List of parishes in Diocese of Paterson

Contents

This is a list of parishes in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson in the state of New Jersey in the United States. The parishes are divided into 13 deaneries. The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist is located in Paterson.

Paterson Deanery

All of the parishes in this deanery are located in the City of Paterson.[1]

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
Blessed Sacrament308 6th AveFounded in 1911[2]
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist381 Grand St, PatersonFounded in 1820, Saint John's Church was dedicated in 1870. It was re-dedicated as the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in 1937[3] It is the oldest parish in Paterson.[1]
Our Lady of Lourdes440 River StFounded in 1882[2]
Our Lady of PompeiiCaldwell Ave & Dayton StFounded as a mission in 1916 for Italian immigrants. Became a parish in 1930, current church dedicated in 1963[4]
Our Lady of Victories100 Fair StFounded in 1883[2]
Saint Agnes681 Main StFounded in 1883[2]
Saint Anthony of Padua138 Beech StFounded as a mission in 1909, became a parish in 1911[2]
Saint Bonaventure174 Ramsey StFounded as a mission in 1876, became a parish in 1877[2]
Saint Gerard Majella501 W BroadwayFounded as a mission in 1961, church dedicated in 1962, became a parish in 1965[5]
Saint Joseph399 Market StFounded as a mission in 1867, became a parish in 1875
Saint Mary Help of Christians410 Union Ave #420Founded as a mission in 1873, became a parish in 1880
Saint Stephen86 Martin StFounded in 1903[2]
Saint Therese80 13th AveFounded in 1926[2]

Passaic Deanery

All of the parishes in this deanery are located in the City of Passaic.[6]

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
Holy Rosary6 Wall StFounded in 1918 for Polish immigrants, church dedicated in 1921
Holy Trinity226 Harrison StFounded in 1900[2]
Our Lady of Fatima & Saint Nicholas153 Washington PlSaint Nicholas was founded in 1868, merged with Our Lady in 2022. Our Lady was founded as a mission in 1954, became a parish in 1972.[2]
Our Lady of Carmel10 St Francis WayFounded as a mission in 1905, became a parish in 1922[2]
Saint Anthony of Padua101-103 Myrtle AveFounded as a mission in 1917, became a parish in 1948[2]
Saint Joseph7 Parker AveFounded in 1892 for Polish immigrants[7]
Saint Mary's Assumption63 Monroe StFounded in 1891 for Slovak immigrants, church dedicated in 1902[8]
Saint Stephen86 Martin StFounded in 1902[2]

Clifton Deanery

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
Sacred Heart145 Randolph AveFounded in 1897[2]
Saint Andrew the Apostle6720 Union Mill RdFounded in 1938[2]
Saint Brendan-Saint George154 E 1st StSaint George was founded in 1897, merged with Saint Brendan in 2011.[9] Saint Brendan was founded in 1945.[2]
Saint Clare69 Allwood RdFounded in 1912, became a parish in 1941[2]
Saints Cyril and Methodius225 Ackerman AveFounded in 1913[2]
Saint John Kanty49 Speer AveFounded in 1933 for Polish immigrants, church dedicated in 1936[10]
Saint Paul124 Union AveFounded in 1911[9]
Saint Philip the Apostle797 Valley RdFounded as a mission in the early 1940s, became a parish in 1949, current church dedicated in 1954[11]

Mid-Passaic County Deanery

The following parishes are in Wayne and other communities in Passaic County.[12]

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin45 Urban Club Rd, WayneFounded in 1963[2]
Immaculate Heart of Mary580 Ratzer Rd, WayneFounded as a mission in 1956, church dedicated in 1959, became a parish in 1960[13]
Our Lady of Consolation1799 Hamburg Tpke, WayneFounded in 1963, church dedicated in 1967[14]
Our Lady of the Holy Angels473 Main St, Little Falls TownshipFounded in 1883, home of the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Highway[15][2]
Our Lady of the Valley and Holy Cross630 Valley Rd, WayneOur Lady of the Valley was founded as a mission in 1960 and became a parish in 1961, The church dedicated in 1962. Merged with Holy Cross in the 2010s.[16]
Saint Anthony276 Diamond Bridge Ave, HawthorneFounded as a mission in 1908, current church dedicated in 1932[17]
Saint James of the Marches410 Totowa Rd, TotowaFounded in 1926[18]
Saint Paul286 Haledon Ave, Prospect ParkFounded in 1924, became a parish in 1925[2]

Northern Passaic County Deanery

The following parishes are in Passaic County.[19]

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
Our Lady Queen of Peace1911 Union Valley Rd, Hewitt
Saint Anthony of Padua65 Bartholdi Ave, ButlerFounded as mission in 1909, became a parish in 1911[2]
Saint Catherine of Bologna112 Erskine Rd, RingwoodFounded as a mission in 1917, became a parish in 1945[2]
Saint Francis of Assisi868 Ringwood Ave, HaskellFounded as mission in 1905, became a parish in 1945[2]
Saint Joseph454 Germantown Rd, West MilfordFounded in 1765, it was one of the first mission churches in New Jersey[20]
Saint Mary17 Pompton Ave, Pompton LakesFounded as mission in 1906, became a parish in 1945[2]

Eastern Morris County Deanery

The following deanery contains parishes in Parsippany and other communities in Morris County.[21]

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel75 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar KnollsFounded as a mission in 1925, current church dedicated in 1985[22]
Our Lady of Mercy63 E Main St, Rockaway85 Whippany Rd, WhippanyFounded in 1882, church dedicated in 1954[23]
Saint Ann781 Smith Rd, ParsippanyFounded as a mission in 1981, became a parish in 1983, church consecrated in 1986[24]
Saint Catherine of Siena10 N Pocono Rd, Mountain LakesFounded as a mission in 1956, became a parish in 1967
Saint Christopher1050 Littleton Rd, ParsippanyFounded in 1960[22]
Saint Peter the Apostle179 Baldwin Rd, ParsippanyFounded in 1938[2]
Saint Rose of Lima312 Ridgedale Ave, East HanoverFounded in 1957, became a parish in 1959[2]
Saint Virgil250 Speedwell Ave, Morris PlainsFounded in 1881, current church started in 1955[25]

Northeastern Morris County Deanery

The following deanery contains parishes in Boonton and other communities in Morris County.[26]

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
Holy Spirit318 Newark Pompton Tpke, PeguannockFounded in 1949, church dedicated in 1950[27]
Our Lady of Good Counsel155 West Pkwy, Pompton PlainsFounded as a mission in 1962, became a parish in 1963[28]
Our Lady of the Magnificat2 Miller Rd, KinnelonFounded as a mission in 1961[29]
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel910 Birch St, BoontonFounded as a mission in 1847, became a parish in 1860[2]
Saints Cyril and Methodius215 Hill St, BoontonFounded in 1906 for Slovak immigrants, church dedicated that same year[30]
Saint Joseph216 Comly Rd, Lincoln ParkFounded as a mission in 1922, became a parish in 1937[31]
Saint Pius24 Changebridge Rd, MontvilleFounded in 1960, church dedicated in 1963[32]

Northern Morris County Deanery

The following parishes are located in Dover, Rockaway and other communities in Morris County.[33]

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
Sacred Heart and Our Lady of the Holy Rosary4 Richards Ave, DoverSacred Heart founded in 1904. Our Lady founded as a mission in 1959, became a parish in 1984. Parishes merged in 2018.[2]
Sacred Heart of Jesus63 E Main St, RockawayFounded in 1923 for Slovak immigrants, church dedicated that same year[34]
Saint Bernard22 St Bernards Rd, WhartonFounded as a mission in 1861, became a parish in 1875[35]
Saint Cecelia90 Church St, RockawayFounded as a mission in 1869, became a parish in 1881[2]
Saint Clement Pope and Martyr154 Mt Pleasant Ave, DoverFounded in 1964[2]
Saint Mary15 Myers Ave, DenvilleFounded as a mission in 1925, became a parish in 1941[2]
Saint Mary425 W Blackwell St, DoverFounded in 1872, current church dedicated that same year[36]
Saint Simon the Apostle1010 Green Pond Rd, NewfoundlandFounded as a mission in 1942, became a parish in 1946. Reverted to a mission in 1966, became a parish again in 1981[2]

Southeastern Morris County Deanery

The following parishes are located in Chatham Township and other communities in Morris County.[37]

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
Christ the King16 Blue Mill Rd, New VernonFounded as a mission in 1956, became a parish in 1967[2]
Corpus Christi234 Southern Blvd, Chatham TownshipFounded in 1966[2]
Holy Family35 Orchard Rd, Florham ParkFounded as a mission in 1951 and church dedicated that same year. Became a parish in 1954[38]
Saint Patrick85 Washington Ave, Chatham TownshipFounded as a parish in 1874, became a parish in 1887[2]
Saint Thomas More4 Convent Rd, MorristownFounded in 1966[2]
Saint Vincent Martyr26 Green Village Rd, MadisonFounded as a mission in 1805, became a parish in 1825. It is the oldest Catholic parish in Morris County.[2]
Saint Vincent de Paul250 Bebout Ave, StirlingFounded as a mission in 1886, became a parish in 1920[2]

Southwestern Morris County Deanery

The following parishes are located in Morristown, Long Valley and other communities in Morris County.[39]

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary91 Maple Ave, MorristownFounded in 1848, Assumption is the oldest parish in Morristown. Church dedicated in 1873[40]
Our Lady of the Mountain2 E Springtown Rd, Long ValleyFounded as a mission in 1954, became a parish in 1989.
Resurrection651 Millbrook Ave, Randolph[41]
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton61 Main St, FlandersFounded in 1985, church dedicated in 1991[42]
Saint Joseph6 New St, MendhamFounded as a mission in 1853, its chapel is the oldest church property in the diocese. Became a parish in 1874, current church dedicated in 1989[43]
Saint Lawrence the Martyr375 Main St, ChesterFounded as a mission in 1950, became a parish in 1957
Saint Luke265 W Mill Rd, Long ValleyFounded in 1982, church dedicated in 1989[44]
Saint Margaret of Scotland6 Sussex Ave, MorristownFounded as a mission in 1885, became a parish in 1930[2]
Saint Mark the Evangelist59 Spring Ln, Long ValleyFounded as a mission in 1986, became a parish in 1988, church dedicated in 2002[45]
Saint Matthew the Apostle335 Dover Chester Rd, RandolphFounded in 1996[2]

Western Morris County Deanery

This deanery includes parishes from Hopatcong and other communities in Morris County.[46]

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
Our Lady of the Lake8 Windemere Ave, Mount ArlingtonFounded as a mission in 1888, became a parish in 1938.[2]
Our Lady Star of the Sea204 Espanong Rd, Lake HopatcongFounded as a mission in 1891, became a parish in 1938, church dedicated in 1959[47]
Saint Jude17 Mount Olive Rd, Budd LakeFounded as a mission in the 1930s, became a parish in 1967, church dedicated in 1990
Saint Jude40 Maxim Dr, HopatcongFounded as a mission in 1959, church dedicated that same year. Became a parish in 1966.[48]
Saint Michael4 Church St, NetcongFounded in 1873, became a parish in 1880[2]
Saint Therese151 Main Street, SuccasunnaFounded in 1959[49]
Saint Thomas the Apostle5635 Berkshire Valley Rd, Oak RidgePaired with Saint John Vianney in Stockhold[50]

Sussex County Deanery

All of the parishes in this deanery are in Sussex County.[51]

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
Good Shepherd48 Tranquility Rd, AndoverFounded as a mission in 1975, became a parish in 1979, church dedicated in 1985[52]
Immaculate Conception75 Church St, FranklinFounded as a mission in 1867, became a parish in 1881[2]
Our Lady of Fatima184 Breakneck Rd, Highland LakesFounded in the 1940s for vacationers, church dedicated in 1955, became a parish in 1965[53]
Our Lady of the Lake294 S Sparta Ave, SpartaFounded as a mission in 1929, church dedicated in 1935, became a parish in 1949[54]
Our Lady of Mount Carmel203 Swartswood Rd, NewtonFounded as a mission in 1951, church dedicated in 1967, became a parish in 1970[55][2]
Our Lady Queen of Peace209 US-206, BranchvilleFounded in 1950[56]
Saint Francis de Sales614 County Rd 517, Vernon TownshipFounded as a mission in 1963, became a parish in 1979, church dedicated in 1986[57]
Saint James the Greater75 River Rd, MontagueFounded as a mission in 1943, church dedicated in 1945.[58]
Saint John Vianney2823 NJ-23, StockholmFounded as a mission in 1957, church dedicated in 1958. Paired with Saint Thomas the Apostle in Oak Ridge.[59]
Saint Joseph24 Halsted St, NewtonFounded in 1854[2]
Saint Jude the Apostle4 Beaver Run Rd, HamburgFounded as a mission in 1965, church dedicated in 1968, became a parish in 1979[60]
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha427 Stanhope Sparta Rd. SpartaFounded in 1996[2]
Saint Monica33 Unionville Ave, SussexFounded in 1942, church dedicated around 1952 [61]
Saint Thomas the Apostle210 US-206, SandystonFounded as a mission in 1941, became a parish in 1987, church dedicated in 2000[58]
Saint Thomas of Aquin53 Kennedy Ave, OgdensburgFounded as a mission in 1881, church dedicated in 1912[62]

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