This timeline of important dates in the life of Bishop Neil E. Tiedemann, C.P. begins with his birth on March 5, 1948, to his appointment as auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn and titular bishop of Cova, April 29, 2016.
Diocesan News
Enjoy the Walk with Bishop Neil
Anyone who knows Bishop Neil Tiedemann, C.P., well knows that he loves to walk. Wherever he has been stationed as a Passionist priest, he faithfully takes his long daily walk as a time to reflect, study, prepare his homily, exercise or simply to be near God’s people.
Bishop Tiedemann in Mandeville, Jamaica
Scenes from Mandeville, Jamaica, W.I.: Bishop Neil E. Tiedemann, C.P., was a well-loved figure, especially among school children, during his eight years in the Diocese of Mandeville, Jamaica.
Bishop Is Assigned Titular See in Algeria
Bishop Neil Tiedemann is the fifth auxiliary bishop to have been assigned the titular See of Cova. The former Diocese of Cova was based in the Algerian town of Ziama Mansouriah on the Mediterranean Sea.
Sister of St. Joseph Is Still Missing on Vacation in Austria
Two weeks after a recently retired nun from Long Island, N.Y., disappeared while vacationing alone in Europe, more than 200 people gathered to pray for her at an evening service July 20 at St. Anthony of Padua Church, East Northport, where she lived.
K of C Helps Assure Future For Local Catholic Schools
The Brooklyn and Queens chapters of the Knights of Columbus held a special event at Citi Field to assist in raising funds for Futures in Education and Tomorrow’s Hope.
Both organizations offer financial support to families in the dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Centre, respectively, interested in sending their children to Catholic school.
Queens Parish Provides Shelter to the Homeless
For the second summer in a row, St. Fidelis Church in College Point has organized a temporary shelter to offer 10 homeless men a warm, home-cooked meal, a safe place to sleep and a spirit of fellowship.
Charities’ Delivers More Than a Meal on Wheels
More than just dropping off a meal, Balroop Pirmal offers a welcome hello and safety check for the elderly homebound to whom he delivers 55-60 wrapped meals six days a week for Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens Home Delivered Meals Program.
Official Advisories from The Chancery
The United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) has been advised of concerns regarding three priests: Father Edgar Magana, O.F.M., Father Malaver-Parada and an individual presenting himself as “Father Jose Chamorro.”
Relic of St. Maximilian On View in the Diocese
The major relics of a Polish-born Franciscan friar, who voluntarily gave his life for a stranger in a Nazi concentration camp, are on pilgrimage in the Brooklyn Diocese through July 24.