Bishop Mark W. O'Connell is shown after he is installed as the 11th Bishop of Albany at St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park on Friday, December 5, 2025. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
Bishop Mark W. O'Connell shares a laugh with priests and deacons before his Installation Mass at St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park on Friday, December 5, 2025. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
Bishop Mark W. O'Connell processes into St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park on Friday, December 5, 2025, before his Installation Mass. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
Bishop Mark W. O'Connell processes into St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park on Friday, December 5, 2025, before his Installation Mass. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, reads the Apostolic Mandate from Pope Leo XIV, naming Bishop Mark W. O'Connell as the 11th Bishop of Albany. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
Bishop Mark W. O'Connell (r.) shakes hands with Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, after he read the Apostolic Mandate. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
The Installation of Bishop Mark O'Connell was held by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany at St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park on Friday, December 5, 2025. (Patrick Dodson)
Bishop Mark O'Connell shows the Apostolic Mandate to the faithful after he is installed as the 11th Bishop of Albany (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
Bishop Mark W. O'Connell shakes hands with Deacon Paul LeBlanc after he is seated in the cathedra (Bishop's Chair) and given his crozier. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
Bishop Mark O'Connell greets the faithful after his Installation Mass at St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park on Friday, December 5, 2025. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
Bishop Mark W. O'Connell shares a laugh with priests and deacons before his Installation Mass at St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park on Friday, December 5, 2025. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
Bishop Mark O'Connell shows the Apostolic Mandate to the faithful after he is installed as the 11th Bishop of Albany (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
Bishop Mark O'Connell shows the Apostolic Mandate to the faithful after he is installed as the 11th Bishop of Albany (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
The Installation Mass of Bishop Mark O'Connell was held bat St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park on Friday, December 5, 2025. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger, the 10th Bishop of Albany, is recognized during the Installation Mass of Bishop Mark W. O'Connell. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
Bishop Mark W. O'Connell processes into St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park on Friday, December 5, 2025, before his Installation Mass. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
Priests dip the fingers into holy water before the Installation Mass of Bishop Mark O'Connell at St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park on Friday, December 5, 2025. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
Bishop Mark W. O'Connell shares a laugh with priests and deacons before his Installation Mass at St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park on Friday, December 5, 2025. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
Priests, deacons and bishop get vested before the Installation of Bishop Mark O'Connell at St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park on Friday, December 5, 2025. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
Bishop Mark W. O'Connell shares a laugh with priests and deacons before his Installation Mass at St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park on Friday, December 5, 2025. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
The Installation of Bishop Mark O'Connell was held by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany at St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park on Friday, December 5, 2025. (Patrick Dodson)
Priests dip the fingers into holy water before the Installation Mass of Bishop Mark O'Connell at St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park on Friday, December 5, 2025. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
The Installation Mass of Bishop Mark O'Connell was held bat St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park on Friday, December 5, 2025. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
The Installation Mass of Bishop Mark O'Connell was held bat St. Edward the Confessor in Clifton Park on Friday, December 5, 2025. (Patrick Dodson photo) (Patrick Dodson)
