Before becoming a priest and a bishop, Bishop Frank Caggiano was just a regular Brooklyn boy. Below from top, he is pictured with his parents Arnaldo and Gennarina, and sister Antonia, in a family snapshot from 1976… Below, the future bishop in his Class of 1977 graduation photo from Regis H.S., Manhattan, and the newly-ordained […]
Author: Jim Mancari
Transition to Bridgeport
At top, Bishop Frank Caggiano addresses the press in Bridgeport, Conn., on the day he was named the fifth Bishop of Bridgeport… A cake in Brooklyn recognizes Bishop Caggiano’s new role… The seat of the new Bishop of Bridgeport in St. Augustine Cathedral in Downtown Bridgeport.
World Youth Day Celebrations Around the Globe
Bishop Frank Caggiano accompanied diocesan youth on three World Youth Days. Below from top, Bishop Caggiano leads catechesis for English-speaking pilgrims in Rio de Janeiro, 2013… He bonds with youth after a communal dinner in Madrid, Spain, 2011… He waves to diocesan pilgrims as he processes into Mass in Sydney, Australia, 2008… Bishops Nicholas DiMarzio […]
Family Album Photos
Below, Bishop Frank Caggiano with his mother Gennarina and niece Pasqualina; center, then-Father Caggiano with Bishop Rene Valero, his nephew Dominick and his mother; Bishop Caggiano’s sister, Antonia, has a few words for NET-TV’s Currents during the Douglaston farewell celebration.
Ethnic Celebrations
From top, Bishop Frank Caggiano celebrates with the Irish at the 2011 Irish-American Day Parade in Park Slope; he participates in a Polish liturgy and blesses the congregation with a relic of Blessed John Paul II; and celebrates the Holy Year of St. James with Spanish-speaking members of the Cursillo Movement. […]
The Great Irish Fair (with slideshow)
For two days, Sept. 14 and 15, the Irish returned to Coney Island for the celebration of the 32nd annual Great Irish Fair, which benefits Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens. Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez was the main celebrant and homilist of the opening Mass. He told the fairgoers about his Irish ancestry on his […]
Episcopal Ordination
Bishop Frank Caggiano was ordained an auxiliary bishop on Aug. 22, 2006 along with Auxiliary Bishops Octavio Cisneros and Guy Sansaricq. The ceremony took place at Our Lady of Angels Church, Bay Ridge. At right, Bishop Caggiano is shown speaking that day following the ordination rite. Below, Bishop DiMarzio pours holy oil on the head of […]
Douglaston Farewell
A diocesan farewell to Bishop Frank Caggiano was celebrated Sept. 12 in the chapel at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, where Bishop Caggiano was ordained a priest. Invited guests included priests, deacons, diocesan officials and religious superiors. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio presented Bishop Caggiano with a replica of the stained-glass window at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, […]
New Bensonhurst 9/11 Memorial (with slideshow)
A member of the Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree pauses for a moment of silence at a new memorial for the victims of 9/11 at St. Athanasius Church, Bensonhurst. The shrine was dedicated in memory of parishioners John Frank Rizzo and Paul Silvio Giallombardo. Members of the Msgr. Cafiero Council of the K. of C. […]
Bishop Frank Caggiano Background
Born: Easter Sunday, March 29, 1959 Parents: Arnaldo and Gennarina Attended: SS. Simon and Jude School, Gravesend; Regis H.S., Manhattan; Yale University, New Haven, Conn.; Cathedral College, Douglaston; Immaculate Conception Seminary, Huntington, L.I. Ordained: May 16, 1987 by Bishop Francis J. Mugavero in the Chapel at Cathedral College, Douglaston Parochial Vicar: St. Agatha, Sunset Park, […]