Diocese of Paterson, USA 🇺🇸

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Paterson / Patersonen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Newark

Neighbouring Dioceses: Scranton (←), New York (↑), Newark (→), Metuchen (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Website:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint John the Baptist (June 24)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: December 9

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1937.12.09: Established as Diocese of Paterson / Patersonen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Newark)
1937.12.10: Became suffragan of Newark

Contact Info

Address: 777 Valley Rd., Clifton, NJ 07013, USA

Phone: +1 (973) 777-8818

Present Prelates

Bishop (2020.04.15 – ...):

Bishop Kevin James Sweeney (56)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Paterson (Roman Rite)

Bishop Kevin James Sweeney (56)
(2020.04.15 – ...)

Bishop of Paterson (USA)

God is love / Dios es amor

Born:	1970.01.17 (Elmhurst, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1997.06.28
Consecrated Bishop:	2020.07.01

Priest of Brooklyn (USA) (1997.06.28 – 2020.04.15)

Bishop of Paterson (USA) (2020.04.15 – ...)

Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli (81)
(2004.06.01 – 2020.04.15)

Bishop emeritus of Paterson (USA)

Vivere Christus est

Born:	1944.04.18 (Newark, NJ, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1968.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.09.08

Priest of Newark (USA) (1968.12.20 – 2000.07.03)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1998.08.21 – 2000.07.03)

Titular Bishop of Enera (2000.07.03 – 2004.06.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA) (2000.07.03 – 2004.06.01)

Bishop of Paterson (USA) (2004.06.01 – 2020.04.15)

Secretary of “Vox Clara” Committee (2011.02.03 – 2017)

Bishop Frank Joseph Rodimer
(1977.12.05 – 2004.06.01)

Born:	1927.10.25 (Rockaway, NJ, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1951.05.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1978.02.28
Died:	2018.12.06 (Totowa, NJ, USA † 91)

Bishop of Paterson (USA) (1977.12.05 – 2004.06.01)

Bishop Lawrence Bernard Brennan Casey
(1966.03.04 – 1977.06.13)

Born:	1905.09.06 (Rochester, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1930.06.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1953.05.05
Died:	1977.06.15 (Paterson, NJ, USA † 71)

Titular Bishop of Cea (1953.02.10 – 1966.03.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Rochester (USA) (1953.02.10 – 1966.03.04)

Bishop of Paterson (USA) (1966.03.04 – 1977.06.13)

Bishop James Johnston Navagh
(1963.02.12 – 1965.10.02)

Born:	1901.04.04 (Buffalo, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1929.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1952.09.24
Died:	1965.10.02 (Roma, Italy † 64)

Titular Bishop of Ombi (1952.07.29 – 1957.05.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of Raleigh (USA) (1952.07.29 – 1957.05.08)

Bishop of Ogdensburg (USA) (1957.05.08 – 1963.02.12)

Bishop of Paterson (USA) (1963.02.12 – 1965.10.02)

Bishop James Aloysius McNulty
(1953.04.09 – 1963.02.12)

To Jesus through Mary

Born:	1900.01.16 (New York, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1925.07.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1947.10.07
Died:	1972.09.04 (Montclair, NJ, USA † 72)

Priest of Newark (USA) (1925.07.12 – 1947.08.02)

Titular Bishop of Methone (1947.08.02 – 1953.04.09)

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA) (1947.08.02 – 1953.04.09)

Bishop of Paterson (USA) (1953.04.09 – 1963.02.12)

Bishop of Buffalo (USA) (1963.02.12 – 1972.09.04)

Bishop Thomas Aloysius Boland (later Archbishop)
(1947.06.21 – 1952.11.15)

Maria impende juvamen

Born:	1896.02.17 (Orange, NJ, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1922.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1940.07.25
Died:	1979.03.16 († 83)

Titular Bishop of Hirina (1940.05.21 – 1947.06.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA) (1940.05.21 – 1947.06.21)

Bishop of Paterson (USA) (1947.06.21 – 1952.11.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Newark (USA) (1952.11.15 – 1974.04.02)

Bishop Thomas Henry McLaughlin
(1937.12.16 – 1947.03.17)

Born:	1881.07.25 (New York, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1904.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1935.07.25
Died:	1947.03.17 († 65)

Titular Bishop of Nisa in Lycia (1935.05.18 – 1937.12.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA) (1935.05.18 – 1937.12.16)

Bishop of Paterson (USA) (1937.12.16 – 1947.03.17)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson, New Jersey
National Shrine: National Shrine of Our Lady of the Highway, Little Falls, New Jersey
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (118)

Scranton (←), New York (↑), Newark (→), Metuchen (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 3,143 km²

Population: 439,600 Catholics (37.4% of 1,174,641 total)

Pastoral Centres: 107 parishes, 6 missions

Personnel: 296 priests (219 diocesan, 77 religious), 196 deacons, 628 religious (106 brothers, 522 sisters), 40 seminarians