Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen
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The Diocese of Metuchen (Latin: Dioecesis Metuchenis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in the borough of Metuchen in New Jersey in the United States.
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Diocese of Metuchen Dioecesis Metuchenis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Counties of Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren, New Jersey |
Ecclesiastical province | Metropolitan Province of Newark |
Coordinates | 40°32′32.8″N 74°21′45.96″W |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,688 km2 (1,424 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,527,000 620,438 (40.6%) |
Parishes | 90 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | November 19, 1981, incorporated December 31, 1981 |
Cathedral | Saint Francis of Assisi Cathedral |
Patron saint | Queenship of Mary[1] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | James F. Checchio |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Cardinal Joseph Tobin |
Bishops emeritus | Paul Gregory Bootkoski |
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Website | |
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The Diocese of Metuchen was established on November 19, 1981. The mother church of the diocese is Saint Francis of Assisi Cathedral in Metuchen. As of 2023, the current bishop of Metuchen is James Checchio.