It is with great joy that we welcome Bishop-Elect Edward Scharfenberger of the Diocese of Brooklyn, as the 10th diocesan bishop of Albany.
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Bishop-Elect Scharfenberger on His Albany Appointment
How grateful I am to His Holiness Pope Francis for the awesome privilege to serve as pastor of all the wonderful people in the Diocese of Albany.
Albany’s Cathedral Has Brooklyn Foundation
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is the Mother Church of the 14 counties of the Diocese of Albany, N.Y. It houses the “cathedra,” the bishop’s chair and symbol of his teaching authority as chief pastor and shepherd over the Church of Albany.
Parishioners Knew Pastor Was Listening
The parish community of St. Matthias, Ridgewood, has mixed emotions when it comes to their former pastor and former neighborhood boy, Msgr. Edward Scharfenberger, becoming the next bishop of Albany, N.Y.
Classmates Remember Future Bishop as Bright
Members of the bishop-designate’s class from Cathedral Preparatory Seminary – both ordained and laymen – share thoughts on their former classmate.
From the Scharfenberger Family Album
The Scharfenberger family shares some special family moments with Tablet readers…
Ordination Ceremony Will Be Live on NET-TV
Bishop-elect Edward B. Scharfenberger will officially be ordained a bishop on Thursday, April 10, at 2 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Albany, N.Y.
Family: Future Bishop – Anything But Ordinary
It is not every day that an altar boy from Ridgewood grows up to be a bishop. And when that boy-turned-bishop is a humble, hard-working monsignor, it is a great blessing – not only for the Church but also for the people closest to his heart.
Catholics Visit Albany
Catholics from throughout the State of New York, including diocesan locals, travelled to Albany March 19 to speak with and pray for their state representatives.
Lenten Meditation on Ground Zero Cross
by Father Brian Jordan, O.F.M. After conducting the 10 a.m. Ash Wednesday service in the chapel of St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, I asked those attending to please pray for me since I would be attending a federal appeals court hearing the next day in Foley Square. I was the Franciscan priest who blessed the […]
