Rev. Terry R. LaValley, rector of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Ogdensburg, NY, was elected administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg on Thursday, May 28th by the diocesan Board of Consultors to serve until a new bishop is named by Pope Benedict XVI and installed here.

Fr. LaValley, currently rector of St. Mary’s Cathedral has served most recently as pastor of St. James, Gouverneur, and St. Raphael’s in Heuvelton. He was appointed Vicar of Diocesan Services and Chancellor in 1996 and served until 2004.

Fr. LaValley states, “I am humbled by the confidence of the Board of Consultors in me in this election. Please God, it will be a short tenure and a new bishop will be appointed soon! I rely on the good teamwork of the diocesan staff and on the support of my brother priests.”