- Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
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Diocese of Camden
Dioecesis CamdensisLocation Country United States Territory South Jersey Ecclesiastical province Metropolitan Province of Newark Metropolitan Camden, New Jersey Population
- Catholics
500,000Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established December 9, 1937 Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Joseph A. Galante
Bishop of CamdenMetropolitan Archbishop John Joseph Myers
Archbishop of NewarkMap Website camdendiocese.org The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden is a particular church or diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, located in New Jersey, United States, and presides over Roman Catholic parishes and schools in the six southern New Jersey counties of Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem.
Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Camden on December 9, 1937, by breaking it off from the Diocese of Trenton. Today, the Diocese of Camden presides over 125 parishes. The oldest parish is St. Mary (Gloucester City), which was founded in 1848. Over 500,000 Catholics live within this diocese.
The Bishop of Camden presides from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden. However, most major ceremonies are held at Saint Agnes Catholic Church in Blackwood. Some liturgies are held at St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral, Camden.
The Diocese of Camden is currently led by Bishop Joseph A. Galante. On April 2, 2008, Bishop Galante announced the closing of roughly half of the parishes in the diocese. This followed a previous announcement of the closing of various Catholic schools. The closures are different from other dioceses in the United States because where in most locations churches and schools have been closed gradually as populations shifted or the number of priests declined, in the Camden Diocese, they have all been announced at once and are expected to be accomplished within twelve to twenty-four months. The massive closings have proved to be extremely controversial, even prompting protests and letter writing campaigns to Archbishop John J. Myers, the Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey; and Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Washington, D.C.
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Bishops of the Diocese of Camden (terms of service)
- † Bishop Bartholomew J. Eustace (1938–1956) (died December 11, 1956)
- † Bishop Justin J. McCarthy (1957–1959) (died December 26, 1959)
- † Archbishop Celestine Damiano (1960–1967) (died October 2, 1967)
- † Bishop George H. Guilfoyle (1968–1989) (retired on May 13, 1989; died June 11, 1991)
- † Bishop James T. McHugh (1989–1998) (appointed coadjutor bishop of Rockville Centre on December 7, 1998; succeeded to the office of bishop of that diocese on January 4, 2000; died in December 2000)
- Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (1999–2003) (appointed bishop of Brooklyn on August 1, 2003)
- Bishop Joseph A. Galante (2004–present)
† = deceased
Schools
High schools
- Bishop Eustace Preparatory School, Pennsauken Township
- Camden Catholic High School, Cherry Hill Township
- Gloucester Catholic High School, Gloucester City
- Holy Spirit High School, Absecon
- Our Lady of Mercy Academy (New Jersey), Newfield
- Paul VI High School, Haddonfield
- Sacred Heart High School (New Jersey), Vineland
- St. Joseph High School (Hammonton, New Jersey), Hammonton
- Wildwood Catholic High School, North Wildwood
Ecclesiastical province
See also
- List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
- Plenary Councils of Baltimore
- Roman Catholicism in the United States
- Catholicism and American politics
- History of Roman Catholicism in the United States
External links
- Diocese of Camden Official Web Site
- Catholic Charities of Camden
- Catholic Star Herald - Official Online Newspaper of the Diocese
- Faith in the Future - Schools News and Information Site for the Diocese
- Gathering Gods Gifts - Parish Planning for the Diocese
- Lay Ministry Formation Program - Diocese Education Program
- New Jersey Provincial Directory
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- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Newark
- Religious organizations established in 1937
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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