Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Diocese of Camden

Dioecesis Camdensis
150px
Location
Country United States
Territory South Jersey
Ecclesiastical province Metropolitan Province of Newark
Population
- Catholics
475,000 (34.5%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established December 9, 1937
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan
Metropolitan Archbishop John Joseph Myers Archbishop of Newark
Map
150px
Website
camdendiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden is a particular church or diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, located in New Jersey, United States, and presides over Roman Catholic parishes and schools in the six southern New Jersey counties of Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem.

The Bishop of Camden presides from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, however, most major ceremonies are held at Saint Agnes Catholic Church in Blackwood. Some liturgies are held at St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral, Camden.

The Diocese of Camden contains over 70 parishes and about 475,000 Catholics. Since 2013, Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan is serving as Bishop of the Diocese.

History

File:St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral - Camden, New Jersey 01.JPG
St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Camden on December 9, 1937, by breaking it off from the Diocese of Trenton. The oldest parish is St. Mary (Gloucester City), which was founded in 1848.

On April 2, 2008, Bishop Joseph A. Galante announced the closing of roughly half of the parishes in the diocese. This followed a previous announcement of the closing of various Catholic schools. The Diocese of Camden was led by Bishop Galante until his resignation was accepted on Jan. 8, 2013.

Ordinaries

The following are lists of bishops and auxiliary bishops of the diocese and their years of service:

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Camden Diocesan Center

Bishops

  1. † Bishop Bartholomew J. Eustace (1938–1956) Died December 11, 1956.
  2. † Bishop Justin J. McCarthy (1957–1959) Died December 26, 1959.
  3. † Archbishop Celestine Damiano (1960–1967) Died October 2, 1967.
  4. † Bishop George H. Guilfoyle (1968–1989) Retired on May 13, 1989; died June 11, 1991.
  5. † Bishop James T. McHugh (1989–1998) Appointed coadjutor bishop of Rockville Centre on December 7, 1998; succeeded to that see on January 4, 2000; died December 10, 2000.
  6. Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (1999–2003) Appointed bishop of Brooklyn on August 1, 2003.
  7. Bishop Joseph A. Galante (2004–2013) Resignation accepted, January 8, 2013.
  8. Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan (2013–present)

Auxiliary Bishop

Priest of the diocese who became bishop

† = deceased

Schools

High schools

Ecclesiastical province

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Further information: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States § Province of Newark

See also

References

External links

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Camden&oldid=4788304"