The Church adopted heraldry as a means of approving and authenticating documents as well as indicating ownership of church buildings. To this day, the bishop’s coat of arms are used in official correspondence and the sealing of important documents.
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Auxiliary Bishops Named to Titular Sees in US
While serving as auxiliary bishops of Brooklyn, Bishop James Massa has been named the titular bishop of Bardstown, Ky., and Bishop Witold Mroziewski has been named the titular bishop of Walla Walla, Wash.
Bishop’s Golf Classic Aids Diocesan Religious
The annual Bishop DiMarzio Golf Classic, July 2, raised $100,000 for the retirement funds for women and men religious of the diocese.
Tablet Diocesan All-Stars for HS Softball
Here are the 2015 selections for The Tablet’s Brooklyn/Queens GCHSAA Softball All-Stars.
Bishop Notes Challenges for New Priests
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio ordained 10 men to the priesthood for the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens on Saturday, June 27 at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights. He was joined on the altar by Auxiliary Bishops Raymond Chappetto, Octavio Cisneros, and Paul Sanchez; retired Auxiliary Bishop Guy Sansaricq; and Bishops-elect James Massa and Witold Mroziewski.
Diocese Offers Prayers For Peace on Hispaniola
“We are two communities but in Brooklyn we come together as one,” said Bishop DiMarzio at a special Mass June 24 to pray for a resolution to the threat to deport Haitians from the Dominican Republic.
10 New Priests Will Be Ordained in Brooklyn This Weekend
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will ordain 10 men to the priesthood for the Diocese of Brooklyn at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, 856 Pacific Street, Prospect Heights, on Saturday morning. You can watch it live on NET TV at 10:30 a.m. “These devoted men are truly a blessing to our Diocese. Their deep faith and different […]
New Priests Are Committed to Sacrifice
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, Our priesthood Ordinations this year have been blessed with 10 men, seven of whom were born in the United States and three who have come to us from other countries, one of whom came to our Diocese when he was seven years old. Truly, we are blessed to have representations from all of the major ethnic groups which make up this great and complex diocese here in Brooklyn and Queens. We are also blessed to have these men who pledge to follow their vocation to the priesthood.
Bellerose School Garden Memorializes Slain Cop
A garden dedication ceremony, street naming and 105th Precinct presentation in honor of police officer Brian Moore will take place on Saturday, June 20.
Diocese Celebrates Feast of Corpus Christi
Under sunny skies, parishes around the diocese observed the Feast of Corpus Christi with outdoor processions through the streets of Brooklyn and Queens. Corpus Christi in Woodside In Woodside, a Corpus Christi procession was conducted in St. Sebastian’s parish June 7. Father Kevin Abels, pastor, carried the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance through the streets of […]