Diocese of Paterson

{{short description|New Jersey diocese of the Catholic Church}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox diocese | jurisdiction = Diocese | name = Paterson | latin = Dioecesis Patersonensis | local =  | image = Cathedral of St. John the Baptist - Paterson, New Jersey.jpg | image_size = 250px | image_alt = | caption = Cathedral of St. John the Baptist | coat = Coat of arms of the Diocese of Paterson.svg | coat_size = 150px | coat_alt = | coat_caption = Coat of arms  | country = United States | territory = Northern New Jersey: Passaic, Morris, and Sussex Counties | province = Metropolitan Province of Newark | deaneries = | headquarters = | coordinates =   | area_km2 =  | area_footnotes = | population = | population_as_of = 2004 | catholics = 420,172 | catholics_percent = 36.8 | active priests =  | retired priests =  | parishes =  | churches =  | congregations =  | schools =  | members =   | denomination = Catholic | sui_iuris_church = Latin Church | rite = Roman Rite | established = December 9, 1937 | dissolved = | cathedral = Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist | cocathedral = | patron = Saint John the Baptist,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rcdop.org/news/a-glance-at-the-past|title = A glance at the past}}</ref> Saint Patrick<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rcdop.org/news/feasts-of-st-patrick-st-joseph|title = The Feasts of St. Patrick & St. Joseph}}</ref> | priests =   | pope = {{Incumbent pope}}  | bishop = Kevin J. Sweeney | bishop_title = | metro_archbishop = Joseph Tobin | coadjutor = | auxiliary_bishops = | apostolic_admin = | vicar_general = | judicial_vicar = | emeritus_bishops = Arthur J. Serratelli  | map = Diocese of Paterson map 1.png | map_size = 150px | map_alt = | map_caption =  | website = {{Official website|https://www.patersondiocese.org/|patersondiocese.org}} | footnotes = }} The '''Diocese of Paterson''' ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Patersonensis}}) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in northern New Jersey in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Newark. The patrons of the diocese are Saint Patrick and John the Baptist. The bishop is Kevin J. Sweeney.

== Statistics == The diocese in 2023 consisted of approximately 440,000 Catholics out of a total population of 1,800,000.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Paterson (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpate.html |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref>

==History==

=== 1700 to 1800 === Although the British Provinces of East Jersey and West Jersey were not officially welcoming to Catholics, they tended to ignore their presence. During the mid 1700s, priests would periodically visit German Catholic workers at the iron mills in Passaic County. The first parish in New Jersey, Saint Joseph’s, was established in West Milford in 1765.<ref name=":0" />

The assistance of Catholic French troops during the American Revolution helped to abate anti-Catholic sentiment in all of the 13 original colonies. In 1784, Pope Pius VI erected the Apostolic Prefecture of United States of America, including all of the new United States. In 1789, the same pope raised this prefecture to the Diocese of Baltimore.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baltimore (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbalt.html |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref>

=== 1800 to 1900 === As the population of the United States grew, the Vatican in 1808 established the Dioceses of Philadelphia and New York.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dphil.html |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref> In 1820, Bishop John Connolly of New York sent Richard Bulger to Paterson to serve as first resident priest in New Jersey.<ref name=":0" /> In 1821, Bulger established St. John the Baptist Church, the first church of any denomination in Paterson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cathedral History, Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist |url=https://rcdopcathedral.org/cathedral-history |access-date=September 17, 2023}}</ref> Waves of Irish and German Catholic immigrants flooded into the area during the mid-1800s.

In 1853, the Vatican erected the Diocese of Newark from the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Philadelphia. The Paterson area would remain part of the Diocese of Newark for the next 84 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newark (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnewa.html |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref> In 1867, the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth founded St. Joseph's Hospital in Paterson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth |url=https://www.stjosephshealth.org/sisters-of-charity-of-saint-elizabeth |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=www.stjosephshealth.org |language=en-gb}}</ref>It is today St. Joseph's University Medical Center.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-05-23 |title=St. Joseph’s University Medical Center |url=https://stjosephshealth.org/locations/st-josephs-university-medical-center/ |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=St. Joseph's Health |language=en-US}}</ref>

Sacred Heart Church, the first Catholic church in Clifton, was dedicated in 1897.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 3, 2021 |title=Bishop Sweeney makes a pastoral visit to Sacred Heart Parish in Clifton |url=https://rcdop.org/news/bishop-sweeney-makes-a-pastoral-visit-to-sacred-heart-parish-in-clifton |access-date=September 17, 2023 |website=Diocese of Paterson}}</ref> That same year, St. Mary's Hospital opened in Passaic.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1897-05-24 |title=THE NEW PASSAIC HOSPITAL.; Cornerstone of St. Mary's Laid in the Presence of Gov. Griggs. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1897/05/24/archives/the-new-passaic-hospital-cornerstone-of-st-marys-laid-in-the.html |access-date=2023-09-17 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>It is today St. Mary's General Hospital. The College of Saint Elizabeth in Morris Township was founded in 1899 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.steu.edu/meet-seu/history |access-date=September 17, 2023 |website=Saint Elizabeth University}}</ref> It was one of the first Catholic colleges in the United States to award degrees to women. It is today Saint Elizabeth University.<ref name=":2" />

=== 1900 to 2000 ===

thumb|200x200px|Bishop McLaughlin (pre-1947)

The Diocese of Paterson was established by Pope Pius XI on December 9, 1937, taking its territory from Diocese of Newark. The pope named Auxiliary Bishop Thomas H. McLaughlin of Newark as the first bishop of Paterson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bishop Thomas Henry McLaughlin [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmclt.html |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref> St. John the Baptist Church in Paterson was designated as the diocesan cathedral.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=History, Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson |url=https://rcdop.org/history |website=Diocese of Paterson}}</ref> In 1938, McLaughlin established Associated Catholic Charities in the diocese.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Story |url=https://ccpaterson.org/our-story |access-date=September 17, 2023 |website=Catholic Charities Diocese of Paterson}}</ref>

Following the death of McLaughlin in 1947, Pope Pius XII that same year appointed Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Boland of Newark as the second bishop of Paterson. Boland served in Paterson for five years before being appointed archbishop of Newark in 1952.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archbishop Thomas Aloysius Boland [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbolandt.html |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref><ref name="paterson">{{cite news |date=1947-09-19 |title=Boland Becomes Paterson Bishop |work=The New York Times}}</ref>

Boland was succeeded by Auxiliary Bishop James A. McNulty of Newark, named by Pius XII in 1953.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Bishop James Aloysius McNulty [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmcnulty.html |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref> During his tenure, he established thirteen new parishes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livedigitaleditions.com/article/Paterson%E2%80%99s+Seven+Bishops/2876095/435952/article.html|title=Paterson's Seven Bishops|website=www.livedigitaleditions.com}}</ref> In 1963, McNulty became bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo.<ref name=":3" /> To succeed McNulty, that same year Pope John XXIII appointed Bishop James Navagh from the Diocese of Ogdensburg as the fourth bishop of the diocese of Paterson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bishop James Johnston Navagh [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bnavagh.html |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref> He died suddenly in 1965.<ref>{{cite news |date=1965-10-10 |title=Many From North Country To Attend Bishop Navagh Funeral Mass In Paterson |work=North Country Catholic |url=https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/np00010004/1965-10-10/ed-1/seq-1/ |access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref>

Pope Paul VI in 1966 appointed Auxiliary Bishop Lawrence B. Casey from the Diocese of Rochester as Navagh's replacement in Paterson. Casey died in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bishop Lawrence Bernard Brennan Casey [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcaseyl.html |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref> Frank Rodimer of Paterson was named by Paul VI as the next bishop of Paterson, the first native of the diocese to serve that role.

As bishop, Rodimer wrote a weekly column for the diocesan newspaper, ''The Beacon''. He also established a $7 million diocesan endowment to support Catholic schools, parishes and other diocesan ministries through fundraising. With corporate leaders, Rodimer established the Tri-County Scholarship fund to provide scholarships to needy students attending Catholic schools.<ref name="rcdop">[https://rcdop.org/people/bishop-frank-j-rodimer-jcl-dd "Bishop Frank J. Rodimer, JCD, DD", Diocese of Paterson]</ref> During his tenure, Rodimer expressed his opposition to capital punishment and to permanent replacements for striking workers.<ref name="Serratelli">The Catholic Advocate. [http://www.rcan.org/advocatearchive/061604/news4.htm Bishop Serratelli to be seventh head of Paterson Diocese] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120908003154/http://www.rcan.org/advocatearchive/061604/news4.htm|date=2012-09-08}} June 16, 2004</ref>

=== 2000 to present === thumbnail|318x318px|St. Michael the Archangel Church, Paterson, New Jersey (2008) After Rodimer retired in 2004, Auxiliary Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli of Newark succeeded him.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hanley |first=Robert |date=July 7, 2004 |title=Paterson's Bishop Arrives, Preaching and Politicking |work=New York Times |url=http://mobile.nytimes.com/2004/07/07/nyregion/paterson-s-bishop-arrives-preaching-and-politicking.html |access-date=October 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli, STD, SSL, DD |url=https://rcdop.org/people/most-reverend-arthur-j-serratelli-std-ssl-dd |access-date=September 17, 2023 |website=Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson}}</ref> After Serratelli retired in 2020, Kevin J. Sweeney of the Diocese of Brooklyn succeeded him.<ref name="northjersey">{{cite news |last=Koloff |first=Abbott |last2=Nussbaum |first2=Alex |date=April 15, 2020 |title=Bishop Serratelli stepping down from Paterson Diocese; Brooklyn priest named as successor |publisher=northjersey.com |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2020/04/15/bishop-arthur-serratelli-steps-down-paterson-diocese/2994865001/ |accessdate=April 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.usccb.org/news/2020/20-61.cfm |date=April 15, 2020 |title=Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Arthur Serratelli of Paterson; Names Father Kevin Sweeney of Diocese of Brooklyn as Successor |publisher=United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |accessdate=April 15, 2020}}</ref>

In August 2024, the diocese, along with its Colombian and Filipino priests, filed an immigration case against the US Department of State, the US Department of Homeland Security, and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The action stemmed from policy changes in EB-4 worker visa procedures for foreign-born clergy.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Adeosun|first1= Adeola |title=Catholic Diocese Sues Three US Government Departments|url=https://www.newsweek.com/catholic-diocese-sues-three-us-government-departments-1947178 |accessdate=September 1, 2024 |work=Newsweek |date=August 31, 2024}}</ref> The diocese dropped the lawsuit in November 2025 after reaching an agreement with the Trump Administration.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=New Jersey diocese drops lawsuit in anticipation of fix to priest visa issue |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/267689/new-jersey-diocese-drops-lawsuit-in-anticipation-of-fix-to-foreign-born-priest-visa-issue |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=Catholic News Agency |language=en}}</ref>

===Sexual abuse=== In 1985, Mark Serrano reported to the Diocese of Paterson that he was sexually abused as a child by James Hanley, a pastor of St. Joseph's Parish. The abuse started when Serrano was age nine in 1974 and continued until he was age 16. The diocese removed Hanley from ministry in 1986 and paid a $241,000 financial settlement to Serrano and his family. Hanley was laicized by the Vatican at his own request in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chadwick |first=John |date=March 14, 2003 |title=Priest Forced from Clergy As a Result of Sex Scandal Hanley of Paterson Diocese Is Officially a Layperson |url=https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news13/2003_03_14_Chadwick_PriestForced_James_Hanley_15.htm |archive-date= |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=The Record}}</ref>

Timothy J. Brennan, a religious order priest, pleaded guilty in 1987 to aggravated sexual contact in 1984 with a 15-year-old student while teaching at Delbarton High School in Morris County. Receiving a one-year suspended sentence, his religious order, St. Mary’s Abbey, sent him to treatment. Brennan then went to work in the Diocese of Rochester, which was not alerted to the priest's previous conviction. In 2002, St. Mary’s Abbey permanently removed Brennan from ministry.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 28, 2002 |title=Abusive Priest Worked in Elmira |url=https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news3/2002_06_28_RochesterDemocratAndChronicle_AbusivePriest_Timothy_J_Brennan_2.htm |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Brian T. |date=June 28, 2002 |title=Prosecutor Drops Cases of 20 Priests |url=https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news3/2002_06_28_Murray_ProsecutorDrops_Timothy_J_Brennan_1.htm |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Star-Ledger}}</ref>

The Diocese of Paterson in May 1987 received allegations of sexual abuse against Jose Alonso, rector of St. Joseph Cathedral. He was accused of abusing two teenagers. The diocese sent Alonso to the Servants of the Paraclete facility in New Mexico for treatment and immediately notified local authorities.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Johnson |first=Karl |date=August 12, 1987 |title=Paterson Priest Resigns Following Sex Charges |work=The Star Ledger |url=https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news555/1987_08_12_Johnson_Paterson_priest.pdf |access-date=September 17, 2023}}</ref> Earlier in the 1980s, the diocese had received complaints about Alonso. Later in 1987, Alonso was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fallon |first=Scott |date=April 14, 2002 |title=Bishop Deeply Regrets Failure to Avert Abuse Rodimer Addresses 5 Cases |url=https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news3/2002_04_14_Fallon_BishopDeeply_Peter_Osinski_ETC_1.htm |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=The Record}}</ref>

In 2004, the diocese settled lawsuits from 27 victims of sexual abuse by Hanley, Alonso and several other clerics.<ref name="hanley">{{Cite web |last=Sheldon |first=Chris |date=April 29, 2020 |title=Defrocked priest, who admitted abusing a dozen children, dies at nursing home |url=https://www.nj.com/morris/2020/04/defrocked-priest-who-admitted-abusing-a-dozen-children-dies-at-nursing-home.html |access-date=September 17, 2023 |website=NJ.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=An End, a Beginning Sex Abuse Victims Settle with Paterson Diocese, by Makeba Scott Hunter, Herald News, February 16, 2005 |url=https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news3/2005_02_16_Hunter_AnEnd_Thomas_Rainforth_8.htm |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=www.bishop-accountability.org}}</ref> In February 2019, the diocese released the names of 28 clergy with credible accusations since 1940.<ref name="sexabuselist">{{Cite web |last1=Heyboer |first1=Kelly |last2=Sherman |first2=Ted |date=February 13, 2019 |title=N.J. Catholic dioceses release names of 188 priests and deacons accused of sexual abuse of children |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2019/02/first-nj-diocese-opens-decades-of-secret-files-to-reveal-the-names-of-48-priests-accused-of-sexual-abuse.html |website=NJ.com}}</ref> In December 2019, more accusers of Hanley filed lawsuits against the diocese.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koloff |first=Abbott |date=December 4, 2019 |title=New accusers file suits alleging sex abuse by defrocked Paterson Diocese priest |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/paterson/2019/12/04/defrocked-catholic-priest-james-t-hanley-paterson-diocese-nj-lawsuit-alleging-sex-abuse/2600704001/ |access-date=September 17, 2023 |website=North Jersey Media Group}}</ref> By 2020, the names of 40 accused clergy were made public.<ref name="patersonupdate">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bishop-accountability.org/accused/|title=Accused - BishopAccountability.org}}</ref>

A jury in October 2025 awarded a $5 million judgement to a man who claimed to have been sexually assaulted by Richard Lott, a religious order priest, during the 1970s. The judgement was shared by the diocese and the Order of St. Benedict of New Jersey. The Benedictines operated the Delbarton School, the site of the alleged crime.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CNA |title=New Jersey jury awards man $5 million for clergy sexual assault in 1976 |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/267049/new-jersey-jury-awards-man-5-dollars-million-for-clergy-sexual-assault-in-1976 |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=Catholic News Agency |language=en}}</ref>

==Bishops== ===Bishops of Paterson=== # Thomas Henry McLaughlin (1937–1947) # Thomas Aloysius Boland (1947–1952), appointed Archbishop of Newark # James A. McNulty (1953–1963), appointed Bishop of Buffalo # James Johnston Navagh (1963–1965) # Lawrence B. Casey (1966–1977) # Frank Joseph Rodimer (1978–2004) # Arthur J. Serratelli (2004–2020) # Kevin J. Sweeney (2020–present)

== Deaneries and parishes == {{Main|List of parishes in Diocese of Paterson}} The 109 parishes of the Diocese of Paterson are split into twelve deaneries spanning the three counties.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paterson |url=https://rcdop.org/paterson-1 |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Diocese of Paterson |language=en}}</ref>Our Lady of Fatima Traditional Latin Mass Chapel, located in Pequannock, is not considered a parish of the Diocese of Paterson. Instead, it is a chapel of ease administered by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HOME |url=https://www.olfchapel.org/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Olf Website |language=en}}</ref> === Education === {{see also|List of schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson}}

=== Higher education === thumb|St. Elizabeth University, Morris Township, New Jersey (2010) * Assumption College for Sisters – Mendham (operated by the Sisters of Christian Charity)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assumption College for Sisters {{!}} Assumption College for Sisters |url=https://acs350.org/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |language=en-US}}</ref> * Saint Elizabeth University – Convent Station (operated by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.steu.edu/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=www.steu.edu}}</ref>

=== Diocesan high schools === * DePaul Catholic High School – Wayne<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-11 |title=Home - DePaul Catholic High School |url=https://www.depaulcatholic.org/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=www.depaulcatholic.org |language=en-US}}</ref> * Morris Catholic High School – Denville<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-11 |title=Home - Morris Catholic High School |url=https://www.morriscatholic.org/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=www.morriscatholic.org |language=en-US}}</ref> * Pope John XXIII Regional High School – Sparta<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-11 |title=Home - Pope John XXIII Regional High School |url=https://www.popejohn.org/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=www.popejohn.org |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Other Catholic high schools === * Academy of Saint Elizabeth – Convent Station (operated by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academy of Saint Elizabeth {{!}} All-girl Catholic High School in New Jersey |url=https://www.aosenj.org/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=www.aosenj.org}}</ref> * Delbarton School – Morristown (operated by the Benedictine monks of Saint Mary's Abbey)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Delbarton School {{!}} Excellence, Leadership, and Faith |url=https://www.delbarton.org/ |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=www.delbarton.org |language=en-US}}</ref> * Mary Help of Christians Academy – North Haledon (operated by the Salesian Sisters)<ref>{{Cite web |title=MHC Academy |url=https://www.maryhelp.org/ |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=www.maryhelp.org}}</ref> * Villa Walsh Academy – Morristown (operated by the Religious Teachers Filippini)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Empowering Young Women Through Catholic Education {{!}} Villa Walsh Academy. |url=https://www.villawalsh.org/ |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=www.villawalsh.org |language=en}}</ref> == Catholic hospitals == Saint Clare's Health System, part of Catholic Health Initiatives: *St. Clare's Behavioral Health – Boonton (formerly Riverside Hospital)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-05 |title=St Clare's Behavioral |url=https://saintclares.com/locations/saint-clares-behavioral-health-boonton/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |language=en-US}}</ref> *St. Clare's Denville Hospital – Denville<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-01 |title=Saint Clares Denville Hospital 25 Pocono Road |url=https://saintclares.com/locations/saint-clares-denville-hospital/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |language=en-US}}</ref> *St. Clare's Dover Hospital – Dover (formerly Dover General Hospital)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-01 |title=Saint Clare’s Health |url=https://saintclares.com/locations/saint-clares-dover-hospital/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |language=en-US}}</ref> St. Joseph's Healthcare System, operated by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth:

* St. Joseph's Children's Hospital – Paterson<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-05-23 |title=St. Joseph's Children's Hospital |url=https://stjosephshealth.org/locations/st-josephs-childrens-hospital/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=St. Joseph's Health |language=en-US}}</ref> * St. Joseph’s University Medical Center – Paterson<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-05-23 |title=St. Joseph’s University Medical Center |url=https://stjosephshealth.org/locations/st-josephs-university-medical-center/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=St. Joseph's Health |language=en-US}}</ref> * St. Joseph's Wayne Medical Center – Wayne<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-05-23 |title=St. Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center |url=https://stjosephshealth.org/locations/st-josephs-wayne-medical-center/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=St. Joseph's Health |language=en-US}}</ref> * St. Mary's General Hospital – Passaic<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Mary's General |url=https://smh-nj.com/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251225225544/https://smh-nj.com/ |archive-date=2025-12-25 |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=smh-nj.com |language=en-US}}</ref> {{Geographic Location |Centre = Diocese of Paterson |North = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |East = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark |South = Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen |West = Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton }}

==Further reading== * Kupke, Raymond J.: ''Living Stones: A History of the Church in the Diocese of Paterson'', Clifton. 1987 * Shriner, Charles: [https://books.google.com/books?id=n273DwAAQBAJ&q=Roman+Catholic+Diocese+of+Paterson ''History of the Catholic Church in Paterson, N.J.'']

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==External links== * {{commonscat-inline}} *[https://www.rcdop.org/ Official website] *[http://njprovincial.com New Jersey Provincial Directory]

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