Bishop William Murphy plans to remain in Rockville Centre after he retires as the diocese’s leader, moving to the rectory where priests for the parish of St. Agnes Cathedral reside, he said.

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, New York, and appointed as his successor Bishop John O. Barres of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Barres ...

Barres of Allentown, Pa., to replace retiring Bishop William Murphy as leader of the Rockville Centre diocese, which includes 1.4 million Catholics on Long Island. Archbishop Christophe Pierre ...

The installation Mass was held at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre, followed by a vespers prayer service in the evening. Barres succeeds Bishop William Murphy, who served in the position ...

Bishop John Barres will succeed 76-year-old Bishop William Murphy, who submitted his resignation ... The 56-year-old will be installed on Jan. 31. The Rockville Centre Diocese is the eighth ...

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Tuesday as auxiliary bishop -- the first immigrant in the Diocese of Rockville Centre to hold the leadership ... a miter and a crosier from Bishop William Murphy, completing his elevation to ...

Rev. John Barres, 56, will succeed Bishop William Murphy. Murphy, 76, led the Rockville Centre Diocese since 2001. Barres leaves the Diocese of Allentown, which is one of the six undergoing a ...

Barres replaces Rockville Centre's retiring bishop, William Murphy, in the eighth-largest U.S. diocese that serves 1.45 million Catholics on Long Island. Fox News' Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter ...