Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark

Archdiocese of Newark Archidioecesis Novarcensis
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union, New Jersey
Ecclesiastical province	Metropolitan Province of Newark
Metropolitan	Newark, New Jersey
Population - Catholics	1,319,558
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	December 10, 1937
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart also St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	John Joseph Myers Archbishop of Newark
Auxiliary Bishop	Edgar Moreira da Cunha, D.S.V. Gaetano Aldo Donato John Walter Flesey Manuel Aurelio Cruz
Map
Website
rcan.org

Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Northern New Jersey

The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the 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).

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.

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 others of which are the Diocese of Camden, the Diocese of Metuchen, the Diocese of Paterson and the Diocese of Trenton.

On May 24, 2013. Monsignor John Doran resigned as the vicar general. He left due to a sex scandal involving a former priest accused of violating an agreement with law enforcement barring him from working with children.

Bishops & Archbishops of Newark (terms of service)

1. † Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley (1853–1872) (appointed Archbishop of Baltimore)
2. † Bishop Michael Augustine Corrigan (1873–1880) (appointed coadjutor Archbishop of New York)
3. † Bishop Winand Wigger (1881–1901)
4. † Bishop John Joseph O'Connor (1901–1927)
5. † Archbishop Thomas J. Walsh (1928–1952) (Newark raised to archdiocese in 1937)
6. † Archbishop Thomas Aloysius Boland (1953–1974)
7. Archbishop Peter Leo Gerety (1974–1986)
8. Archbishop Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1986–2000) (appointed Archbishop of Washington)
9. Archbishop John J. Myers (2001–present)

† = deceased

Auxiliary bishops

Active

As of January 1, 2010, there are four auxiliary bishops:

• Manuel Aurelio Cruz, D.D. – Appointed auxiliary bishop on June 9, 2008; ordained a bishop on September 8, 2008.
• Edgar Moreira da Cunha, D.D. – Appointed auxiliary bishop on June 27, 2003; ordained a bishop on September 3, 2003.
• Gaetano Aldo Donato, D.D. – Appointed auxiliary bishop on May 21, 2004; ordained a bishop on August 4, 2004.
• John Walter Flesey, D.D. – Appointed auxiliary bishop on May 21, 2004; ordained a bishop on August 4, 2004.

Retired (auxiliary bishop emeritus)

• David Arias Pérez, O.A.R., D.D. – Appointed auxiliary bishop on January 25, 1983; ordained a bishop on April 7, 1983; retired on May 21, 2004.
• Dominic Anthony Marconi, D.D. – Appointed auxiliary bishop on May 3, 1976; ordained a bishop on June 25, 1976; retired on July 1, 2002.
• Charles James McDonnell, D.D. – Appointed auxiliary bishop on March 15, 1994; ordained a bishop on May 12, 1994; retired on May 21, 2004.

Former

• Paul Gregory Bootkoski (1997–2002) – Appointed auxiliary bishop on July 8, 1997; ordained a bishop on September 5, 1997; appointed bishop of Metuchen in 2002.
• Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (1996–1999) – Appointed auxiliary bishop on, 1996; ordained a bishop on October 31, 1996; appointed bishop of Camden on June 8, 1999; appointed bishop of Brooklyn on August 1, 2003.
• †James T. McHugh (19 – ) – Appointed auxiliary bishop on; ordained a bishop on; 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.
• †Michael Saltarelli (1990–1995) – Appointed auxiliary bishop on June 2, 1990; ordained a bishop on July 30; appointed bishop of Wilmington on November 21, 1995; died on October 8, 2009.
• Arthur Serratelli (2000–2004) – Appointed auxiliary bishop on; ordained a bishop on; appointed bishop of Paterson on.
• John Mortimer Smith (1988–1991) – Appointed auxiliary bishop on December 1, 1987; ordained a bishop on January 25, 1988; 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.

† = deceased

Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark

Higher education

• Seton Hall University
• Caldwell College
• Felician College
• Saint Peter's College

Secondary schools

Bergen County

• Academy of the Holy Angels (Demarest, New Jersey)
• Bergen Catholic High School (Oradell)
• Don Bosco Preparatory High School (Ramsey, New Jersey)
• 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)
• Marylawn of the Oranges High School (South Orange)
• 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)
• 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)

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. Anne School (Fair Lawn)
• St. Leo's School (Elmwood Park)

Hudson County

• All Saints Catholic Academy (Bayonne)

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

See: List of parishes at the Archdiocese of Newark website

Province of Newark

Further information: List of the 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
• Roman Catholicism in the United States
• Catholicism and American politics
• History of Roman Catholicism in the United States

External links

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
• New Jersey Provincial Directory