NY archdiocese, one of the world's grandest, shrinks . NEW YORK, N.Y. (RNS) The downsizing in New York is not unique: Dioceses ...

The New York archdiocese encompasses 10 counties and 413 parishes, with 99 parishes in Manhattan, 68 in the Bronx, ... In Putnam, where 80% of residents are Catholic, according to a 2000 census ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan laid off 18 employees as part of a financial restructuring across offices of the Archdiocese of New York as part of budget cuts to save at least $1.5 million.