List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark

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This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[1] The archdiocese covers northeastern New Jersey, including the cities of Newark and Jersey City and the counties of Bergen, and Essex, Hudson, and Union. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark.

Bergen County[edit]

Fort Lee[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Holy Trinity 2367 Lemoine Ave, Fort Lee
Madonna Church 340 Main St, Fort Lee [2]

Garfield[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Most Holy Name 99 Marsellus Place, Garfield
Our Lady of Mount Virgin 188 MacArthur Ave, Garfield
St. Stanislaus Kostka 184 Ray St, Garfield

Hackensack[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Holy Trinity 34 Maple Ave, Hackensack Parish founded 1861; current Romanesque Byzantine church dedicated 1929[3]
Immaculate Conception 49 Vreeland Ave, Hackensack Parish formed 1890; church built 1891[4]
St. Francis of Assisi 50 Lodi St, Hackensack [5]
St. Joseph 460 Hudson St, Hackensack Church built 1908-1909[6]

Lyndhurst[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 197 Kingsland Ave, Lyndhurst
Sacred Heart 324 Ridge Rd, Lyndhurst
St. Michael the Archangel 624 Page Ave, Lyndhurst

Paramus[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Annunciation 50 W Midland Ave, Paramus Church dedicated 1953; built using ruins from a chapel built in 1908 by the Sisters of Charity[7]
Our Lady of the Visitation 234 Fairview Ave, Paramus

Other Bergen County[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Guardian Angel 320 Franklin Turnpike, Allendale
St. John the Evangelist 29 N Washington Ave, Bergenfield
St. Joseph 115 E Fort Lee Rd, Bogota
Epiphany 247 Knox Ave, Cliffside Park Built 1916[8]
St. Mary 20 Legion Place, Closter
St. Therese of Lisieux 120 Monroe Ave, Cresskill
St. Joseph 280 County Rd, Demarest
St. Mary 280 Washington Ave, Dumont
St. Joseph 120 Hoboken Rd, East Rutherford
Holy Rosary 365 Undercliff Ave, Edgewater
St. Leo 324 Market St, Elmwood Park
Assumption 29 Jefferson Ave, Emerson
St. Cecilia 52 W Demarest Ave, Englewood Established 1858[9][10]
St. Anne 10-04 St. Anne St, Fair Lawn
Our Lady of Grace 395 Delano St, Fairview
St. John the Baptist 239 Anderson Ave, Fairview
Most Blessed Sacrament 787 Franklin Lake Rd, Franklin Lakes
St. Catharine 905 S Maple Ave, Glen Rock
Our Lady of Victories 81 Lynn St, Harrington Park
Corpus Christi 218 Washington Place, Hasbrouck Heights
Sacred Heart 102 Park St, Haworth
St. John the Baptist 69 Valley St, Hillsdale
St. Luke 340 N Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus
St. John the Evangelist 235 Harrison St, Leonia
St. Margaret of Cortona 31 Chamberlain Ave, Little Ferry
St. Francis de Sales 125 Union St, Lodi
St. Joseph 40 Spring St, Lodi
Immaculate Conception 900 Darlington Ave, Mahwah
Immaculate Heart of Mary 47 Island Rd, Mahwah
Our Lady Queen of Peace 400 Maywood Ave, Maywood
Nativity 315 Prospect St, Midland Park
Ascension 256 Azalea Dr, New Milford
St. Joseph 105 Harrison St, New Milford
Queen of Peace 10 Franklin Place, North Arlington
St. Anthony 199 Walnut St, Northvale
Immaculate Conception 211 Summit St, Norwood
Our Lady of Perpetual Help 25 Purdue Ave, Oakland
St. Pius X 268 Old Tappan Rd, Old Tappan
St. Michael 19 E Central Blvd, Palisades Park
St. Nicholas 442 E Brinkerhoff Ave, Palisades Park
Our Lady of Mercy 2 Fremont Ave, Park Ridge
St. Paul 200 Wyckoff Ave, Ramsey
St. Matthew 555 Prospect Ave, Ridgefield
St. Francis of Assisi 114 Mt Vernon St, Ridgefield Park
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 1 Passaic St, Ridgewood
St. Peter the Apostle 445 5th Ave, River Edge
Sacred Heart 12 Terrace Ave, Rochelle Park
St. Mary 91 Home Ave, Rutherford
Korean Martyrs 585 Saddle River Rd, Saddle Brook
St. Philip the Apostle 488 Saddle River Rd, Saddle Brook
St. Gabriel the Archangel 88 E Saddle River Rd, Saddle River
St. Anastasia 1095 Teaneck Rd, Teaneck
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 10 County Rd, Tenafly
Church of the Presentation 271 W Saddle River Rd, Upper Saddle River
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 127 Paterson Ave, Wallington
Our Lady of Good Counsel 668 Ridgewood Rd, Washington Twp
St. Andrew 120 Washington Ave, Westwood
Assumption of Our Blessed Lady 143 1st St, Wood-Ridge
Our Lady Mother of the Church 209 Woodcliff Ave, Woodcliff Lake
St. Elizabeth of Hungary 700 Wyckoff Ave, Wyckoff

Essex County[edit]

Bloomfield[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Sacred Heart 76 Broad St, Bloomfield [11]
St. Thomas the Apostle 60 Byrd Ave, Bloomfield
St. Valentine 125 N Spring St, Bloomfield

Irvington[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Good Shepherd Irvington
Sacred Heart of Jesus Irvington
St. Leo Irvington

Montclair[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
St. Peter Claver Montclair
St. Teresa of Calcutta Montclair
St. Cassian Church Upper Montclair

Newark[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
St. Anthony 409 N 2nd St, East Newark
Blessed Sacrament/St. Charles Borromeo 15 Van Ness Place, Newark
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart 89 Ridge St, Newark
Holy Trinity - Epiphany 207 Adams St, Newark
Immaculate Conception Newark
Immaculate Heart of Mary 202 Lafayette St, Newark
Our Lady of Fatima 82 Congress St, Newark
Our Lady of Good Counsel 654 Summer Ave, Newark
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 259 Oliver St, Newark
Pro-Cathedral of St. Patrick 91 Washington St, Newark
Sacred Heart Vailsburg, Newark
St. Aloysius 66 Fleming Ave, Newark
St. Anthony 750 N 7th St, Newark
St. Antoninus 337 S Orange Ave, Newark
St. Augustine Newark
St. Benedict 65 Barbara St, Newark
St. Casimir 91 Pulaski St, Newark
St. Columba 25 Thomas St, Newark Built 1898
St. Francis Xavier 243 Abington Ave West, Newark
St. James 142 Jefferson St, Newark
St. John 22 Mulberry St, Newark
St. Joseph 233 W Market St, Newark Former church; NRHP
St. Lucy 19-27 Ruggiero Plaza, Newark
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception 528 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Newark
St. Mary's Abbey Church 520 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Newark
St. Michael 172 Broadway, Newark
St. Rocco 212 Hunterdon St, Newark Former Catholic church; built 1900; listed on the NRHP[12][13]
St. Rose of Lima 11 Gray St, Roseville, Newark
St. Stanislaus 146 Irvine Turner Blvd, Newark
St. Thomas Aquinas 40 Ludlow St, Newark
Transfiguration 103 16th Ave, Newark

Nutley[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Holy Family 28 Brookline Ave, Nutley
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 120 Prospect St, Nutley
St. Mary 17 Msg. Owens Place, Nutley

Orange (East, South, West)[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Holy Name of Jesus 184 Midland Ave, East Orange
Holy Spirit - Our Lady Help of Christians 17 N Clinton St, East Orange
St. Joseph 110 Telford St, East Orange
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 103 S Center St, Orange
Our Lady of the Valley 510 Valley St, Orange
St. John 94 Ridge St, Orange
Our Lady of Sorrows 217 Prospect St, South Orange
Our Lady of Lourdes 1 Eagle Rock Ave, West Orange
St. Anthony of Padua Oratory 1360 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange
St. Joseph 44 Benvenue Ave, West Orange

Other[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of the Lake 22 Lakeside Ave, Verona
St. Peter 155 William St, Belleville
St. Aloysius 219 Bloomfield Ave, Caldwell
St. Catherine of Siena 339 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove
St. Thomas More 210 Horseneck Rd, Fairfield

Hudson County[edit]

Bayonne[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 39 E 22nd St, Bayonne Romanesque Revival church dedicated 1899; the church and supporting buildings form the Mount Carmel Historic District
St. Henry 82 W 29th St, Bayonne Parish formed 1889; current English Gothic church built 1911-1915
St. Mary, Star of the Sea 326 Ave C, Bayonne Church dedicated 1881; now part of Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich Parish[14]
St. Vincent de Paul 979 Ave C, Bayonne Lombardy Romanesque church completed in 1930;[15] listed on the NRHP

Hoboken[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Grace 400 Willow Ave, Hoboken Parish established 1854; current church dedicated 1878[16]
St. Ann 704 Jefferson St, Hoboken Romanesque church built 1925-1927[17]
St. Francis 308 Jefferson St, Hoboken Church built 1888-1889 as split from St. Joseph for Italian community;[18] Frank Sinatra baptized there in 1916[19]
St. Joseph Parish formed 1874; church completed 1897; merged in 2008 with Our Lady of Grace[16]
Ss. Peter and Paul 404 Hudson St, Hoboken Parish formed 1889; current church dedicated 1929[20]

Jersey City[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Christ the King 768 Ocean Ave, Jersey City
Holy Rosary 344 6th St, Jersey City
Our Lady of Czestochowa 120 Sussex St, Jersey City
Our Lady of Mercy 40 Sullivan Dr, Jersey City
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 99 Broadway, Jersey City
Our Lady of Sorrows 93-95 Clerk St, Jersey City
Our Lady of Victories 2217 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City
Resurrection 209 3rd St, Jersey City
Sacred Heart 183 Bayview Ave, Greenville, Jersey City Spanish Gothic and Moorish style church built 1922-1924
St. Aedan 800 Bergen Ave, Jersey City Church dedicated 1931, serves as the Saint Peter's University Church and a local parish church[21]
St. Aloysius 691 West Side Ave, Jersey City Parish established 1897; French Renaissance style church and bell tower dedicated 1908[22]
St. Ann (Polish) 291 St Paul Ave, Jersey City
St. Anne 3545 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City Dedicated 1903[23]
St. Anthony of Padua 457 Monmouth St, Jersey City Gothic church built 1892, listed on NRHP
St. John the Baptist 3026 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City Established 1884; current Romanesque style church completed 1897[24]
St. Joseph 511 Pavonia Ave, Jersey City
St. Mary 219 3rd St, Jersey City
St. Michael 252 9th St, Jersey City
St. Nicholas 122 Ferry St, Jersey City
St. Patrick 492 Bramhall Ave, Jersey City Church dedicated 1877[25]
St. Paul the Apostle 14 Greenville Ave, Jersey City
St. Paul of the Cross 156 Hancock Ave, Jersey City

Kearny[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Sorrows 136 Davis Ave, Kearny
St. Cecilia 120 Kearny Ave, Kearny
St. Stephen 141 Washington Ave, Kearny

North Bergen[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Fatima 8016 Kennedy Blvd, North Bergen
Sacred Heart 9034 Barr Place, North Bergen

Union City[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Holy Family 530 35th St, Union City
St. Anthony of Padua 615 8th St, Union City
St. Augustine 3900 New York Ave, Union City
Ss. Joseph and Michael 1314 Central Ave, Union City
St. Rocco - St. Brigid 4206 Kennedy Blvd, Union City

Other[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Fatima 8011 Kennedy Blvd, North Bergen [26]
St. Augustine 3900 New York Ave, North Bergen

Union County[edit]

Elizabeth[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Blessed Sacrament 1096 North Avenue, Elizabeth
Immaculate Conception 417 Union Ave, Elizabeth Parish established 1910[27]
Our Lady of Fatima 403 Spring St, Elizabeth Formerly Sacred Heart, renamed in 1973 as the area shifted from Irish to Portuguese
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Combined into a single parish with St. Michael
St. Adalbert 250 E Jersey St, Elizabeth Parish established 1905; church dedicated 1906[28]
St. Anthony of Padua 853 3rd Ave, Elizabeth [29]
St. Genevieve 200 Monmouth Rd, Elizabeth Parish founded as a mission 1920; current church built 1930[30]
St. Hedwig 717 Polonia Ave, Elizabeth Founded 1925
St. Mary of the Assumption 155 Washington Ave, Elizabeth
St. Michael 52 Smith St, Elizabeth Combined with Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary
St. Patrick 215 Court St, Elizabeth Parish established 1858; now part of Immaculate Heart of Mary/St. Patrick Parish
Ss. Peter and Paul 211 Ripley Pl, Elizabeth Founded by Lithuanians; built in early 1900s; merged into one parish with St. Adalbert[31]

Linden[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Holy Family 210 Monroe St, Linden Slovak American
St. Elizabeth of Hungary 220 E Blanke St, Linden [32]
St. John the Apostle 1805 Penbrook Terrace, Linden [33]
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus 131 E Edgar Rd, Linden Parish established 1925; new church 1954[34]

Plainfield[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
St. Bernard of Clairvaux & St. Stanislaus Kostka 368 Sumner Ave, Plainfield
St. Mary 516 W 6th St, Plainfield Established 1851[35]

Summit[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Dominican Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary 543 Springfield Ave, Summit Established 1919[36]
St. Teresa of Avila 301 Morris Ave, Summit Established 1863[37]

Westfield[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Holy Trinity 315 1st St, Westfield
St. Helen 1600 Rahway Ave, Westfield

Other[edit]

Name Image Location Description/notes
Little Flower 290 Plainfield Ave, Berkeley Heights Opened 1930[38]
St. Agnes 332 Madison Hill Rd, Clark
St. Michael 40 Alden St, Cranford
St. Catherine of Siena 1000 N Broad St, Hillside Founded 1904; current church built 1920s[39]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Parishes by City". Archdiocese of Newark. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Home page". Madonna Church. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "History Holy Trinity Church". Holy Trinity Church. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "About Us". Immaculate Conception Church. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Home page". St. Francis of Assisi Parish. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "Our History". St. Joseph R.C. Church. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Parish History". Church of the Annunciation. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "Parish History". Church of the Epiphany. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "Home page". St. Cecilia Parish. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  10. ^ The Catholic Church In Englewood A History Of Saint Cecilia's Parish 1858-1924. 1924.
  11. ^ "Home page". Sacred Heart Church. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  12. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  13. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  14. ^ "A History of St. Mary, Star of the Sea Parish". Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  15. ^ The History of Our Church and Parish, St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church [Bayonne, NJ], archived from the original on 2016-01-09, retrieved July 16, 2019
  16. ^ a b "Historical Timeline". Church of Our Lady of Grace. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  17. ^ "History of Saint Ann Catholic Church". Saint Ann Catholic Church. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  18. ^ "Our History". St. Francis Church. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  19. ^ "The Homes He Lived In: Hoboken". WNYC. October 31, 2015.
  20. ^ "History". The Catholic Community of Saints Peter and Paul. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  21. ^ "About St. Aedan's". St. Aedan's. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  22. ^ "A Brief History of St. Aloysius Parish". Saint Aloysius Parish. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  23. ^ "History". St. Anne's in the Heights. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  24. ^ "Parish History". St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  25. ^ "History of St. Patrick Church Jersey City, New Jersey on the Occasion of the 125th Anniversary". St. Patrick & Assumption All Saints. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  26. ^ "Home page". Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  27. ^ "History of Immaculate Conception Parish". Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  28. ^ "A Brief History of St. Adalbert's Parish". St. Adalbert Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  29. ^ "Home page". St Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  30. ^ "A History". St. Genevieve's. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  31. ^ "Sts. Peter & Paul Church". St. Adalbert Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  32. ^ "Home page". St. Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  33. ^ "Home page". St. John the Apostle. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  34. ^ "Our History". Parish of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  35. ^ "Home page". St. Mary's Plainfield. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  36. ^ "History". Summit Dominicans. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  37. ^ "History". Saint Teresa of Avila Parish. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  38. ^ "Parish History". Church of the Little Flower. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  39. ^ "History". Saint Catherine of Siena. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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