of the newly erected Diocese of Rockville Centre on April 16, 1957. He founded the diocese's Catholic Charities office that same year. On April 12, 1959, at Mitchel Air Force Base, Kellenberg dedicated the medal of Our Lady of Loreto. In 1920 Pope Benedict XV had declared the Madonna of Loreto patron saint of air travelers and pilots.From 1962 to 1965, he attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council. Three colleges, eighteen high schools and a number of parish schools were established during his tenure. Retirement and legacy Shortly before reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Kellenberg resigned as bishop on May 3, 1976. Kellenberg died from a heart attack at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre at age 84. Kellenberg Memorial High School in Uniondale, New York is named in his honor. A stained glass window in St. Boniface Church in Elmont, New York depicts Pope John XXIII welcoming Kellenberg to the council. His coat of arms in depicted stained glass window in the windows of the formal lounge in Queen's Court on Fordham's Rose Hill Campus. The Hicksville Knights of Columbus Council 728 is named in honor of Kellenberg. References 1903 births 1986 deaths Participants in the Second Vatican Council Saint Joseph's Seminary (Dunwoodie) alumni Columbia University alumni Roman Catholic bishops of Ogdensburg 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States Fordham Preparatory School alumni