Newark (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R., Cardinal, Archbishop
Manuel Aurelio Cruz, Auxiliary Bishop
Elias Richard G. Lorenzo, O.S.B., Auxiliary Bishop
Michael Arsenio Saporito, Auxiliary Bishop
Gregory James Studerus, Auxiliary Bishop
John Walter Flesey, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Dominic Anthony Marconi, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 10 December 1937
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: New Jersey
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 1,328 (512 Square Miles)
Description: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union counties.
Conference Region: III (NJ, PA)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: NEW
Official Web Site: http://www.rcan.org/
Mailing Address: Chancery Office, 171 Clifton Ave., Newark, NJ 07104, USA
Telephone: (973)497-4002

Historical Details

Diocese of Newark
- Latin Name: Novarcensis
- Erected: 29 July 1853
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of New York
- State: New Jersey
- Country: United States of America
- Square Miles: 1,699
- Description: Hudson, Passaic, Bergen, Essex, Union, Morris, and Sussex Counties.

Past and Present Ordinaries

James Roosevelt Bayley † (29 Jul 1853 Appointed - 30 Jul 1872 Appointed, Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland)
Michael Augustine Corrigan † (14 Feb 1873 Appointed - 1 Oct 1880 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of New York, New York)
Winand Michael Wigger † (2 Aug 1881 Appointed - 5 Jan 1901 Died)
John Joseph O’Connor † (20 May 1901 Appointed - 20 May 1927 Died)
Thomas Joseph Walsh † (2 Mar 1928 Appointed - 6 Jun 1952 Died)
Thomas Aloysius Boland † (15 Nov 1952 Appointed - 25 Mar 1974 Retired)
Peter Leo Gerety † (25 Mar 1974 Appointed - 3 Jun 1986 Retired)
Theodore Edgar McCarrick (30 May 1986 Appointed - 21 Nov 2000 Appointed, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia)
John Joseph Myers † (24 Jul 2001 Appointed - 7 Nov 2016 Retired)
Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R. (7 Nov 2016 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Newark
29 July 1853	Erected	Archdiocese of New York Diocese of Philadelphia	Diocese of Newark (erected) (State of New Jersey)
2 August 1881	Territory Lost	Diocese of Newark	Diocese of Trenton (erected)
9 December 1937	Territory Lost	Diocese of Newark (Morris, Sussex, and Passaic Counties.)	Diocese of Paterson (erected)
Archdiocese of Newark
10 December 1937	Elevated	Diocese of Newark	Archdiocese of Newark

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Newark

1950 1,098,951 2,480,892 44.3% 595 272 867 1,267 376 3,606 209 ap1951

1966 1,572,845 3,007,500 52.3% 890 431 1,321 1,190 632 3,381 253 ap1967

1968 1,647,871 3,076,805 53.6% 900 486 1,386 1,188 759 3,000 252 ap1971

1976 1,426,034 2,980,629 47.8% 760 391 1,151 1,238 80 566 2,742 253 ap1977

1980 1,390,427 2,758,000 50.4% 791 372 1,163 1,195 200 563 2,480 248 ap1981

1990 1,339,381 2,751,000 48.7% 769 320 1,089 1,229 221 473 1,860 241 ap1991

1999 1,319,558 2,651,785 49.8% 757 244 1,001 1,318 230 116 1,505 236 ap2000

2000 1,319,558 2,666,569 49.5% 702 255 957 1,378 255 388 1,473 235 ap2001

2001 1,319,558 2,655,985 49.7% 699 239 938 1,406 251 356 1,374 235 ap2002

2002 1,319,558 2,809,267 47.0% 695 227 922 1,431 248 357 1,276 235 ap2003

2003 1,319,558 2,809,267 47.0% 702 227 929 1,420 198 349 1,318 234 ap2004

2004 1,319,558 2,835,594 46.5% 690 228 918 1,437 201 336 1,264 234 ap2005

2009 1,395,000 2,970,000 47.0% 651 176 827 1,686 172 276 1,053 224 ap2010

2012 1,427,000 3,089,000 46.2% 607 167 774 1,843 184 267 809 220 ap2013

2013 1,438,000 3,112,000 46.2% 604 152 756 1,902 180 268 853 218 ap2014

2016 1,469,295 3,179,276 46.2% 586 132 718 2,046 151 247 853 216 ap2017

2019 1,501,530 3,250,000 46.2% 575 130 705 2,129 144 215 708 212 ap2020

2021 1,367,550 2,959,909 46.2% 563 161 724 1,888 145 239 699 207 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Newark
1950	1,098,951	2,480,892	44.3%	595	272	867	1,267		376	3,606	209	ap1951
1966	1,572,845	3,007,500	52.3%	890	431	1,321	1,190		632	3,381	253	ap1967
1968	1,647,871	3,076,805	53.6%	900	486	1,386	1,188		759	3,000	252	ap1971
1976	1,426,034	2,980,629	47.8%	760	391	1,151	1,238	80	566	2,742	253	ap1977
1980	1,390,427	2,758,000	50.4%	791	372	1,163	1,195	200	563	2,480	248	ap1981
1990	1,339,381	2,751,000	48.7%	769	320	1,089	1,229	221	473	1,860	241	ap1991
1999	1,319,558	2,651,785	49.8%	757	244	1,001	1,318	230	116	1,505	236	ap2000
2000	1,319,558	2,666,569	49.5%	702	255	957	1,378	255	388	1,473	235	ap2001
2001	1,319,558	2,655,985	49.7%	699	239	938	1,406	251	356	1,374	235	ap2002
2002	1,319,558	2,809,267	47.0%	695	227	922	1,431	248	357	1,276	235	ap2003
2003	1,319,558	2,809,267	47.0%	702	227	929	1,420	198	349	1,318	234	ap2004
2004	1,319,558	2,835,594	46.5%	690	228	918	1,437	201	336	1,264	234	ap2005
2009	1,395,000	2,970,000	47.0%	651	176	827	1,686	172	276	1,053	224	ap2010
2012	1,427,000	3,089,000	46.2%	607	167	774	1,843	184	267	809	220	ap2013
2013	1,438,000	3,112,000	46.2%	604	152	756	1,902	180	268	853	218	ap2014
2016	1,469,295	3,179,276	46.2%	586	132	718	2,046	151	247	853	216	ap2017
2019	1,501,530	3,250,000	46.2%	575	130	705	2,129	144	215	708	212	ap2020
2021	1,367,550	2,959,909	46.2%	563	161	724	1,888	145	239	699	207	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Peter Baldacchino (Priest: 25 May 1996 to 20 Feb 2014)
Paul Gregory Bootkoski (Priest: 28 May 1966; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Jul 1997 to 4 Jan 2002)
Manuel Aurelio Cruz (Priest: 31 May 1980; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Jun 2008)
Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Jun 2003 to 3 Jul 2014)
Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (Priest: 30 May 1970; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Sep 1996 to 7 Jun 1999)
Michael Joseph Fitzgerald
John Walter Flesey (Priest: 31 May 1969; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 May 2004 to 16 Oct 2017)
Bernard Anthony Hebda (Coadjutor Archbishop: 24 Sep 2013 to 24 Mar 2016)
Elias Richard G. Lorenzo, O.S.B. (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Feb 2020)
Dominic Anthony Marconi (Priest: 30 May 1953; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 May 1976 to 1 Jul 2002)
James Massa
Theodore Edgar McCarrick (Archbishop: 30 May 1986 to 21 Nov 2000)
John Joseph O’Hara
Michael Arsenio Saporito (Priest: 30 May 1992; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Feb 2020)
Arthur Joseph Serratelli (Priest: 20 Dec 1968; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jul 2000 to 1 Jun 2004)
Gregory James Studerus (Priest: 31 May 1980; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Feb 2020)
Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R. (Archbishop: 7 Nov 2016 - )

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

George William Ahr †
David Arias Pérez, O.A.R. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Jan 1983 to 21 May 2004)
Reginald Edward Vincent Arliss, C.P. †
James Roosevelt Bayley † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1853 to 30 Jul 1872)
Thomas Aloysius Boland † (Priest: 23 Dec 1922; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 May 1940 to 21 Jun 1947; Archbishop: 15 Nov 1952 to 25 Mar 1974)
John Edward Cohill, S.V.D. †
Michael Augustine Corrigan † (Priest: 19 Sep 1863; Bishop: 14 Feb 1873 to 1 Oct 1880)
Joseph Arthur Costello † (Priest: 7 Jun 1941; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Nov 1962 to 22 Sep 1978)
Walter William Curtis † (Priest: 8 Dec 1937; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Jun 1957 to 23 Sep 1961)
Gaetano Aldo (Thomas) Donato † (Priest: 29 May 1965; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 May 2004 to 25 Aug 2015)
John Joseph Dougherty † (Priest: 23 Jul 1933; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Nov 1962 to 18 Sep 1982)
John Aloysius Duffy † (Priest: 13 Jun 1908 to 21 Apr 1933)
Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 May 1976 to 30 Jun 1995)
Robert Francis Garner † (Priest: 15 Jun 1946; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 May 1976 to 11 Jun 1995)
Peter Leo Gerety † (Archbishop: 25 Mar 1974 to 3 Jun 1986)
William Aloysius Griffin † (Priest: 15 Aug 1910; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Feb 1938 to 18 May 1940)
Michael John Hoban †
Raymond Augustine Kearney †
Justin Joseph McCarthy † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Mar 1954 to 27 Jan 1957)
Charles James McDonnell † (Priest: 29 May 1954; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Mar 1994 to 21 May 2004)
James Thomas McHugh † (Priest: 25 May 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Nov 1987 to 13 May 1989)
Thomas Henry McLaughlin † (Priest: 26 Jul 1904; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 May 1935 to 16 Dec 1937)
James Aloysius McNulty † (Priest: 12 Jul 1925; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Aug 1947 to 9 Apr 1953)
Francis Joseph Monaghan † (Priest: 29 May 1915 to 17 Apr 1936)
John Joseph Myers † (Archbishop: 24 Jul 2001 to 7 Nov 2016)
John Joseph O’Connor † (Priest: 22 Dec 1877; Bishop: 20 May 1901 to 20 May 1927)
Jerome Arthur (Gerolamo) Pechillo, T.O.R. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Mar 1976 to 1 Jan 1991)
Michael Angelo Saltarelli † (Priest: 28 May 1960; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Jun 1990 to 21 Nov 1995)
Robert John Seton † (Priest: 15 Apr 1865 to 22 Jun 1903)
John Mortimer Fourette Smith † (Priest: 27 May 1961; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Nov 1987 to 25 Jun 1991)
Martin Walter Stanton † (Priest: 14 Jun 1924; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Jun 1957 to 17 Apr 1972)
Paul Joseph Swain †
Thomas Joseph Walsh † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1928; Archbishop: 10 Dec 1937 to 6 Jun 1952)
Winand Michael Wigger † (Priest: 10 Jun 1865; Bishop: 2 Aug 1881 to 5 Jan 1901)

Source(s)

Diocese of Newark
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 172
Archdiocese of Newark
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 30, Page 258, to Page 260

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