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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) EXTERNAL LINKS |
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