Diocese of Trenton
| Diocese of Trenton | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Newark |
| Diocesan bishop | David Michael O'Connell CM |
| founding | 1881 |
| surface | 5,580 km² |
| Parishes | 107 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 2,039,060 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 881.125 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 43.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 221 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 44 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,325 |
| Permanent deacons | 312 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 103 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 266 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption |
| Website | www.dioceseoftrenton.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton ( lat. : Dioecesis Trentonensis , Engl. : Diocese of Trenton ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese based in Trenton , New Jersey .
history
The diocese of Trenton was on August 2, 1881 by Pope Leo XIII. Erected from territory ceded by the Diocese of Newark . On December 9, 1937, the Diocese of Trenton gave parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Camden . Another assignment of territory took place on November 19, 1981 to establish the Diocese of Metuchen .
The Diocese of Trenton is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Newark as a suffragan .
territory
The Diocese of Trenton includes the areas of Burlington County , Mercer County , Monmouth County and Ocean County in the state of New Jersey .
Bishops of Trenton
- Michael Joseph O'Farrell , 1881-1894
- James Augustine McFaul , 1894-1917
- Thomas Joseph Walsh , 1918–1928, then Bishop of Newark
- John Joseph McMahon , 1928-1932
- Moses Elias Kiley , 1934–1940, then Archbishop of Milwaukee
- William Aloysius Griffin , 1940–1950
- George William Ahr , 1950–1979
- John Charles Reiss , 1980-1997
- John Mortimer Fourette Smith , 1997-2010
- David Michael O'Connell CM , since 2010
See also
Web links
- Of the Diocese of Trenton Homepage (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Trenton on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
