Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden

Diocese of Camden Dioecesis Camdensis
Location
Country	United States
Territory	South Jersey
Ecclesiastical province	Metropolitan Province of Newark
Population - Catholics	475,000 (34.5%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	December 9, 1937
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Dennis J. Sullivan
Metropolitan Archbishop	John Joseph Myers Archbishop of Newark
Map
Website
camdendiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden is a Latin Rite Roman Catholic diocese in New Jersey, United States, consisting of over seventy parishes and about 475,000 Catholics in the southern New Jersey counties of Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem.

The Bishop of Camden presides from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, although most major ceremonies are held at Saint Agnes Catholic Church in Blackwood. Some liturgies are held at St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral, Camden.

Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan has been bishop of the diocese since 2013.

History

St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral

Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Camden on December 9, 1937, by breaking it off from the Diocese of Trenton. The oldest parish is St. Mary (Gloucester City), which was founded in 1848.

On April 2, 2008, Bishop Joseph A. Galante announced the closing of roughly half of the parishes in the diocese. This followed a previous announcement of the closing of various Catholic schools. The Diocese of Camden was led by Bishop Galante until his resignation was accepted on Jan. 8, 2013.

Ordinaries

The following are lists of bishops and auxiliary bishops of the diocese and their years of service:

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Camden Diocesan Center

Bishops

1. † Bishop Bartholomew J. Eustace (1938–1956) Died December 11, 1956.
2. † Bishop Justin J. McCarthy (1957–1959) Died December 26, 1959.
3. † Archbishop Celestine Damiano (1960–1967) Died October 2, 1967.
4. † Bishop George H. Guilfoyle (1968–1989) Retired on May 13, 1989; died June 11, 1991.
5. † Bishop James T. McHugh (1989–1998) Appointed coadjutor bishop of Rockville Centre on December 7, 1998; succeeded to that see on January 4, 2000; died December 10, 2000.
6. Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (1999–2003) Appointed bishop of Brooklyn on August 1, 2003.
7. Bishop Joseph A. Galante (2004–2013) Resignation accepted, January 8, 2013.
8. Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan (2013–present)

Auxiliary Bishop

• † Bishop James Louis Schad (1966-1993)

Priest of the diocese who became bishop

• † Miguel Pedro Mundo (1962-1978) Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Jataí, Brazil.

† = deceased

Schools

High schools

• Bishop Eustace Preparatory School, Pennsauken Township
• Camden Catholic High School, Cherry Hill Township
• Gloucester Catholic High School, Gloucester City
• Holy Spirit High School, Absecon
• Our Lady of Mercy Academy (New Jersey), Newfield
• Paul VI High School, Haddonfield
• St. Augustine Preparatory School, Richland
• St. Joseph High School (Hammonton, New Jersey), Hammonton
• Wildwood Catholic High School, North Wildwood

Ecclesiastical province

Further information: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States § Province of Newark

See also

• 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 Diocese of Camden Official Site
• Catholic cemeteries, Diocese of Camden
• Catholic Charities of Camden
• Catholic Star Herald - Official Online Newspaper of the Diocese
• Faith in the Future - Schools News and Information Site for the Diocese
• Gathering Gods Gifts - Parish Planning for the Diocese
• Lay Ministry Formation Program - Diocese Education Program
• New Jersey Provincial Directory