Diocese of Metuchen
| Diocese of Metuchen | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Newark |
| Diocesan bishop | James F. Checchio |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Paul Gregory Bootkoski |
| Vicar General | William Benwell |
| founding | 1981 |
| surface | 3,688 km² |
| Parishes | 90 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,399,160 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 643,614 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 46% |
| Diocesan priest | 160 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 39 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3.234 |
| Permanent deacons | 176 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 51 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 231 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Saint Francis of Assisi Cathedral |
| Website | www.diometuchen.org |
The Diocese of Metuchen ( lat. : Dioecesis Metuchensis , Engl. : Diocese of Metuchen ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese based in Metuchen , New Jersey .
history
The Diocese of Metuchen was established on November 19, 1981 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Qui benignissimo from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Trenton and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Newark as a suffragan .
territory
The Diocese of Metuchen includes the areas of Hunterdon County , Middlesex County , Somerset County and Warren County in the state of New Jersey .
Bishops of Metuchen
- Theodore Edgar McCarrick , 1981–1986, then Archbishop of Newark
- Edward Thomas Hughes , 1986-1997
- Vincent DePaul Breen , 1997-2002
- Paul Gregory Bootkoski , 2002-2016
- James F. Checchio , since 2016
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Metuchen (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Metuchen on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Qui benignissimo , AAS 74 (1982), n.2, pp. 195f.
Cathedral : St. Francis of Assisi in Metuchen