John McCloskey, the fifth ordinary of the archdiocese, was the first archbishop to be born in the United States, as well as the first born in what is now New York City. When he was raised to cardinal in 1875, he became the first cardinal from America. Francis Spellman had the longest tenure as Archbishop of New York, serving for 28 years from 1939 to 1967, while Concanen held the position for 26 months (1808–1810), marking the shortest episcopacy.

List of ordinaries

R. Luke Concanen was the first Bishop of New York, but died before he could set foot in the Diocese.

John Hughes was the last Bishop of New York and its first archbishop.

John McCloskey became the first American cardinal in 1875.

Key

	Denotes archbishop who was elevated to the College of Cardinals
OP	Dominican Order
PSS	Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice

Bishops of New York

Archbishops of New York

Archbishops

From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1850	1864	Hughes, JohnJohn Hughes	Became the first Archbishop of New York on July 19, 1850. Died on January 3, 1864.
1864	1885	McCloskey, JohnJohn McCloskey	Coadjutor archbishop from 1843 to 1847. Translated to Albany on May 21, 1847. Appointed on May 6, 1864. First archbishop to be born in the United States and in New York City. Elevated to cardinal on March 15, 1875. Died on October 10, 1885.
1885	1902	Corrigan, MichaelMichael Corrigan	Coadjutor archbishop from 1880 to 1885. Died on May 5, 1902.
1902	1918	Farley, John MurphyJohn Murphy Farley	Auxiliary bishop from 1895 to 1902. Elevated to cardinal on November 27, 1911. Died on September 17, 1918.
1919	1938	Hayes, Patrick JosephPatrick Joseph Hayes	Auxiliary bishop from 1914 to 1917. Elevated to cardinal on March 24, 1924. Died on September 4, 1938.
1939	1967	Spellman, FrancisFrancis Spellman	Appointed on April 15, 1939. Elevated to cardinal on February 18, 1946. Died on December 2, 1967.
1968	1983	Cooke, TerenceTerence Cooke	Auxiliary bishop from 1965 to 1968. Elevated to cardinal on April 28, 1969. Died on October 6, 1983.
1984	2000	O'Connor, JohnJohn O'Connor	Appointed on January 26, 1984. Elevated to cardinal on May 25, 1985. Died on May 3, 2000.
2000	2009	Egan, EdwardEdward Egan	Auxiliary bishop from 1985 to 1988. Elevated to cardinal on February 21, 2001. Retired on February 23, 2009, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. Died on March 5, 2015.
2009	present	Dolan, Timothy M.Timothy M. Dolan	Appointed on February 23, 2009. Elevated to cardinal on February 18, 2012.