Diocese of Paterson
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Newark |
| Diocesan bishop | Kevin Sweeney |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Arthur Joseph Serratelli |
| founding | 1937 |
| surface | 3,143 km² |
| Parishes | 109 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,153,492 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 427,998 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 37.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 211 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 110 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,333 |
| Permanent deacons | 203 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 148 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 611 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist |
| Website | www.patersondiocese.org |
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The Diocese of Paterson ( lat. : Dioecesis Patersonensis , Engl. : Diocese of Paterson ) is a in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese based in Paterson , New Jersey .
history
The diocese of Paterson was founded on December 9, 1937 by Pope Pius XI. built with the Apostolic Constitution Recta cuiusvis from cessions of territory of the Newark diocese . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Newark as a suffragan .
territory
The Diocese of Paterson includes the areas of Morris County , Passaic County and Sussex County in the state of New Jersey .
Bishops of Paterson
- Thomas Henry McLaughlin , 1937-1947
- Thomas Aloysius Boland , 1947–1952, then Archbishop of Newark
- James Aloysius McNulty , 1953–1963, then Bishop of Buffalo
- James Johnston Navagh , 1963-1965
- Lawrence Bernard Brennan Casey , 1966-1977
- Frank Joseph Rodimer , 1977-2004
- Arthur Joseph Serratelli , 2004-2020
- Kevin Sweeney , since 2020
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Paterson (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Paterson on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
Cathedral : Saint John the Baptist