List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark explained

This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[1] The archdiocese covers northeastern New Jersey, including the cities of Newark and Jersey City and the counties of Bergen, and Essex, Hudson, and Union. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark.

Bergen County

Fort Lee

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Holy Trinity2367 Lemoine Ave, Fort Lee
Madonna340 Main St, Fort Lee[2]

Garfield

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Most Holy Name99 Marsellus Place, Garfield
Our Lady of Mount Virgin188 MacArthur Ave, Garfield
St. Stanislaus Kostka184 Ray St, Garfield

Hackensack

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Holy Trinity34 Maple Ave, HackensackParish founded 1861; current Romanesque Byzantine church dedicated 1929[3]
Immaculate Conception49 Vreeland Ave, HackensackParish formed 1890; church built 1891[4]
St. Francis of Assisi50 Lodi St, Hackensack[5]
St. Joseph460 Hudson St, HackensackChurch built 1908-1909[6]

Lyndhurst

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Our Lady of Mount Carmel197 Kingsland Ave, Lyndhurst
Sacred Heart324 Ridge Rd, Lyndhurst
St. Michael the Archangel 624 Page Ave, Lyndhurst

Paramus

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Annunciation50 W Midland Ave, ParamusChurch dedicated 1953; built using ruins from a chapel built in 1908 by the Sisters of Charity[7]
Our Lady of the Visitation234 Fairview Ave, Paramus

Other Bergen County

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Guardian Angel320 Franklin Tpk, Allendale
St. John the Evangelist29 N Washington Ave, Bergenfield
St. Joseph115 E Fort Lee Rd, Bogota
Epiphany247 Knox Ave, Cliffside ParkBuilt 1916[8]
St. Mary20 Legion Pl, Closter
St. Therese of Lisieux120 Monroe Ave, Cresskill
St. Joseph280 County Rd, Demarest
St. Mary280 Washington Ave, Dumont
St. Joseph120 Hoboken Rd, East Rutherford
Holy Rosary365 Undercliff Ave, Edgewater
St. Leo324 Market St, Elmwood Park
Assumption29 Jefferson Ave, Emerson
St. Cecilia52 W Demarest Ave, EnglewoodEstablished 1858[9] [10]
St. Anne10-04 St. Anne St, Fair Lawn
Our Lady of Grace395 Delano St, Fairview
St. John the Baptist 239 Anderson Ave, Fairview
Most Blessed Sacrament787 Franklin Lake Rd, Franklin Lakes
St. Catharine905 S Maple Ave, Glen Rock
Our Lady of Victories81 Lynn St, Harrington Park
Corpus Christi218 Washington Pl, Hasbrouck Heights
Sacred Heart102 Park St, Haworth
St. John the Baptist69 Valley St, Hillsdale
St. Luke 340 N Franklin Tpk, Ho-Ho-Kus
St. John the Evangelist235 Harrison St, Leonia
St. Margaret of Cortona31 Chamberlain Ave, Little Ferry
St. Francis de Sales125 Union St, Lodi
St. Joseph40 Spring St, Lodi
Immaculate Conception900 Darlington Ave, Mahwah
Immaculate Heart of Mary47 Island Rd, Mahwah
Our Lady Queen of Peace400 Maywood Ave, Maywood
Nativity315 Prospect St, Midland Park
Ascension256 Azalea Dr, New Milford
St. Joseph105 Harrison St, New Milford
Queen of Peace10 Franklin Pl, North Arlington
St. Anthony199 Walnut St, Northvale
Immaculate Conception211 Summit St, Norwood
Our Lady of Perpetual Help25 Purdue Ave, Oakland
St. Pius X268 Old Tappan Rd, Old Tappan
St. Michael19 E Central Blvd, Palisades Park
St. Nicholas442 E Brinkerhoff Ave, Palisades Park
Our Lady of Mercy2 Fremont Ave, Park Ridge
St. Paul200 Wyckoff Ave, Ramsey
St. Matthew555 Prospect Ave, Ridgefield
St. Francis of Assisi114 Mt Vernon St, Ridgefield Park
Our Lady of Mount Carmel1 Passaic St, Ridgewood
St. Peter the Apostle445 5th Ave, River Edge
Sacred Heart12 Terrace Ave, Rochelle Park
St. Mary91 Home Ave, Rutherford
Korean Martyrs585 Saddle River Rd, Saddle Brook
St. Philip the Apostle488 Saddle River Rd, Saddle Brook
St. Gabriel the Archangel88 E Saddle River Rd, Saddle River
St. Anastasia1095 Teaneck Rd, Teaneck
Our Lady of Mount Carmel10 County Rd, Tenafly
Church of the Presentation271 W Saddle River Rd, Upper Saddle River
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus127 Paterson Ave, Wallington
Our Lady of Good Counsel668 Ridgewood Rd, Washington Twp
St. Andrew120 Washington Ave, Westwood
Assumption of Our Blessed Lady143 1st St, Wood-Ridge
Our Lady Mother of the Church209 Woodcliff Ave, Woodcliff Lake
St. Elizabeth of Hungary700 Wyckoff Ave, Wyckoff

Essex County

Bloomfield

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Sacred Heart76 Broad St, Bloomfield[11]
St. Thomas the Apostle60 Byrd Ave, Bloomfield
St. Valentine125 N Spring St, Bloomfield

Irvington

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Good Shepherd954 Stuyvesant Ave, Irvington
Sacred Heart of Jesus537 Grove St, Irvington
St. Leo103 Myrtle Ave, Irvington

Montclair

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
St. Peter Claver 56 Elmwood Ave, Montclair
St. Teresa of CalcuttaMontclair
St. Cassian187 Bellevue Ave, Montclair

Newark

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
St. Anthony409 N 2nd St, East Newark
Blessed Sacrament/St. Charles Borromeo15 Van Ness Pl, Newark
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart89 Ridge St, Newark
Holy Trinity - Epiphany207 Adams St, Newark
Immaculate Conception370-406 Woodside Ave, Newark
Immaculate Heart of Mary202 Lafayette St, Newark
Our Lady of Fatima82 Congress St, Newark
Our Lady of Good Counsel654 Summer Ave, Newark
Our Lady of Mount Carmel259 Oliver St, Newark
Pro-Cathedral of St. Patrick91 Washington St, Newark
Sacred HeartVailsburg, Newark
St. Aloysius66 Fleming Ave, Newark
St. Anthony750 N 7th St, Newark
St. Antoninus337 S Orange Ave, Newark
St. Augustine170 Sussex Ave, Newark
St. Benedict65 Barbara St, Newark
St. Casimir91 Pulaski St, Newark
St. Columba25 Thomas St, NewarkBuilt 1898
St. Francis Xavier243 Abington Ave W, Newark
St. James142 Jefferson St, Newark
St. John22 Mulberry St, Newark
St. Joseph233 W Market St, NewarkFormer church; NRHP
St. Lucy19-27 Ruggiero Plaza, Newark
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception528 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Newark
St. Mary's Abbey Church520 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Newark
St. Michael172 Broadway, Newark
St. Rocco212 Hunterdon St, NewarkFormer Catholic church; built 1900; listed on the NRHP[12]
St. Rose of Lima11 Gray St, Roseville, Newark
St. Stanislaus146 Irvine Turner Blvd, Newark
St. Thomas Aquinas40 Ludlow St, Newark
Transfiguration103 16th Ave, Newark

Nutley

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Holy Family 28 Brookline Ave, Nutley
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 120 Prospect St, Nutley
St. Mary 17 Msg. Owens Pl, Nutley

Orange (East, South, West)

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Holy Name of Jesus184 Midland Ave, East Orange
Holy Spirit - Our Lady Help of Christians17 N Clinton St, East Orange
Our Lady of Lourdes1 Eagle Rock Ave, West Orange
Our Lady of Mount Carmel103 S Center St, Orange
Our Lady of Sorrows217 Prospect St, South Orange
Our Lady of the Valley510 Valley St, Orange
St. Anthony of Padua Oratory1360 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange
St. John94 Ridge St, Orange
St. Joseph110 Telford St, East Orange
St. Joseph44 Benvenue Ave, West Orange

Other

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Our Lady of the Lake22 Lakeside Ave, Verona
St. Peter155 William St, Belleville
St. Aloysius219 Bloomfield Ave, Caldwell
St. Catherine of Siena339 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove
St. Thomas More210 Horseneck Rd, Fairfield

Hudson County

Bayonne

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel39 E 22nd St, BayonneRomanesque Revival church dedicated 1899; the church and supporting buildings form the Mount Carmel Historic District
St. Henry82 W 29th St, BayonneParish formed 1889; current English Gothic church built 1911-1915
St. Mary, Star of the Sea326 Ave C, BayonneChurch dedicated 1881; now part of Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich Parish[13]
St. Vincent de Paul979 Ave C, BayonneLombardy Romanesque church completed in 1930; listed on the NRHP

Hoboken

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Our Lady of Grace400 Willow Ave, HobokenParish established 1854; current church dedicated 1878[14]
St. Ann704 Jefferson St, HobokenRomanesque church built 1925-1927[15]
St. Francis308 Jefferson St, HobokenChurch built 1888-1889 as split from St. Joseph for Italian community;[16] Frank Sinatra baptized there in 1916[17]
St. JosephParish formed 1874; church completed 1897; merged in 2008 with Our Lady of Grace
Ss. Peter and Paul404 Hudson St, HobokenParish formed 1889; current church dedicated 1929[18]

Jersey City

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Christ the King768 Ocean Ave, Jersey City
Holy Rosary344 6th St, Jersey City
Our Lady of Czestochowa120 Sussex St, Jersey City
Our Lady of Mercy40 Sullivan Dr, Jersey City
Our Lady of Mount Carmel99 Broadway, Jersey City
Our Lady of Sorrows93-95 Clerk St, Jersey City
Our Lady of Victories2217 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City
Resurrection209 3rd St, Jersey City
Sacred Heart183 Bayview Ave, Greenville, Jersey CitySpanish Gothic and Moorish style church built 1922-1924
St. Aedan800 Bergen Ave, Jersey CityChurch dedicated 1931, serves as the Saint Peter's University Church and a local parish church[19]
St. Aloysius691 West Side Ave, Jersey CityParish established 1897; French Renaissance style church and bell tower dedicated 1908[20]
St. Ann (Polish)291 St Paul Ave, Jersey City
St. Anne3545 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey CityDedicated 1903[21]
St. Anthony of Padua457 Monmouth St, Jersey CityGothic church built 1892, listed on NRHP
St. John the Baptist3026 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey CityEstablished 1884; current Romanesque style church completed 1897[22]
St. Joseph511 Pavonia Ave, Jersey City
St. Mary219 3rd St, Jersey City
St. Michael252 9th St, Jersey City
St. Nicholas122 Ferry St, Jersey City
St. Patrick492 Bramhall Ave, Jersey CityChurch dedicated 1877[23]
St. Paul the Apostle14 Greenville Ave, Jersey City
St. Paul of the Cross156 Hancock Ave, Jersey City

Kearny

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Our Lady of Sorrows136 Davis Ave, Kearny
St. Cecilia120 Kearny Ave, Kearny
St. Stephen141 Washington Ave, Kearny

North Bergen

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Our Lady of Fatima8016 Kennedy Blvd, North Bergen
Sacred Heart9034 Barr Pl, North Bergen

Union City

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Holy Family530 35th St, Union City
St. Anthony of Padua615 8th St, Union City
St. Augustine3900 New York Ave, Union City
Ss. Joseph and Michael1314 Central Ave, Union City
St. Rocco - St. Brigid4206 Kennedy Blvd, Union City

Other

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Our Lady of Fatima8011 Kennedy Blvd, North Bergen[24]
St. Augustine3900 New York Ave, North Bergen

Union County

Elizabeth

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Blessed Sacrament1096 North Ave, Elizabeth
Immaculate Conception417 Union Ave, ElizabethParish established 1910[25]
Our Lady of Fatima403 Spring St, ElizabethFormerly Sacred Heart, renamed in 1973 as the area shifted from Irish to Portuguese
Our Lady of the Most Holy RosaryCombined into a single parish with St. Michael
St. Adalbert250 E Jersey St, ElizabethParish established 1905; church dedicated 1906[26]
St. Anthony of Padua853 3rd Ave, Elizabeth[27]
St. Genevieve200 Monmouth Rd, ElizabethParish founded as a mission 1920; current church built 1930[28]
St. Hedwig717 Polonia Ave, ElizabethFounded 1925
St. Mary of the Assumption155 Washington Ave, Elizabeth
St. Michael52 Smith St, ElizabethCombined with Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary
St. Patrick215 Court St, ElizabethParish established 1858; now part of Immaculate Heart of Mary/St. Patrick Parish
Ss. Peter and Paul211 Ripley Pl, ElizabethFounded by Lithuanians; built in early 1900s; merged into one parish with St. Adalbert[29]

Linden

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Holy Family210 Monroe St, LindenSlovak American
St. Elizabeth of Hungary220 E Blanke St, Linden[30]
St. John the Apostle1805 Penbrook Ter, Linden[31]
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus131 E Edgar Rd, LindenParish established 1925; new church 1954[32]

Plainfield

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
St. Bernard of Clairvaux & St. Stanislaus Kostka368 Sumner Ave, Plainfield
St. Mary516 W 6th St, PlainfieldEstablished 1851[33]

Summit

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Dominican Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary543 Springfield Ave, SummitEstablished 1919[34]
St. Teresa of Avila301 Morris Ave, SummitEstablished 1863[35]

Westfield

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Holy Trinity315 1st St, Westfield
St. Helen1600 Rahway Ave, Westfield

Other

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Little Flower290 Plainfield Ave, Berkeley HeightsOpened 1930[36]
St. Agnes332 Madison Hill Rd, Clark
St. Michael 40 Alden St, Cranford
St. Catherine of Siena1000 N Broad St, HillsideFounded 1904; current church built 1920s[37]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parishes by City. Archdiocese of Newark. May 1, 2020.
  2. Web site: Home page. Madonna Church. May 1, 2020.
  3. Web site: History Holy Trinity Church. Holy Trinity Church. May 1, 2020.
  4. Web site: About Us. Immaculate Conception Church. May 1, 2020.
  5. Web site: Home page. St. Francis of Assisi Parish. May 1, 2020.
  6. Web site: Our History. St. Joseph R.C. Church. May 1, 2020.
  7. Web site: Parish History. Church of the Annunciation. May 1, 2020.
  8. Web site: Parish History. Church of the Epiphany. May 1, 2020.
  9. Web site: Home page. St. Cecilia Parish. May 1, 2020.
  10. Book: The Catholic Church In Englewood A History Of Saint Cecilia's Parish 1858-1924. 1924.
  11. Web site: Home page. Sacred Heart Church. May 1, 2020.
  12. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 5 . April 1, 2010 . August 21, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090327025729/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/essex.pdf . March 27, 2009 .
  13. Web site: A History of St. Mary, Star of the Sea Parish. Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich. May 1, 2020.
  14. Web site: Historical Timeline. Church of Our Lady of Grace. May 1, 2020.
  15. Web site: History of Saint Ann Catholic Church. Saint Ann Catholic Church. May 1, 2020.
  16. Web site: Our History. St. Francis Church. May 1, 2020.
  17. Web site: The Homes He Lived In: Hoboken. WNYC. October 31, 2015.
  18. Web site: History. The Catholic Community of Saints Peter and Paul. May 1, 2020.
  19. Web site: About St. Aedan's. St. Aedan's. May 1, 2020.
  20. Web site: A Brief History of St. Aloysius Parish. Saint Aloysius Parish. May 1, 2020.
  21. Web site: History. St. Anne's in the Heights. May 1, 2020.
  22. Web site: Parish History. St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church. May 1, 2020.
  23. Web site: History of St. Patrick Church Jersey City, New Jersey on the Occasion of the 125th Anniversary. St. Patrick & Assumption All Saints. May 1, 2020.
  24. Web site: Home page. Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church. May 1, 2020.
  25. Web site: History of Immaculate Conception Parish. May 1, 2020.
  26. Web site: A Brief History of St. Adalbert's Parish. St. Adalbert Roman Catholic Church. May 1, 2020.
  27. Web site: Home page. St Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church. May 1, 2020.
  28. Web site: A History. St. Genevieve's. May 1, 2020.
  29. Web site: Sts. Peter & Paul Church. St. Adalbert Roman Catholic Church. May 1, 2020.
  30. Web site: Home page. St. Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church. May 1, 2020.
  31. Web site: Home page. St. John the Apostle. May 1, 2020.
  32. Web site: Our History. Parish of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus. May 1, 2020.
  33. Web site: Home page. St. Mary's Plainfield. May 1, 2020.
  34. Web site: History. Summit Dominicans. May 1, 2020.
  35. Web site: History. Saint Teresa of Avila Parish. May 1, 2020.
  36. Web site: Parish History. Church of the Little Flower. May 1, 2020.
  37. Web site: History. Saint Catherine of Siena. May 1, 2020.

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