Archdiocese of Newark
Novarcen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Newark, New Jersey, United States
The Archdiocese of Newark, erected in 1853 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1937, is the metropolitan see for northern New Jersey with suffragans Camden, Metuchen, Paterson, and Trenton. It is led by Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 29 July 1853
- Latin
- Novarcen(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
- Annuario code
- 001002377
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,469,295
- Population
- 3,179,276
- Catholic share
- 46.2%
- Priests
- 635
- Catholics per priest
- 2,314
- Extent
- 1,328 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1,106
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Joseph W. Cardinal Tobin, C.Ss.R.
- Born
- 3 May 1952
- Birthplace
- Detroit
- Institute
- CONGREGAZIONE DEL SANTISSIMO REDENTORE (REDENTORISTI O LIGUORINI) (C.SS.R.)
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart stands in Newark, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Newark
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of CamdenCamden
- Diocese of MetuchenMetuchen
- Diocese of TrentonTrenton
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Northeastern New Jersey is served by the Archdiocese of Newark (Latin: Archidiœcesis Novarcensis), whose mother church is the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. Its archbishop is Cardinal Joseph Tobin.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].