Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark

Archdiocese of Newark

Archidiœcesis Novarcensis
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Newark
Location
Country United States
TerritoryCounties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union, New Jersey
Ecclesiastical provinceNewark
HeadquartersNewark, New Jersey
Statistics
Area1,328 km2 (513 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2016)
3,179,276
1,469,295 (46.2%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJuly 29, 1853 (July 29, 1853) (became archdiocese, December 10, 1937)
CathedralCathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Patron saintOur Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph W. Tobin
Auxiliary Bishops
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
rcan.org

The Archdiocese of Newark (Latin: Archidiœcesis Novarcensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction, or archdiocese, of the Catholic Church in northeastern New Jersey in the United States.

The mother church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark.[1] As of 2023, the archbishop of Newark is Cardinal Tobin.

  1. ^ Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Newark: Patron saint Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

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