Where is your parish?
New York's rules for church staff and buildings change at the city line and again at the Westchester line. Choose your county and the guide answers for it.
The diocese names the counties of West Hudson (Rockland, Orange, Sullivan, Ulster) and of Westchester and Putnam. Dutchess, the one county left, is East Hudson.
What are you working on?
Choose a path and the guide takes you through it one step at a time, with the forms for each step. Choose your county first, and every step answers for it.
Answers come from sourced material checked October 26, 2026. A starting point, not legal advice. For property sales, leases and restricted gifts, talk with your diocese first.
What you type here is saved without your name or address, so we can see what parish leaders look for. Please don't type anything private.
Browse the library
Every file the paths and the guide can hand you. With a county chosen, the list shows what applies there.