Pope John XXIII Regional High School in Sparta held a signing day for student-athletes signing their National Letters of Intent. They invited their friends and family to participate in this momentous...
More than 45 men from parishes in the Paterson Diocese and the Newark Archdiocese attended the latest Called to Courage Men’s Retreat at Sacred Heart Retreat Center in Newton. Father Daniel Murphy, a...
The Office of Youth Ministry of the Diocese of Paterson held its first of three Diocesan Regional Retreats on Jan. 25 at Resurrection Parish in Randolph. The day’s theme was “Knights of the Spirit....
St. Anthony School in Hawthorne hosted its annual STEM Showcase on Jan. 24 and Jan. 26. The showcase explored biomimicry, the innovative practice of drawing inspiration from nature to solve human...
Students of St. Vincent Martyr School (SVMS) in Madison embraced the spirit of giving on Feb. 3 during Catholic Schools Week. They engaged in community service projects that reflected their...
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.