of the Faith said that the accusations were groundless. Churches Bishops The lists of the bishops and auxiliary bishops of the diocese and their years of service, followed by other priests of the diocese who became bishops: Bishops of the Diocese of Brooklyn John Loughlin (1853–1891) Charles Edward McDonnell (1892–1921) Thomas Edmund Molloy (1922–1956), elevated to Archbishop ad personam in 1951 Bryan Joseph McEntegart (1957–1968), elevated to Archbishop ad personam in 1966 Francis Mugavero (1968–1990) Thomas Vose Daily (1990–2003) Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (2003–2021) Robert J. Brennan (2021–present) Current auxiliary bishops James Massa (2015–present) Witold Mroziewski (2015–present) Neil Edward Tiedemann (2016–present) Former auxiliary bishops George Mundelein (1909–1915), appointed Archbishop of Chicago (Cardinal in 1924) Thomas Edmund Molloy (1920-1921), appointed Bishop of this diocese Raymond Augustine Kearney (1934–1956) John Joseph Boardman (1952–1977) Edmund Joseph Reilly (1955–1958) Joseph Peter Michael Denning (1959–1982) Charles Richard Mulrooney (1959–1981) John J. Snyder (1972–1979), appointed Bishop of Saint Augustine Joseph Michael Sullivan (1980–2005) René Arnold Valero (1980–2005) Anthony Bevilacqua (1980–1983), appointed Bishop of Pittsburgh and later Archbishop of Philadelphia (elevated to Cardinal in 1991) Ignatius Anthony Catanello (1994–2010) Gerald Barbarito (1994–1999), appointed Bishop of Palm Beach Guy Sansaricq (2006–2010) Frank Joseph Caggiano (2006-2013), appointed Bishop of Bridgeport Octavio Cisneros (2006–2020), retired on October 30, 2020. Raymond Francis Chappetto (2012–2022), retired on March 7, 2022. Paul Robert Sanchez (2012–2022), retired on March 30, 2022. Other priests of the diocese who became bishops George J. Caruana, appointed Bishop of Puerto Rico in 1921 and later Apostolic Nuncio and Apostolic Delegate and Titular Archbishop James Henry Ambrose Griffiths, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Military, USA in 1949 and later Auxiliary Bishop of New York John Joseph Carberry, appointed Coadjutor Bishop (in 1956) and later Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, Bishop of Columbus, and Archbishop of Saint Louis (elevated to Cardinal in 1969) Vincent John Baldwin (priest here, 1931-1957), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre in 1962 John R. McGann (priest here, 1950-1957), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre in 1970 and later Bishop of Rockville Centre James Joseph Daly (priest here, 1948-1957), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre in 1977 Gerald Augustine John Ryan (priest here, 1950-1957), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre in 1977 Alfred John Markiewicz (priest here, 1953-1957), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre in 1986 and later Bishop of Kalamazoo Emil Aloysius Wcela (priest here, 1956-1957), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre in 1989 Vincent DePaul Breen,