STATEMENT OF BISHOP NICHOLAS DIMARZIO ON THE APPOINTMENT OF
MSGR. EDWARD SCHARFENBERGER AS TENTH BISHOP OF ALBANY, N.Y.

February 11, 2014 – This morning, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Monsignor Edward Scharfenberger as the Tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Albany, New York.

Monsignor Scharfenberger was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Brooklyn by Bishop James Hickey (who would go on to become Cardinal Archbishop of Washington, D.C.) on July 2, 1973, at St. Peter’s Basilica. He has served in a number of pastoral and administrative positions. Most recently he served as Episcopal Vicar for Queens.  In addition, he recently served as pastor of Saint Matthias Church in the Ridgewood section of Queens and also as Vicar for Strategic Planning.

“First and foremost, Monsignor Scharfenberger is a good priest,” said the Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn. “He is primarily concerned about people and is untiring in finding new ways to proclaim the message of redemption which is at the heart of the Gospel.”

Bishop DiMarzio continued, “Monsignor Scharfenberger has been a close collaborator and friend.  He has vast pastoral and administrative experience. I offer my prayers for Monsignor Scharfenberger as he undertakes his Episcopal ministry. I also extend my congratulations to his mother and father, Elaine and Edward, who are both blessed to see this joyful day, for raising such a fine Christian gentleman, for giving the Diocese of Brooklyn a great priest and for giving the Church a holy bishop.”

Fr. Dwayne Davis will celebrate a special mass for young adults (ages 21-39) in the main chapel at the Diocesan offices on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7:30PM. We will also be collecting coats and blankets for the needy.

After the celebration of the liturgy, the group will make its way to a local bar/restaurant for fellowship and fun.

The Diocesan offices are at 310 Prospect Park West in Brooklyn. For more information, e-mail Paul Morisi at pmorisi@diobrook.org, and you can tell us you’re coming on Facebook.

February 3, 2014 – The Diocese of Brooklyn invites you to the second Annual Bilingual Women’s Conference, “Mary, A Role Model for Women,” on Saturday, March 22 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The conference will take place at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston, NY.

Activities include Mass with Bishop DiMarzio, speaker presentations and a panel discussion, a concert by New Name, a prayer service with Msgr. Malagreca, and lunch. The list of speakers is available here in English and in Spanish.

Tickets are $25 before March 1 and $30 after March 1. Pre-registration is required. Please click here to print the registration forms, or to view registration information in Spanish, click here. Read more »

January 28, 2014 – Excerpted from “Put Out Into the Deep,” Bishop DiMarzio’s column in The Tablet:

“As we celebrate Catholic Schools Week, I wish to share with you the theme that the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) has selected, not only for this year but for the next two-to-three years: ‘Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.’

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January 21, 2014 — All five buses for tomorrow’s March for Life have been canceled, due to the snowstorm and weather in DC. The buses were sponsored by the diocesan Office of Government Affairs.

You can still follow Wednesday’s events live on NET TV on Time Warner Cable channel 97, and Cablevision channel 30.

Coverage starts at 7:30 A.M. with the Mass, followed by the March for Life rally at noon and the March to the Supreme Court at 1 P.M. For more details about our live coverage click here. UPDATE: An encore of the March for Life coverage will air on Wednesday 1/22 at 8:30 PM.

NET TV, a property of DeSales Media Group serving the Diocese of Brooklyn, will carry live coverage of the March for Life in Washington, D.C. on January 22, 2014. (Click here to watch a brief promo of the event.)

Coverage starts at 7:30 a.m. with Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, followed by the March for Life rally at noon and the March to the Supreme Court at 1 P.M.

You can watch NET TV in NYC on Time Warner Cable channel 97, and Cablevision channel 30.