The diocese of P., a suffragan of Newark, was erected by Pius XI with the apostolic constitution Recta cuiusvis in orbe dioeceseos of Dec. 9, 1937 (AAS, 30 [1938], pp. 253-55), by dismemberment of the diocese of Newark.
The new diocese covers an area of 1,214 square miles with a total population of 536,729 inhabitants, of whom 157,639 are Catholics. P. today has 260 priests, of whom 138 are religious belonging to 8 religious congregations; 97 parishes, 75 churches, 16 missions, 6 seminaries and religious schools, 1 college (College of St. Elizabeth), 3 orphanages, 5 general hospitals and 2 specialized hospitals. The female congregations number 23.
The early history of this diocese is identified with that of the diocese of New York, to which P. belonged until 1853 (the date of the erection of Newark), and with that of the diocese of Newark until the dismemberment of the latter.
Bibliography2 worksJ. G. Shea, History of the Catholic Church in the U. S., New York 1890-92; The Official Catholic Directory, 1950, ibid. 1950, pp. 452-56. Ga
BIBL.: J. G. Shea, History of the Catholic Church in the U. S., New York 1890-92; The Official Catholic Directory, 1950, ibid. 1950, pp. 452-56.
Carrière, Gastone. “Paterson, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX, coll. 946–947. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/paterson-diocesi-di.
MLA
Carrière, Gastone. “Paterson, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, coll. 946–947. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/paterson-diocesi-di.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec9_paterson_diocesi_di,
author = {Carrière, Gastone},
title = {Paterson, diocesi di},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {IX},
pages = {946--947},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1952},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/paterson-diocesi-di}
}
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