Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey


The Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey forms part of Province II of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. It is made up of the southern and central New Jersey counties of Union, Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington, Camden, Atlantic, Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland, and Cape May. It is the second oldest of the nine original Dioceses of the Episcopal Church. Activities in the diocese began in 1685 with services at St. Peter's parish in Perth Amboy. The diocese itself was founded in 1785.
The diocese originally included all of the state of New Jersey, but was divided in 1874, when the northern third of the state split off to form the Diocese of Northern New Jersey, which was later renamed to become the Diocese of Newark. The Diocese of New Jersey has the sixth-largest number of parishes in the Episcopal Church, and the eighth-largest number of baptized communicants. It has a reputation for broad ethnic and socio-economic diversity.
The Diocese of New Jersey currently has a total of 134 congregations. The diocese is under the jurisdiction of Bishop Sally French whose seat is at Trinity Cathedral in Trenton. The largest parish in the diocese is Trinity Church, Princeton.
The diocese reported 41,114 members in 2015 and 30,423 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income for the 134 filing congregations of the diocese in 2024 was $20,113,569; average Sunday attendance was 7,529 persons.
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Trinity Cathedral

The cathedral of the diocese has been Trinity Cathedral in Trenton since 1931, following the mergers of Trinity Church and All Saints' Churches in 1930. It is currently located on West St. Street in the location of the former All Saints', Trenton. Earlier pro-cathedrals have included Christ Church, New Brunswick, Saint Mary's, Burlington, and Christ Church, Trenton.
Diocesan House, which holds the administrative offices of the diocese sits across the street in a converted Victorian home and adjacent casino built in 1912 and 1927 respectively. The buildings were bought by the diocese in 1943.

Bishops of New Jersey