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Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson

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Diocese of Paterson

Dioecesis Patersonensis
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Coat of arms
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryNorthern New Jersey: Passaic, Morris, and Sussex Counties
Ecclesiastical provinceMetropolitan Province of Newark
Population
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
420,172 (36.8%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedDecember 9, 1937
CathedralCathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Patron saintSaint John the Baptist,[1] Saint Patrick[2]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopKevin J. Sweeney
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Tobin
Bishops emeritusArthur J. Serratelli
Map
Website
patersondiocese.org

The Diocese of Paterson is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States that encompasses Passaic, Morris, and Sussex counties in northern New Jersey. Most of this territory lies to the west of the episcopal see in Paterson. As of 2013, there were 166 active diocesan priests, 96 retired priests, 124 religious priests, 136 permanent deacons, 19 retired permanent deacons, 178 male religious and 677 female religious to serve 426,000 Catholics out of a total population of 1,143,500, ranking it 44th in Catholic population among dioceses in the United States. The patrons of the diocese are St. Patrick and St. John the Baptist, and its proper feasts are the Feast of St. Patrick (17 March), the Nativity of John the Baptist (24 June), the anniversary of the dedication of the cathedral church (30 June). The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Newark, and is part of Region III of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.[3]

History

The diocese was established by Pope Pius XI on December 9, 1937, the same day that the dioceses of Camden, New Jersey and Owensboro, Kentucky were established. The new Diocese of Paterson was created by taking territory formerly part of the (then) Diocese of Newark. Bishop Thomas J. Walsh, the Bishop of Newark, was made the archbishop of a newly elevated Archdiocese of Newark the next day, December 10, 1937.[4]

One week later, Walsh's auxiliary bishop, Thomas H. McLaughlin, was appointed as the first Bishop of Paterson, and the former parish church of St. John the Baptist in Paterson was established as the diocesan cathedral.[5] In 1938, Bishop McLaughlin established Associated Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Paterson.

Following the death of Bishop Thomas H. McLaughlin, Thomas Aloysius Boland, rector of Immaculate Conception Seminary, was named the second Bishop of Paterson on June 21, 1947. He served as bishop for five years,[6] before being appointed Archbishop of Newark in 1952.

Boland was succeeded by James A. McNulty who was bishop for ten years before being named Bishop of Buffalo in 1963. During his tenure, he established thirteen new parishes.[7]

Sexual abuse

On February 13, 2019, all of the Catholic dioceses based in New Jersey released the names of clergy who had been credibly accused of sexually abusing children since 1940. Of the 188 listed, 28 were based in the Diocese of Paterson. Newark archbishop, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, who leads the ecclesiastical province where the Diocese of Paterson is based, stated that the names were previously reported to law enforcement agencies. One priest was listed under both the Archdiocese of Newark and the Diocese of Paterson.[8] By 2020, the names of 40 accused clergy listed were made public.[9]

On February 9, 2020, it was reported that all five Catholic dioceses across the state of New Jersey, which includes the Diocese of Paterson, had paid over $11 million compensate 105 claims of sex abuse committed by Catholic clergy. Of these 105 claims, 98 were compensated through settlements.[10]

In 2003, James Hanley was laicized having admitted to the sexually abuse of a number of children while serving in the Diocese. In 2004, the Diocese of Paterson settled lawsuits from 21 of Hanley's victims for approximately $5 million.[11] In December 2019, more accusers of Hanley filed new lawsuits against the Diocese of Paterson.[12] Hanley died in April 2020.

On August 10, 2020, former Bishop of Paterson Frank Rodimer's decision to approve of the Vatican naming Archdiocese of Newark Auxiliary Bishop Arthur Serratelli as his successor came under criticism, due to revelations that he had learned about sex abuse allegations facing Serratelli's former Newark superior, ArchBishop Theodore McCarrick.[13] It was also revealed that a Diocese of Paterson official had informed Rodimer at the time of allegations that McCarrick had sexually abuses boys at his beach house and that Rodimer then claimed to the official that he would contact the Vatican's U.S. representatives.[13] On December 1, 2020, it was revealed that the Archdiocese of Newark was among more than 230 sex abuse lawsuits filed within a period of one year against New Jersey Catholic Dioceses.[14]

Bishops

Bishops of Paterson

  1. Thomas Henry McLaughlin (1937–1947)
  2. Thomas Aloysius Boland (1947–1952), appointed Archbishop of Newark
  3. James A. McNulty (1953–1963), appointed Bishop of Buffalo
  4. James Johnston Navagh (1963–1965)
  5. Lawrence B. Casey (1966–1977)
  6. Frank Joseph Rodimer (1978–2004)
  7. Arthur J. Serratelli (2004–2020)
  8. Kevin J. Sweeney (2020–present)

Leadership and deaneries

Leadership

  • Diocesan bishop: The Most Reverend Kevin J. Sweeney
  • Vicar general and Moderator of the Curia:
    • Msgr. James T. Mahoney
    • The Rev. Michael Parisi
  • Judicial vicars:
    • Msgr. Edward J. Kurtyka, P.A., judicial vicar
    • Msgr. Joseph Anginoli, adjutant judicial vicar
  • Episcopal vicars:
    • The Rev. Stanley Barron, Vicar for Education
    • The Rev. Hernan Arias, Vicar for Pastoral Administration
    • The Rev. Paul Manning, Vicar for Evangelization
  • Chancellor and Delegate for Religious: Sr. Joan Healy, S.C.C.
  • Vice chancellor and priest-secretary to the bishop: The Rev. Stephen Prisk
  • Vice Chancellor for Urban Ministry and Planning: Sr. Catherine McDonnell, O.P.

Deaneries

The 109 parishes of the diocese are split organizationally into twelve deaneries spanning the three counties:

City of Paterson

St. Michael the Archangel Church on Cianci Street, Paterson

City of Passaic

City of Clifton

Mid-Passaic County

Northern Passaic County

Eastern Morris County

Northeastern Morris County

N.B. Our Lady of Fatima Traditional Latin Mass Chapel, located in Pequannock, is not considered a parish of the Diocese of Paterson. Instead, it is a chapel of ease administered by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.

Northern Morris County

Southeastern Morris County

Southwestern Morris County

Western Morris County

Sussex County

Institutions in the diocese

Educational institutions

See also: List of schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
Tertiary education
Diocesan high schools
Other Catholic high schools
Former diocesan high schools
  • Pope Pius XII High School, Passaic (closed at the end of the 1982-1983 academic year)
  • Neumann Preparatory School, Wayne (closed at the end of the 1989-1990 academic year)
  • Paul VI Regional High School, Clifton (closed at the end of the 1989-1990 academic year)
  • Paterson Catholic High School, Paterson (closed at the end of the 2009-2010 academic year)

Catholic hospitals

Geography

Because of its location in Passaic, Morris and Sussex Counties, the Diocese of Paterson contains a wide spectrum of natural landmarks. The Diocese contains the highest portion of the state of New Jersey in the Skylands Region of Sussex County, as well as the largest lake in the state (Lake Hopatcong), the Great Falls of Paterson and the Great Swamp in Morris County. As for man-made landmarks, the Diocese of Paterson contains one of the parishes claiming to be the oldest Catholic parish in the state, namely Saint Joseph Parish in West Milford.

Geographically, the Diocese of Paterson is bordered by four other dioceses: The Archdiocese of Newark (east), the Diocese of Metuchen (south), the Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania (west) and the Archdiocese of New York (north).

Further reading

See also

References

  1. ^ "A glance at the past".
  2. ^ "The Feasts of St. Patrick & St. Joseph".
  3. ^ "Bishops and Dioceses | USCCB". www.usccb.org.
  4. ^ "Our Story". Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson.
  5. ^ "History". Diocese of Paterson.
  6. ^ "Boland Becomes Paterson Bishop". The New York Times. 1947-09-19.
  7. ^ "Paterson's Seven Bishops". www.livedigitaleditions.com.
  8. ^ Heyboer, Kelly; Sherman, Ted (February 13, 2019). "N.J. Catholic dioceses release names of 188 priests and deacons accused of sexual abuse of children". nj.
  9. ^ "Accused - BishopAccountability.org".
  10. ^ "Price tag for priest sex abuse in NJ? $11 million and up". www.audacy.com. February 9, 2020.
  11. ^ Sheldon, Chris (April 29, 2020). "Defrocked priest, who admitted abusing a dozen children, dies at nursing home". nj.
  12. ^ Koloff, Abbott. "New accusers file suits alleging sex abuse by defrocked Paterson Diocese priest". North Jersey Media Group.
  13. ^ a b "North Jersey Media Group". www.northjersey.com.
  14. ^ Koloff, Abbott; Yellin, Deena. "Over a year, more than 230 sex abuse suits have been filed in NJ against the Catholic Church". North Jersey Media Group.

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