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Suffragan diocese Paterson, New Jersey, United States

Diocese of Paterson

Patersonen(sis)

The Diocese of Paterson is a Latin Church diocese covering Morris, Passaic, and Sussex counties in northern New Jersey, erected in 1937. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Newark and is led by Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, in Paterson, United States.

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Established
1937
Catholics
440,000
Priests
296
Territory
3,143 km²

Parishes and churches

124 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Kevin J. Sweeney
Born
17 January 1970
Birthplace
Elmhurst

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist stands in Paterson, 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.

History

Northern New Jersey is home to the Diocese of Paterson (Latin: Dioecesis Patersonensis), a Catholic diocese in the United States suffragan to the Archdiocese of Newark. Saint Patrick and John the Baptist are its patrons, and Kevin J. Sweeney serves as bishop.