Rochester is a city in western New York State, on the Genesee River near Lake Ontario, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester.
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Origins
FoundedSettled in 1789 at the falls of the Genesee River; Nathaniel Rochester and his partners bought the tract in 1802, offered lots for sale in 1811, and it was incorporated as a city in 1834. 1 Traditions
Sacred and Liturgical LanguagesSourced to the subject's own accountEnglish in ordinary parish worship, with Latin preserved as the historic liturgical language of the Roman Rite alongside the vernacular. 3 Attributions
TraditionSourced to the subject's own accountRoman Catholic Christianity, as the seat of the Diocese of Rochester, erected on 3 March 1868 by separation from the Diocese of Buffalo. 2 Connections
Associated With
Source Judge Confirms Bankruptcy Plan for Rochester Diocese
This source names Rochester directly: "sum among other New York settlements (Rochester $246 million, Buffalo $150 million, Rockville Centre $323 million)."
Source EWTN News: Bankruptcy Court Accepts Diocese of Syracuse's $176 Million Abuse SettlementDaniel Payne
This source names Rochester directly: "on to study at Morehouse College and Rochester Theological Seminary before being ordained a Baptist minister."
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica: Verified Biographies (online academic reference)Encyclopaedia Britannica editors
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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica (online academic reference)
Encyclopaedia Britannica editors, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2024account of the group's founding and originView the Source 2. Annuario Pontificio and Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae
Central Office of Church Statistics, Holy See, Libreria Editrice Vaticanatradition factthe holders' own account
3. Sacrosanctum Concilium, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
Second Vatican Council, Holy See, 1963fact about the tradition's sacred languagesthe holders' own accountView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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