News Releases

Bishop Mark O'Connell is pleased to announce the following pastoral assignments

Bishop Mark O'Connell is pleased to announce the following pastoral assignments.

Bishop Mark O'Connell is pleased to announce the following pastoral assignments.

Bishop Mark O’Connell invites all the faithful to join in these celebrations for our diocese and encourages continued prayers for these men as they take the next step in their responding to the Lord’s call to serve.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany and Catholic Schools Office are happy to announce that Kelly Sloan, principal of St. Madeleine Sophie School in Schenectady, has been named Principal of the Year by the Capital Area School Development Association (CASDA).

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, New York and the Official Committee of Tort Claimants announce today that they have reached a settlement agreement in the chapter 11 case filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of New York on March 15, 2023. The Diocese and the Tort Committee believe that this settlement is an important first step in forming a chapter 11 plan that will lead to the Diocese's exit from chapter 11.

It is with great sadness that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany shares news of the passing of Fr. Leo O’Brien. He passed to new life on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Teresian House in Albany. He was 94 years old.

Beginning with the start of the 2026-27 school year, high school students attending Catholic Central School campus will move to Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons.

According to data collected by parishes across the 14-county Diocese, the number of adults being baptized into the faith has risen steadily over the last five years.

Bishop Mark O’Connell will offer a Holy Hour for Peace on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at Blessed Sacrament Church, 607 Central Ave., Albany, beginning at 7pm.