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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Newark




Originally established as the Diocese of Newark in 1853 by Pope Pius IX , it was elevated to Archdiocese in 1937 by Pope Pius XI .

The Archbishop of Newark presides from the Cathedral Basilica Of The Sacred Heart in Newark.

The Archdiocese is currently led by Archbishop John J. Myers .


BISHOPS OF THE DIOCESE OF NEWARK (TERMS OF SERVICE)

#Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley (1853–1872)
#Bishop Michael A. Corrigan (1873–1880)
#Bishop Winand M. Wigger (1881–1901)
#Bishop John J. O'Connor (1901–1927)


ARCHBISHOPS OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK (TERMS OF SERVICE)

#Archbishop Thomas J. Walsh (1928–1952)
#Archbishop Thomas A. Boland (1953–1974)
#Archbishop Peter L. Gerety (1974–1986)
#Archbishop Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1986–2000)
#Archbishop John J. Myers (2001–present)


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