List of parishes in Diocese of Paterson
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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.
All of the parishes in this deanery are located in the City of Paterson.[1]
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed Sacrament | 308 6th Ave | Founded in 1911[2] | |
| Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist |  |
381 Grand St, Paterson | Founded 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 Lourdes | 440 River St | Founded in 1882[2] | |
| Our Lady of Pompeii | Caldwell Ave & Dayton St | Founded as a mission in 1916 for Italian immigrants. Became a parish in 1930, current church dedicated in 1963[4] | |
| Our Lady of Victories | 100 Fair St | Founded in 1883[2] | |
| Saint Agnes | 681 Main St | Founded in 1883[2] | |
| Saint Anthony of Padua | 138 Beech St | Founded as a mission in 1909, became a parish in 1911[2] | |
| Saint Bonaventure | 174 Ramsey St | Founded as a mission in 1876, became a parish in 1877[2] | |
| Saint Gerard Majella |  |
501 W Broadway | Founded as a mission in 1961, church dedicated in 1962, became a parish in 1965[5] |
| Saint Joseph | 399 Market St | Founded as a mission in 1867, became a parish in 1875 | |
| Saint Mary Help of Christians | 410 Union Ave #420 | Founded as a mission in 1873, became a parish in 1880 | |
| Saint Stephen | 86 Martin St | Founded in 1903[2] | |
| Saint Therese | 80 13th Ave | Founded in 1926[2] |
Passaic Deanery
All of the parishes in this deanery are located in the City of Passaic.[6]
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Rosary | 6 Wall St | Founded in 1918 for Polish immigrants, church dedicated in 1921 | |
| Holy Trinity | 226 Harrison St | Founded in 1900[2] | |
| Our Lady of Fatima & Saint Nicholas |  |
153 Washington Pl | Saint 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 Carmel | 10 St Francis Way | Founded as a mission in 1905, became a parish in 1922[2] | |
| Saint Anthony of Padua | 101-103 Myrtle Ave | Founded as a mission in 1917, became a parish in 1948[2] | |
| Saint Joseph | 7 Parker Ave | Founded in 1892 for Polish immigrants[7] | |
| Saint Mary's Assumption | 63 Monroe St | Founded in 1891 for Slovak immigrants, church dedicated in 1902[8] | |
| Saint Stephen | 86 Martin St | Founded in 1902[2] |
Clifton Deanery
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart | 145 Randolph Ave | Founded in 1897[2] | |
| Saint Andrew the Apostle | 6720 Union Mill Rd | Founded in 1938[2] | |
| Saint Brendan-Saint George | 154 E 1st St | Saint George was founded in 1897, merged with Saint Brendan in 2011.[9] Saint Brendan was founded in 1945.[2] | |
| Saint Clare | 69 Allwood Rd | Founded in 1912, became a parish in 1941[2] | |
| Saints Cyril and Methodius | 225 Ackerman Ave | Founded in 1913[2] | |
| Saint John Kanty | 49 Speer Ave | Founded in 1933 for Polish immigrants, church dedicated in 1936[10] | |
| Saint Paul | 124 Union Ave | Founded in 1911[9] | |
| Saint Philip the Apostle | 797 Valley Rd | Founded 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]
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin | 45 Urban Club Rd, Wayne | Founded in 1963[2] | |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary | 580 Ratzer Rd, Wayne | Founded as a mission in 1956, church dedicated in 1959, became a parish in 1960[13] | |
| Our Lady of Consolation | 1799 Hamburg Tpke, Wayne | Founded in 1963, church dedicated in 1967[14] | |
| Our Lady of the Holy Angels | 473 Main St, Little Falls Township | Founded in 1883, home of the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Highway[15][2] | |
| Our Lady of the Valley and Holy Cross | 630 Valley Rd, Wayne | Our 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 Anthony | 276 Diamond Bridge Ave, Hawthorne | Founded as a mission in 1908, current church dedicated in 1932[17] | |
| Saint James of the Marches | ,_Dec._2024.jpg) |
410 Totowa Rd, Totowa | Founded in 1926[18] |
| Saint Paul | 286 Haledon Ave, Prospect Park | Founded in 1924, became a parish in 1925[2] |
Northern Passaic County Deanery
The following parishes are in Passaic County.[19]
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady Queen of Peace | 1911 Union Valley Rd, Hewitt | ||
| Saint Anthony of Padua | 65 Bartholdi Ave, Butler | Founded as mission in 1909, became a parish in 1911[2] | |
| Saint Catherine of Bologna | 112 Erskine Rd, Ringwood | Founded as a mission in 1917, became a parish in 1945[2] | |
| Saint Francis of Assisi | 868 Ringwood Ave, Haskell | Founded as mission in 1905, became a parish in 1945[2] | |
| Saint Joseph | 454 Germantown Rd, West Milford | Founded in 1765, it was one of the first mission churches in New Jersey[20] | |
| Saint Mary | 17 Pompton Ave, Pompton Lakes | Founded 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]
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel | 75 Ridgedale Ave, Cedar Knolls | Founded as a mission in 1925, current church dedicated in 1985[22] | ||
| Our Lady of Mercy |  |
63 E Main St, Rockaway | 85 Whippany Rd, Whippany | Founded in 1882, church dedicated in 1954[23] |
| Saint Ann | 781 Smith Rd, Parsippany | Founded as a mission in 1981, became a parish in 1983, church consecrated in 1986[24] | ||
| Saint Catherine of Siena |  |
10 N Pocono Rd, Mountain Lakes | Founded as a mission in 1956, became a parish in 1967 | |
| Saint Christopher | 1050 Littleton Rd, Parsippany | Founded in 1960[22] | ||
| Saint Peter the Apostle | 179 Baldwin Rd, Parsippany | Founded in 1938[2] | ||
| Saint Rose of Lima | 312 Ridgedale Ave, East Hanover | Founded in 1957, became a parish in 1959[2] | ||
| Saint Virgil | 250 Speedwell Ave, Morris Plains | Founded 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]
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Spirit | 318 Newark Pompton Tpke, Peguannock | Founded in 1949, church dedicated in 1950[27] | |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel | 155 West Pkwy, Pompton Plains | Founded as a mission in 1962, became a parish in 1963[28] | |
| Our Lady of the Magnificat | 2 Miller Rd, Kinnelon | Founded as a mission in 1961[29] | |
| Our Lady of Mt. Carmel | 910 Birch St, Boonton | Founded as a mission in 1847, became a parish in 1860[2] | |
| Saints Cyril and Methodius | 215 Hill St, Boonton | Founded in 1906 for Slovak immigrants, church dedicated that same year[30] | |
| Saint Joseph | 216 Comly Rd, Lincoln Park | Founded as a mission in 1922, became a parish in 1937[31] | |
| Saint Pius | 24 Changebridge Rd, Montville | Founded 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]
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart and Our Lady of the Holy Rosary | 4 Richards Ave, Dover | Sacred 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 Jesus |  |
63 E Main St, Rockaway | Founded in 1923 for Slovak immigrants, church dedicated that same year[34] |
| Saint Bernard | 22 St Bernards Rd, Wharton | Founded as a mission in 1861, became a parish in 1875[35] | |
| Saint Cecelia | 90 Church St, Rockaway | Founded as a mission in 1869, became a parish in 1881[2] | |
| Saint Clement Pope and Martyr | 154 Mt Pleasant Ave, Dover | Founded in 1964[2] | |
| Saint Mary | 15 Myers Ave, Denville | Founded as a mission in 1925, became a parish in 1941[2] | |
| Saint Mary | 425 W Blackwell St, Dover | Founded in 1872, current church dedicated that same year[36] | |
| Saint Simon the Apostle | 1010 Green Pond Rd, Newfoundland | Founded 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]
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ the King | 16 Blue Mill Rd, New Vernon | Founded as a mission in 1956, became a parish in 1967[2] | |
| Corpus Christi | 234 Southern Blvd, Chatham Township | Founded in 1966[2] | |
| Holy Family | 35 Orchard Rd, Florham Park | Founded as a mission in 1951 and church dedicated that same year. Became a parish in 1954[38] | |
| Saint Patrick | 85 Washington Ave, Chatham Township | Founded as a parish in 1874, became a parish in 1887[2] | |
| Saint Thomas More | 4 Convent Rd, Morristown | Founded in 1966[2] | |
| Saint Vincent Martyr | 26 Green Village Rd, Madison | Founded as a mission in 1805, became a parish in 1825. It is the oldest Catholic parish in Morris County.[2] | |
| Saint Vincent de Paul | 250 Bebout Ave, Stirling | Founded 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]
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 91 Maple Ave, Morristown | Founded in 1848, Assumption is the oldest parish in Morristown. Church dedicated in 1873[40] | |
| Our Lady of the Mountain | 2 E Springtown Rd, Long Valley | Founded as a mission in 1954, became a parish in 1989. | |
| Resurrection | 651 Millbrook Ave, Randolph | [41] | |
| Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton | 61 Main St, Flanders | Founded in 1985, church dedicated in 1991[42] | |
| Saint Joseph | 6 New St, Mendham | Founded 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 Martyr | 375 Main St, Chester | Founded as a mission in 1950, became a parish in 1957 | |
| Saint Luke | 265 W Mill Rd, Long Valley | Founded in 1982, church dedicated in 1989[44] | |
| Saint Margaret of Scotland | 6 Sussex Ave, Morristown | Founded as a mission in 1885, became a parish in 1930[2] | |
| Saint Mark the Evangelist | 59 Spring Ln, Long Valley | Founded as a mission in 1986, became a parish in 1988, church dedicated in 2002[45] | |
| Saint Matthew the Apostle | 335 Dover Chester Rd, Randolph | Founded in 1996[2] |
Western Morris County Deanery
This deanery includes parishes from Hopatcong and other communities in Morris County.[46]
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Lake | 8 Windemere Ave, Mount Arlington | Founded as a mission in 1888, became a parish in 1938.[2] | |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea | 204 Espanong Rd, Lake Hopatcong | Founded as a mission in 1891, became a parish in 1938, church dedicated in 1959[47] | |
| Saint Jude | 17 Mount Olive Rd, Budd Lake | Founded as a mission in the 1930s, became a parish in 1967, church dedicated in 1990 | |
| Saint Jude |  |
40 Maxim Dr, Hopatcong | Founded as a mission in 1959, church dedicated that same year. Became a parish in 1966.[48] |
| Saint Michael | 4 Church St, Netcong | Founded in 1873, became a parish in 1880[2] | |
| Saint Therese | 151 Main Street, Succasunna | Founded in 1959[49] | |
| Saint Thomas the Apostle | 5635 Berkshire Valley Rd, Oak Ridge | Paired with Saint John Vianney in Stockhold[50] |
Sussex County Deanery
All of the parishes in this deanery are in Sussex County.[51]
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Shepherd | 48 Tranquility Rd, Andover | Founded as a mission in 1975, became a parish in 1979, church dedicated in 1985[52] | |
| Immaculate Conception |  |
75 Church St, Franklin | Founded as a mission in 1867, became a parish in 1881[2] |
| Our Lady of Fatima | 184 Breakneck Rd, Highland Lakes | Founded in the 1940s for vacationers, church dedicated in 1955, became a parish in 1965[53] | |
| Our Lady of the Lake | 294 S Sparta Ave, Sparta | Founded as a mission in 1929, church dedicated in 1935, became a parish in 1949[54] | |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel | 203 Swartswood Rd, Newton | Founded as a mission in 1951, church dedicated in 1967, became a parish in 1970[55][2] | |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace | 209 US-206, Branchville | Founded in 1950[56] | |
| Saint Francis de Sales | 614 County Rd 517, Vernon Township | Founded as a mission in 1963, became a parish in 1979, church dedicated in 1986[57] | |
| Saint James the Greater | 75 River Rd, Montague | Founded as a mission in 1943, church dedicated in 1945.[58] | |
| Saint John Vianney | 2823 NJ-23, Stockholm | Founded as a mission in 1957, church dedicated in 1958. Paired with Saint Thomas the Apostle in Oak Ridge.[59] | |
| Saint Joseph | 24 Halsted St, Newton | Founded in 1854[2] | |
| Saint Jude the Apostle | 4 Beaver Run Rd, Hamburg | Founded as a mission in 1965, church dedicated in 1968, became a parish in 1979[60] | |
| Saint Kateri Tekakwitha | 427 Stanhope Sparta Rd. Sparta | Founded in 1996[2] | |
| Saint Monica | 33 Unionville Ave, Sussex | Founded in 1942, church dedicated around 1952 [61] | |
| Saint Thomas the Apostle | 210 US-206, Sandyston | Founded as a mission in 1941, became a parish in 1987, church dedicated in 2000[58] | |
| Saint Thomas of Aquin | 53 Kennedy Ave, Ogdensburg | Founded as a mission in 1881, church dedicated in 1912[62] |