Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
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New Jersey
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, United States
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. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
in the New Jersey counties of Bergen
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
, Union
Union County, New Jersey
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 536,499. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Elizabeth. Union County ranks 93rd among the highest-income counties in the United States. It also ranks 74th in...
, Hudson
Hudson County, New Jersey
Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...
and Essex
Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 783,969, ranking it third in the state after Bergen County and Middlesex County; Essex County's population has declined from 786,147 as of the bureau's...
(where the city of Newark
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
is located).
History
Originally established as the Diocese of Newark in 1853 by Pope Pius IXPope Pius IX
Blessed Pope Pius IX , born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, was the longest-reigning elected Pope in the history of the Catholic Church, serving from 16 June 1846 until his death, a period of nearly 32 years. During his pontificate, he convened the First Vatican Council in 1869, which decreed papal...
, it was elevated to Archdiocese in 1937 by Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI , born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, was Pope from 6 February 1922, and sovereign of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state on 11 February 1929 until his death on 10 February 1939...
.
The Archbishop of Newark presides from the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark, New Jersey
The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, the fifth-largest cathedral in North America, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. It is located at 89 Ridge Street in Newark, New Jersey. Envisioned as a "fitting monument to the faith," construction began in 1899 and was finished in...
in Newark.
The Archdiocese is currently led by Archbishop John J. Myers
John J. Myers
-References:...
. Myers is metropolitan
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
for all of the New Jersey dioceses, the others of which are the Diocese of Camden
Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden is a particular church or diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, located in New Jersey, United States, and presides over Roman Catholic parishes and schools in the six southern New Jersey counties of Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland,...
, the Diocese of Metuchen
Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen is a Roman Catholic diocese in New Jersey, centered in the borough of Metuchen. It was erected on November 19, 1981, from the territory of the Diocese of Trenton....
, the Diocese of Paterson
Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
The Diocese of Paterson is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, which includes three counties in northern New Jersey: Passaic, Morris, and Sussex. The city of Paterson, third-largest in the state of New Jersey, was chosen as the episcopal see, even though...
and the Diocese of Trenton
Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes the counties of Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean, and Mercer ....
.
Bishops & Archbishops of Newark (terms of service)
- † Bishop James Roosevelt BayleyJames Roosevelt BayleyJames Roosevelt Bayley was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first Bishop of Newark and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore .-Early life and education:...
(1853–1872) (appointed Archbishop of Baltimore) - † Bishop Michael Augustine CorriganMichael CorriganMichael Augustine Corrigan was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as the third archbishop of New York from 1885 to 1902.-Early life:...
(1873–1880) (appointed coadjutor Archbishop of New York) - † Bishop Winand WiggerWinand WiggerWinand Michael Wigger was a German American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Newark from 1881 until his death in 1901.-Early life and education:...
(1881–1901) - † Bishop John Joseph O'ConnorJohn Joseph O'Connor (Bishop of Newark)John Joseph O'Connor was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Newark from 1901 until his death in 1927.-Early life and education:...
(1901–1927) - † Archbishop Thomas J. Walsh (1928–1952) (Newark raised to archdiocese in 1937)
- † Archbishop Thomas Aloysius BolandThomas Aloysius BolandThomas Aloysius Boland was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Newark from 1952 to 1974, having previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of Newark and Bishop of Paterson .-Early life and education:Thomas Boland was born in Orange, New Jersey, to John Peter and...
(1953–1974) - Archbishop Peter Leo GeretyPeter Leo GeretyPeter Leo Gerety is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Newark from 1974 to 1986, having previously served as Bishop of Portland...
(1974–1986) - Archbishop Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1986–2000) (appointed Archbishop of Washington)
- Archbishop John J. MyersJohn J. Myers-References:...
(2001–present)
† = deceased
Active
As of January 1, 2010, there are four auxiliary bishopAuxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
s:
- Manuel Aurelio CruzManuel Aurelio CruzManuel Aurelio Cruz is a Cuban American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark.-Biography:...
, 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 DonatoGaetano Aldo DonatoGaetano Aldo "Thomas" Donato is an Italian American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey.-Early life and education:...
, 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 .
Retired (auxiliary bishop emeritus)
- David Arias PérezDavid Arias PérezDavid Arias Pérez is an American Roman Catholic titular bishop of Badiae and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey....
, 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 MarconiDominic Anthony MarconiDominic Anthony Marconi is an American Roman Catholic titular bishop of Bure and retired auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey....
, D.D. – Appointed auxiliary bishop on ; ordained a bishop on ; retired on . - Charles James McDonnellCharles James McDonnellCharles James McDonnell is an American Roman Catholic titular bishop of Pocofeltus and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey....
, D.D. – Appointed auxiliary bishop on ; ordained a bishop on ; retired on .
Former
- Paul Gregory BootkoskiPaul Gregory BootkoskiPaul Gregory Bootkoski is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. He was appointed to the post in 2002....
(1997–2002) – Appointed auxiliary bishop on July 8, 1997; ordained a bishop on September 5, 1997; appointed bishop of Metuchen in 2002. - Nicholas Anthony DiMarzioNicholas Anthony DiMarzioNicholas DiMarzio is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the seventh and current Bishop of Brooklyn, having previously served as Bishop of Camden from 1999 to 2003.- Early life :...
(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 SmithJohn Mortimer SmithJohn Mortimer Fourette Smith is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the ninth Bishop of Trenton, having previously served as Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee from 1991 to 1995...
(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
Higher education
- Seton Hall UniversitySeton Hall UniversitySeton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the...
- Caldwell CollegeCaldwell CollegeCaldwell College is a Catholic liberal arts college in Caldwell, New Jersey, United States.Founded in 1939 by the Sisters of St. Dominic, the college is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, chartered by the State of New Jersey and registered with the Regents of the...
- Felician CollegeFelician CollegeFelician College is a private Roman Catholic college with two campuses, located in Lodi and Rutherford, New Jersey.It was founded as the Immaculate Conception Normal School by the Felician Sisters in 1923, and became Immaculate Conception Junior College in 1942. With the authorization of its first...
- Saint Peter's CollegeSaint Peter's College, New JerseySaint Peter's College is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic college in the United States. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, it was founded in 1872 by the Society of Jesus. Today, Saint Peter's College is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
Secondary schools
Bergen County- Academy of the Holy AngelsAcademy of the Holy AngelsThe Academy of the Holy Angels is an all-female Roman Catholic college preparatory high school located in Demarest, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark...
(Demarest, New JerseyDemarest, New JerseyDemarest is a Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,881.Demarest was formed by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1903, from portions of Harrington Township and Palisades Township. The borough was named...
) - Bergen Catholic High SchoolBergen Catholic High SchoolBergen Catholic High School is an all-male Roman Catholic high school in Oradell, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade...
(OradellOradell, New JerseyOradell is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,978. The borough's territory includes a dam on the Hackensack River that forms the Oradell Reservoir...
) - Don Bosco Preparatory High SchoolDon Bosco Preparatory High SchoolDon Bosco Preparatory High School is a private, Roman Catholic secondary school for young men, grades 9 through 12. Founded by the Salesians of Don Bosco, a religious order of priests and brothers, the school is situated on a campus in Ramsey, New Jersey, United States...
(Ramsey, New JerseyRamsey, New JerseyRamsey is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located northwest of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 14,473....
) - Immaculate Conception High SchoolImmaculate Conception High School (Lodi, New Jersey)Immaculate Conception High School is an American private, Roman Catholic, all-girls college-preparatory high school located in Lodi, in Bergen County, New Jersey. The school operates under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. The school was founded in 1915 by the Felician...
(LodiLodi, New JerseyLodi is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 24,136. The borough of Lodi is governed under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law.Lodi owes its name to the Italian city of Lodi...
) - Immaculate Heart AcademyImmaculate Heart AcademyImmaculate Heart Academy is an all-girls college preparatory private Roman Catholic high school located in Washington Township, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The school was founded in 1960 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace as the first regional high school for girls in the Roman...
(Washington Township) - Paramus Catholic High SchoolParamus Catholic High SchoolParamus Catholic High School is a co-educational Roman Catholic high school located in Paramus in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The school, founded in 1965, is one of several high schools in the Archdiocese of Newark...
(ParamusParamus, New JerseyParamus is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 26,342. A suburb of New York City, Paramus is located between 15–20 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan and approximately west of Upper Manhattan.Paramus is one of...
) - Queen of Peace High SchoolQueen of Peace High School (New Jersey)Queen of Peace High School is a Roman Catholic, coeducational parochial secondary school operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. It is located in North Arlington, New Jersey. The school has been honored two times by the Blue Ribbon Schools...
(North ArlingtonNorth Arlington, New JerseyNorth Arlington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 15,392...
) - St. Joseph Regional High SchoolSaint Joseph Regional High SchoolSaint Joseph Regional High School is a private, Roman Catholic, college preparatory school for boys, located on a campus in Montvale, New Jersey. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. St. Joseph Regional High School was founded in 1962 by the Brothers...
(MontvaleMontvale, New JerseyMontvale is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,844.Montvale was incorporated as a borough on August 31, 1894, from portions of Orvil Township and Washington Township, at the height of the "Boroughitis" craze then...
) - St. Mary High SchoolSt. Mary High School (Rutherford, New Jersey)St. Mary High School is a four-year Roman Catholic high school located in Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, operating under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark...
(RutherfordRutherford, New JerseyRutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 18,061. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....
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Essex County
- Christ the King Preparatory SchoolChrist the King Preparatory School (New Jersey)Christ The King Preparatory School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Newark, New Jersey. The school opened in the 2007 school year with an initial freshman class of 100 students, and operates within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark....
(Newark) - Immaculate Conception High SchoolImmaculate Conception High School (Montclair, New Jersey)Immaculate Conception High School is a Roman Catholic coeducational college preparatory high school located in Montclair, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark...
(MontclairMontclair, New Jersey-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,977 people, 15,020 households, and 9,687 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,183.6 people per square mile . There were 15,531 housing units at an average density of 2,464.0 per square mile...
) - Lacordaire AcademyLacordaire AcademyLacordaire Academy is a Roman Catholic college preparatory school for women established by the Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, New Jersey. The school has an enrollment of 95 students in grades 9 through 12...
(Upper MontclairUpper Montclair, New JerseyUpper Montclair is northern Montclair, which is usually reckoned as everything north of Watchung Avenue. Upper Montclair takes up approximately one third of Montclair, New Jersey-Education:...
) - Marylawn of the Oranges High SchoolMarylawn of the Oranges High SchoolMarylawn of the Oranges Academy is an all-girl, private, Roman Catholic high school in South Orange, New Jersey. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.-Background:...
(South OrangeSouth Orange, New Jersey-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,964 people, 5,522 households, and 3,766 families residing in the township. The population density was 5,945.3 people per square mile . There were 5,671 housing units at an average density of 1,987.5 per square mile...
) - Mount Saint Dominic AcademyMount Saint Dominic AcademyMount Saint Dominic Academy is a four-year Catholic college preparatory school for women located in Caldwell, New Jersey, United States, serving students in grades 9-12. The school was founded in 1892 by the Dominican Sisters of Caldwell...
(CaldwellCaldwell, New JerseyCaldwell is a borough located in northwestern Essex County, New Jersey, about outside of New York. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,822....
) - St. Benedict's Preparatory SchoolSaint Benedict's Preparatory SchoolSaint Benedict's Preparatory School is a college preparatory school in Newark, New Jersey, United States. It is an all-boys, secondary school located on a urban campus serving students in the seventh through twelfth grades...
(NewarkNewark, New JerseyNewark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
) - St. Vincent AcademySaint Vincent AcademySaint Vincent Academy , is a four-year, Catholic, college preparatory school for women located on West Market Street in Newark, New Jersey, United States...
(Newark) - Seton Hall Preparatory SchoolSeton Hall Preparatory SchoolSeton Hall Preparatory School, generally called Seton Hall Prep, is a Roman Catholic boys' high school located in the suburban community of West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, operating under the supervision of the Archdiocese of Newark...
(West OrangeWest Orange, New JerseyWest Orange is a township in central Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 46,207...
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Hudson County
- Holy Family Academy (BayonneBayonne, New JerseyBayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is a peninsula that is situated between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east...
) - Hudson Catholic Regional High SchoolHudson Catholic Regional High SchoolHudson Catholic Regional High School is a regional four year co-educational University-preparatory school Catholic high school in Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The school was established in 1964 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, and currently serves around 400...
(Jersey City) - Kenmare High SchoolKenmare High SchoolKenmare High School is an all-female, private, Roman Catholic high school in Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark....
(Jersey City) - Marist High SchoolMarist High School (New Jersey)Marist High School is a private Roman Catholic co-educational college preparatory secondary school located in Bayonne, New Jersey, United States, and operated by the Marist Brothers of the Schools, an international religious congregation of educators with schools in over 70 countries. It is located...
(Bayonne) - St. Anthony High SchoolSt. Anthony High School (New Jersey)St. Anthony High School is a four-year co-educational Roman Catholic high school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, operating under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark...
(Jersey City) - St. Dominic AcademySaint Dominic AcademySaint Dominic Academy is a four-year private high school for girls in grades nine through twelve, located in Jersey City, New Jersey...
(Jersey City) - St. Joseph of the Palisades High SchoolSt. Joseph of the Palisades High SchoolSaint Joseph of the Palisades High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school in West New York, New Jersey, United States. It was located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark....
(West New YorkWest New York, New JerseyWest New York is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, situated upon the New Jersey Palisades. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 49,708.-Geography:...
) (Closed June 2009) - St. Mary High SchoolSt. Mary High School (Jersey City, New Jersey)St. Mary High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, that operated as part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark until the school was closed in June 2011....
(Jersey City) - St. Peter's Preparatory SchoolSt. Peter's Preparatory SchoolSaint Peter's Preparatory School is a private all-male Jesuit college-preparatory school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA...
(Jersey City)
Union County
- Benedictine AcademyBenedictine AcademyBenedictine Academy is a Catholic parochial, college preparatory high school that serves young women in grades 9 through 12 in Elizabeth, New Jersey...
(ElizabethElizabeth, New JerseyElizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
) - Mother Seton Regional High SchoolMother Seton Regional High SchoolMother Seton Regional High School is an all-girls, Catholic high school located in Clark, New Jersey. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark...
(ClarkClark, New JerseyClark is a township in southern Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 14,756.-History:...
) - Oak Knoll School of the Holy ChildOak Knoll School of the Holy ChildOak Knoll School of the Holy Child is a Catholic independent school in Summit, New Jersey, United States. It is coeducational from kindergarten to grade 6 and for young women in grades 7 to 12. The school operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark...
(SummitSummit, New JerseySummit is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 21,457. Summit had the 16th-highest per capita income in the state as of the 2000 Census....
) - Oratory Preparatory SchoolOratory Preparatory SchoolOratory Preparatory School, commonly known as Oratory Prep, is a Roman Catholic college preparatory day school for boys in grades 7-12, located in Summit, New Jersey, United States, approximately west of Manhattan...
(Summit) - Roselle Catholic High SchoolRoselle Catholic High SchoolRoselle Catholic High School is a coeducational, Roman Catholic high school, located in Roselle, in Union County, New Jersey. The school was established in 1959 and operates as part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark....
(RoselleRoselle, New JerseyRoselle is a Borough located in Union County in the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 21,085....
) - St. Mary of the Assumption High SchoolSt. Mary of the Assumption High SchoolSt. Mary of the Assumption High School is a small Catholic high school on Broad Street in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The old High School building consists of a three-story brick building with a basement serving as additional classroom space for a total of four floors of...
(Elizabeth) - St. Patrick High SchoolSt. Patrick High School (New Jersey)St. Patrick High School Academy is a co-educational four-year Catholic high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark...
(Elizabeth) - Union Catholic Regional High SchoolUnion Catholic Regional High SchoolUnion Catholic Regional High School is a private accredited high school located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Its motto promises to provide a "Quality education in a faith-based environment." Founded in 1962 as separate schools for boys and girls, each with its own separate administration and...
(Scotch PlainsScotch Plains, New JerseyScotch Plains is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the township population increased to a record high of 23,510.-History:...
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Elementary Schools
Hudson County- All Saints Catholic AcademyAll Saints Catholic AcademyAll Saints Catholic Academy is a private Roman Catholic school in Bayonne, New Jersey, serving students in Pre-K through Grade 8. The school, located on 13th Street, is operated by the eight Roman Catholic parishes of Bayonne....
(BayonneBayonne, New JerseyBayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is a peninsula that is situated between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east...
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Union County
- Holy Trinity Interparochial School (Westfield, New JerseyWestfield, New JerseyWestfield is a town in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 30,316. The old village area, now the downtown district, was settled in 1720 as part of the Elizabethtown Tract....
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Cemeteries
- Christ The King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East HanoverGate of Heaven Cemetery, East HanoverGate of Heaven Cemetery is a cemetery located in East Hanover, New Jersey, United States. The cemetery is operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. It opened in 1937 and had 81,000 burials through 2002. 100 of the cemetery's original have been developed. Construction...
- Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington
- Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey CityHoly Name Cemetery, Jersey CityHoly Name Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery in Jersey City, New Jersey administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. It was established in 1866 and at the end of calendar year 2002 has accepted 264,984 burials. The cemetery parcel is and all but has been developed and sold for...
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East OrangeHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, East OrangeHoly Sepulchre Cemetery is located in East Orange and Newark, New Jersey. The Garden State Parkway runs through the two halves of the cemetery . This cemetery was established in 1859 and is maintained by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.-Notable burials:*Thomas J...
- Madonna Cemetery, Fort Lee
- Maryrest Cemetery, Mahwah
- Saint Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia
Parishes of the Archdiocese of Newark
See also
- Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of PassaicByzantine Catholic Eparchy of PassaicThe Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic is the Catholic eparchy governing most Byzantine Catholics in the eastern United States. Its headquarters are at 445 Lackawanna Avenue, Woodland Park . The current bishop is the Most Reverend William C. Skurla.The Eparchy was erected July 6, 1963 and its...
- Syrian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of NewarkSyrian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of NewarkThe Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark is an eparchy of the Syrian Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic church in communion with the Roman Catholic Church. The territory of the eparchy encompasses the entire United States and Canada. It is based at Newark, New Jersey, and it is...
- List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
- Plenary Councils of BaltimorePlenary Councils of BaltimoreThe Plenary Councils of Baltimore were three national meetings of Roman Catholic bishops in the 19th century in Baltimore, Maryland.During the early history of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States all of the dioceses were part of one ecclesiastical province under the Archbishop of Baltimore...
- Roman Catholicism in the United StatesRoman Catholicism in the United StatesThe Catholic Church in the United States is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, the Christian Church in full communion with the Pope. With more than 68.5 registered million members, it is the largest single religious denomination in the United States, comprising about 22 percent of the population...
- Catholicism and American politicsCatholicism and American politicsMembers of the Catholic Church have been active in the politics of the United States since the mid 19th century. The U.S. has never had an important religious party...
- History of Roman Catholicism in the United StatesHistory of Roman Catholicism in the United StatesCatholicism first came to the territories now forming the United States with the Spanish explorers and settlers in present-day Florida , Georgia , and the southwest...