In four hours, the Knights of Columbus Marquette Council 588 in Sussex County collected about 1,000 pounds of food and more than $1,000 in cash donations during its Spring Food Drive on April 19...
The Passaic Neighborhood Center for Women (PNCW) welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney to celebrate the beginning of its garden season with a harvest blessing on April 29. The bishop led prayers and songs...
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney visited St. Christopher Parish in Parsippany on May 11, where he celebrated a Mass and administered confirmation to 26 youths. Father Luis Hernandez, St. Christopher’s pastor...
St. Joseph Parish in Mendham on May 12 welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, who administered confirmation to 42 youths from Mendham and neighboring municipalities during a Mass he celebrated there. Msgr.
The Church of Christ the King in the New Vernon neighborhood of Harding Township on May 6 welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, who administered confirmation to 24 parish youths during a Mass he...
The Diocese of Paterson comprises New Jersey’s three northwest counties of Morris, Passaic, and Sussex, with an area of 1,214 square miles and a population of 1,134,000.
The Holy See created the Diocese in 1937 by separating the three counties from the Archdiocese of Newark.
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney is the leader of the Diocese of Paterson and was installed as the eighth bishop of the Diocese in July 2020.
The diocese counts some 430,000 Catholics in a rich tapestry of 109 parishes where Mass is offered in 14 different languages and is a good neighbor to five Eastern-rite Churches.
The Diocese of Paterson includes 22 Catholic Schools, 70 Catholic Charities programs, and various ministries in the three counties of Passaic, Morris, and Sussex in northern New Jersey.