Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark

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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 Benedict XVI
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).[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, the others of which are the Diocese of Camden, the Diocese of Metuchen, the Diocese of Paterson and the Diocese of Trenton.

[edit] 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

[edit] Auxiliary bishops

[edit] 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 ; ordained a bishop on .
  • Gaetano Aldo Donato, D.D. – Appointed auxiliary bishop on 21 May 2004; ordained a bishop on 4 August 2004.
  • John Walter Flesey, D.D. – Appointed auxiliary bishop on ; ordained a bishop on .

[edit] 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. [2]
  • Dominic Anthony Marconi, D.D. – Appointed auxiliary bishop on ; ordained a bishop on ; retired on .
  • Charles James McDonnell, D.D. – Appointed auxiliary bishop on ; ordained a bishop on ; retired on .

[edit] 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.[3]

† = deceased

[edit] Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark

[edit] Higher education

[edit] Secondary schools

Bergen County
Essex County
Hudson County
Union County

[edit] Elementary Schools

Hudson County
Union County

[edit] Cemeteries

[edit] Parishes of the Archdiocese of Newark

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Bayonne
See: List of parishes at the Archdiocese of Newark website

[edit] Province of Newark

[edit] See also

[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 (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."
  2. ^ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/barias.html
  3. ^ http://www.dioceseoftrenton.org/page.aspx?pid=357

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 40°45′20″N 74°10′39″W / 40.75556°N 74.1775°W / 40.75556; -74.1775

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