Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
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Diocese of Paterson Dioecesis Patersonensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Northern New Jersey: Passaic, Morris, and Sussex Counties |
| Ecclesiastical province | Metropolitan Province of Newark |
| Population - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 420,172 (36.8%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | December 9, 1937 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist |
| Patron saint | SS. Patrick and John the Baptist |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Arthur J. Serratelli |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Tobin |
| Emeritus Bishops | Frank J. Rodimer |
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| Website | |
| patersondiocese.org | |
The Diocese of Paterson is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, which includes three counties in northern New Jersey: Passaic, Morris, and Sussex. The city of Paterson, third-largest in the state of New Jersey, was chosen as the episcopal see, even though the vast majority of diocesan territory lies west of the city. The diocese is a ceremonial suffragan of the Archdiocese of Newark, and is part of Region III of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The diocese was established by Pope Pius XI on December 9, 1937, the same day that the Dioceses of Camden, New Jersey and Owensboro, Kentucky were established. The new Diocese of Paterson was created by taking territory formerly part of the (then) Diocese of Newark. Bishop Thomas J. Walsh, the bishop of Newark, was made the Archbishop of a newly elevated Archdiocese of Newark the next day, December 10, 1937.
One week later, Walsh's auxiliary bishop Thomas H. McLaughlin was appointed as the first bishop of Paterson, and the former parish church of St. John the Baptist in Paterson was established as the Diocesan Cathedral.
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