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Archdiocese of Newark

Archidioecesis Novarcensis
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryCounties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union, New Jersey
Ecclesiastical provinceMetropolitan Province of Newark
MetropolitanNewark, New Jersey
Population
- Catholics
1,319,558 (56.7%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedDecember 10, 1937
CathedralCathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
also St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral
Patron saintsaint Patrick, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJohn Joseph Myers
Archbishop of Newark
CoadjutorBernard Hebda
Auxiliary BishopsEdgar Moreira da Cunha, D.S.V.
Gaetano Aldo Donato
John Walter Flesey
Manuel Aurelio Cruz
Vicar GeneralEdgar Moreira da Cunha, D.S.V.
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]

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.[2]

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 Tuesday, September 24, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Bernard Hebda, until then the fourth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord, in Gaylord, Michigan, as Coadjutor Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, meaning that when Archbishop Myers, 72, retires, resigns, or dies, Archbishop Hebda would immediately succeed him as Archbishop of Newark. Archbishop Myers is nearing retirement age, and has been heavily criticized because of some cases of sexual abuse that occurred while he was in Peoria and then in Newark, though it was not clear whether that was behind the decision.[3][4]

Bishops & Archbishops of Newark (terms of service)

  1. † Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley (1853–1872) (installed Archbishop of Baltimore)
  2. † Bishop Michael Augustine Corrigan (1873–1880) (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) (installed Archbishop of Washington)
  9. Archbishop John J. Myers (2001–present)
  10. Archbishop Bernard Hebda (2013-present) (Coadjutor cum jure successionis)

† = 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.[5]
  • 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.[6]

† = deceased

Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark

Higher education

Secondary schools

Bergen County
Essex County
Hudson County
Union County

Elementary Schools

Bergen County
Essex County
Hudson County
Union County

Cemeteries

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

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. ^ "About Us: College History". St. Anselm College. Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  3. ^ http://attualita.vatican.va/sala-stampa/bollettino/2013/09/24/news/31740.html
  4. ^ http://usccb.org/news/2013/13-172e.cfm
  5. ^ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/barias.html
  6. ^ http://www.dioceseoftrenton.org/page.aspx?pid=357
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