Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
| Archdiocese of Newark Archidioecesis Novarcensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union, New Jersey |
| Ecclesiastical province | Metropolitan Province of Newark |
| Population - Catholics |
1,319,558 (56.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | December 10, 1937 |
| Cathedral |
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart also St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral |
| Patron saint |
St. Patrick St. Elizabeth Ann Seton |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | John Joseph Myers |
| Coadjutor | Bernard Hebda |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
Gaetano Aldo Donato John Walter Flesey Manuel Aurelio Cruz |
| Vicar General | Rev. Msgr. Thomas P. Nydegger & Rev. Msgr. Michael A. Andreano, KCHS[1] |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Peter Leo Gerety David Arias Pérez, O.A.R. Dominic Anthony Marconi Charles James McDonnell |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| rcan.org | |
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart; Newark, New Jersey
The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northeastern 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).[2]
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.
Newark's Saint Mary's Abbey was instrumental in the 1889 founding of Saint Anselm College, a Catholic, Benedictine college in Goffstown, New Hampshire.[3]
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: the Diocese of Camden, the Diocese of Metuchen, the Diocese of Paterson and the Diocese of Trenton.
On Tuesday, September 24, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Bernard Hebda, until then the fourth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord, in Gaylord, Michigan, as Coadjutor Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, meaning that when Archbishop Myers, 72, retires, resigns, or dies, Archbishop Hebda would immediately succeed him as Archbishop of Newark. Archbishop Myers is nearing retirement age, and has been heavily criticized because of some cases of sexual abuse that occurred while he was in Peoria and then in Newark, though it was not clear whether that was behind the decision.[4][5]
In February 2014, the New York Times reported Archbishop Myers planned to retire to a 7,500-foot "palace" expanded at his direction in Pittstown, New Jersey. [6]
Ordinaries
The lists of the bishops and archbishops and their years of service:
- Bishops
- † Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley (1853–1872), Installed Archbishop of Baltimore
- † Bishop Michael Augustine Corrigan (1873–1880), Coadjutor Archbishop of New York
- † Bishop Winand Wigger (1881–1901)
- † Bishop John Joseph O'Connor (1901–1927)
- Archbishops
Newark became an archdiocese in 1937.
- † Archbishop Thomas J. Walsh (1928–1952)
- † Archbishop Thomas Aloysius Boland (1953–1974)
- Archbishop Peter Leo Gerety (1974–1986)
- Archbishop Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1986–2000), Installed Archbishop of Washington
- Archbishop John J. Myers (2001–present)
- Archbishop Bernard Hebda (2013-present), Appointed Coadjutor cum jure successionis
† = deceased
Auxiliary bishops
The lists of the auxiliary bishops and their years of service:
- Active
As of September 24, 2014, there are three auxiliary bishops:
- Manuel Aurelio Cruz, D.D. (2008-present)
- Gaetano Aldo Donato, D.D. (2004-present)
- John Walter Flesey, D.D. (2004-present)
- Retired (auxiliary bishop emeritus)
- David Arias Pérez, O.A.R., D.D. (1983-2004)[7]
- Dominic Anthony Marconi, D.D. (1976-2002)
- Charles James McDonnell, D.D. (1994-2004)
- Former
- † Thomas Aloysius Boland (1940–1947) Appointed bishop of Paterson in 1947; appointed archbishop of Newark in 1947.
- Paul Gregory Bootkoski (1997–2002) Appointed bishop of Metuchen in 2002.
- † Joseph Arthur Costello (1963–1978) Died on September 22, 1978.
- Edgar Moreira da Cunha, D.D. (2003-2014) Appointed bishop of Fall River on July 3, 2014.
- Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (1996–1999) Appointed bishop of Camden on June 8, 1999; appointed bishop of Brooklyn on August 1, 2003.
- † John Joseph Dougherty (1963–1982) Died on March 20, 1986.
- † Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. (1976–1995) Died on September 1, 1997.
- † Robert Francis Garner (1976–1995) Died on December 25, 2000.
- † William A. Griffin (1938–1940) Appointed bishop of Trenton.
- † Justin J. McCarthy (1954–1957) Died on December 26, 1959
- † James T. McHugh (1987–1989) Appointed bishop of Camden in 1989; appointed coadjutor bishop of Rockville Centre on December 7, 1998, effective February 22, 1999; became bishop by right of succession on January 4, 2000; died on December 10, 2000.
- † Thomas Henry McLaughlin Appointed first bishop of Paterson in 1937.
- † Jerome Arthur Pechillo, T.O.R. (1976–1991) Died on January 1, 1991.
- † Michael Saltarelli (1990–1995) Appointed bishop of Wilmington on November 21, 1995; died on October 8, 2009.
- Arthur Serratelli (2000–2004) Appointed bishop of Paterson on June 1, 2004.
- John Mortimer Smith (1988–1991) Appointed bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee on June 25, 1991; appointed coadjutor bishop of Trenton on November 25, 1995; became bishop by right of succession on July 1, 1997; retired as Bishop of Trenton on December 1, 2010.[8]
- † Martin Walter Stanton (1957–1972) Died on October 1, 1977.
† = deceased
Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark
Higher education
- Seton Hall University
- Caldwell College
- Felician College
- Saint Peter's University
Secondary schools
- Bergen County
- Academy of the Holy Angels (Demarest)
- Bergen Catholic High School (Oradell)
- Don Bosco Preparatory High School (Ramsey)
- Immaculate Conception High School (Lodi)
- Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington Township)
- Paramus Catholic High School (Paramus)
- Queen of Peace High School (North Arlington)
- St. Joseph Regional High School (Montvale)
- St. Mary High School (Rutherford)
- Essex County
- Christ the King Preparatory School (Newark)
- Immaculate Conception High School (Montclair)
- Lacordaire Academy (Upper Montclair)
- Mount Saint Dominic Academy (Caldwell)
- St. Benedict's Preparatory School (Newark)
- St. Vincent Academy (Newark)
- Seton Hall Preparatory School (West Orange)
- Hudson County
- Holy Family Academy (Bayonne) (CLOSED)
- Hudson Catholic Regional High School (Jersey City)
- Marist High School (Bayonne)
- St. Anthony High School (Jersey City)
- St. Dominic Academy (Jersey City)
- St. Peter's Preparatory School (Jersey City)
- Kenmare High School* (Jersey City)
- * Alternative school financially independent of Archdiocese.
- Union County
- Benedictine Academy (Elizabeth)
- Mother Seton Regional High School (Clark)
- Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child (Summit)
- Oratory Preparatory School (Summit)
- Roselle Catholic High School (Roselle)
- St. Mary of the Assumption High School (Elizabeth)
- Union Catholic Regional High School (Scotch Plains)
Elementary Schools
- Bergen County
- St. Joseph's Academy (Bogota)
- St. Leo's School (Elmwood Park)
- St. Anne School (Fair Lawn)
- Our Lady of Grace School (Fairview)
- Christ the Teacher Interparochial School (Fort Lee)
- Notre Dame Interparochial School (Palisades Park)
- St. Elizabeth School (Wyckoff)
- Essex County
- Aquinas Academy (Livingston)
- Blessed Pope John XXIII School (closed) (West Orange)
- Good Shepard Academy (Irvington)
- Good Shepard Academy (Nutley)
- Ironbound Catholic Academy (Newark)
- Lacordaire Academy (Lower Division) (Upper Montclair)
- Our Lady Help of Christians School (East Orange)
- Our Lady of the Lake School (Verona)
- Our Lady of Sorrows School (South Orange)
- St. Cassian School (Upper Montclair)
- St. Catherines of Siena School (Cedar Grove)
- St. Francis Xavier School (Newark)
- St. Joesph School (East Orange)
- St. Mary School(Newark)
- St. Michael School(Newark)
- St. Peters School (Belleville)
- St. Rose of Lima Academy (Short Hills)
- St. Thomas the Apostle School (Bloomfield)
- Trinity Academy (Caldwell)
- Hudson County
- All Saints Catholic Academy (Bayonne)
- Hoboken Catholic Academy (Hoboken)
- Union County
- Holy Trinity Interparochial School (Westfield)
Cemeteries
- Christ The King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover
- Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington
- Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange
- Madonna Cemetery, Fort Lee
- Maryrest Cemetery, Mahwah
- Saint Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia
Parishes of the Archdiocese of Newark
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Bayonne
Province of Newark
Further information: List of Catholic bishops of the United States § Province of Newark
See also
- Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic
- Syrian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark
- List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
- Plenary Councils of Baltimore
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Catholic Church and politics in the United States
- History of Roman Catholicism in the United States
References
- ↑ "Nydegger, Andreano Named Vicars General of Archdiocese". Archdiocese of Newark Press Office. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ 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 (1,330 km2) 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."
- ↑ "About Us: College History". St. Anselm College. Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
- ↑ http://attualita.vatican.va/sala-stampa/bollettino/2013/09/24/news/31740.html
- ↑ http://usccb.org/news/2013/13-172e.cfm
- ↑ A Church So Poor It Has to Close Schools, Yet So Rich It Can Build a Palace, by MIchael Powell, 19 February 2014, New York Times
- ↑ "Bishop David Arias Pérez, O.A.R.". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ http://www.dioceseoftrenton.org/page.aspx?pid=357
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