Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark

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The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex (where the city of Newark is located). [1]

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[edit] History

Originally established as the Diocese of Newark in 1853 by Pope Pius IX, it was elevated to Archdiocese in 1937 by Pope Pius XI.

The Archbishop of Newark presides from the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark.

The Archdiocese is currently led by Archbishop John J. Myers. Myers is metropolitan for all of the New Jersey dioceses which include Newark, the Diocese of Camden, the Diocese of Metuchen, the Diocese of Paterson and the Diocese of Trenton. On October 7, 2004 The Archdiocese of Newark agreed to pay $1.1 million to nine people who sued the diocese over alleged sexual abuse by priests.[1]

[edit] Bishops & Archbishops of Newark (terms of service)

  1. Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley (1853–1872)
  2. Bishop Michael A. Corrigan (1873–1880)
  3. Bishop Winand M. Wigger (1881–1901)
  4. Bishop John Joseph O'Connor (1901–1927)
  5. Archbishop Thomas J. Walsh (1928–1952)
  6. Archbishop Thomas Aloysius Boland (1953–1974)
  7. Archbishop Peter Leo Gerety (1974–1986)
  8. Archbishop Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1986–2000)
  9. Archbishop John J. Myers (2001–present)

[edit] Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark

[edit] Higher education

[edit] Secondary schools

Bergen County

Essex County

Hudson County

Union County

[edit] Cemeteries

[edit] Churches in the Archdiocese of Newark

Parishes: A -

Allendale
Guardian Angel (Allendale)

Bayonne
 Our Lady of the Assumption
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
St. Andrew
St. Henry
St. Joseph (Slovak)
St. Mary Star of the Sea
St. Michael (Lithuanian)
St. Vincent de Paul

Belleville
St. Anthony (Italian)
St. Peter

Bergenfield
St. John the Evangelist

Berkeley Heights
Little Flower

Bloomfield
Sacred Heart
St. Thomas the Apostle
St. Valentine

Bogota - Clark
St. Joseph, Bogota
St. Aloysius, Caldwell
St. Catherine of Siena, Cedar Grove
St. Agnes, Clark

Cliffside Park
Church of the Epiphany

Closter - Edgewater
St. Mary, Closter
St. Michael, Cranford
St. Therese of Lisieux, Cresskill
St. Joseph, Demarest
St. Josphy (Korean), Demarest
St. Mary, Dumont
St. Anthony, E. Newark
Holy Name of Jesus, E. Orange
Holy Spirit & Our Help of Christians, E. Orange
St. Joseph, E. Orange
St. Joseph, E. Rutherford
Holy Rosary, Edgewater

Elizabeth
Blessed Sacrament
Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Our Lady of Fatima
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary & St. Michael's
St. Adalbert (Polish)
St. Anthony of Padua
St. Genevieve
St. Hedwig
St. Mary of the Assumption
St. Patrick
SS. Peter & Paul

Elmwood Park - Fairview
St. Leo, Elmwood Park
Assumption, Emerson
St. Cecilia, Englewood
St. Thomas More, Fairfield
St. Anne, Fairlwan
Our Lady of Grace, Fairview
St. John the Baptist, Fairview

Fort Lee
Holy Trinity
Church of the Madonna

Franklin Lakes - Guttenberg
Most Blessed Sacrament, Franklin Lakes
Most Holy Name, Garfield
Our Lady of Mt. Virgin (Italian), Garfield
Our Lady of Sorrows, Garfield
St. Stanislaus Kostka, Garfield
St. Anne, Garwood
St. Catherine, Glen Rock
St. John Nepomucene, Guttenberg

Others can be found at [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Newark Archdiocese is diverse and densely populated, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed July 24, 2007. " Archbishop John J. Myers is moving from the plains of Illinois to the geographically smallest diocese in the United States; but its 513-square miles encompass about 1.3 million Catholics. It is one of the busiest, largest and most diverse dioceses in the nation. The Archdiocese of Newark encompasses the northeastern New Jersey counties of Bergen, Essex, Union, and Hudson and the population totals 2.8 million people."

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