List of churches in the Archdiocese of Newark


This is a list of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. The archdiocese covers northeastern New Jersey in the United States. It includes the cities of Newark and Jersey City and the counties of Bergen, and Essex, Hudson, and Union. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark.

Essex County parishes

East, South and West Orange

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Holy Name of Jesus184 Midland Ave, East OrangeFounded in 1910, present church dedicated in 1933
Holy Spirit - Our Lady Help of Christians17 N Clinton St, East OrangeHoly Spirit founded in 1931 and Our Lady in 1882. Parishes merged in 1983
Our Lady of Lourdes1 Eagle Rock Ave, West OrangeFounded in 1914, current church completed in 1964
Our Lady of Mount Carmel103 S Center St, OrangeFounded in 1902 for Italian immigrants, church dedicated in 1933
Our Lady of Sorrows217 Prospect St, South OrangeFounded in the 1880s, current church dedicated in 1930
Our Lady of the Valley510 Valley St, OrangeFounded as a mission in 1873, current church dedicated in 1911
St. Anthony of Padua Oratory1360 Pleasant Valley Way, West OrangeFounded in 2007, operated by the Institute of Christ the King
St. John94 Ridge St, Orange
St. Joseph110 Telford St, East Orange
St. Joseph44 Benvenue Ave, West OrangeFounded in 1931, church dedicated in 1932

Union County parishes

Linden

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Holy Family210 Monroe St, LindenFounded in 1955
St. Elizabeth of Hungary220 E Blanke St, Linden
St. John the Apostle1805 Penbrook Ter, Linden
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus131 E Edgar Rd, LindenParish established in 1925; new church completed in 1954

Plainfield

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
St. Bernard of Clairvaux & St. Stanislaus Kostka368 Sumner Ave, PlainfieldSt. Bernard founded as mission in 1915 and St. Stanislaus in 1920. Merged in 2005
St. Mary516 W 6th St, PlainfieldEstablished in 1851

Summit

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Dominican Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary543 Springfield Ave, SummitEstablished in 1919
St. Teresa of Avila301 Morris Ave, SummitFounded as a mission in 1863, became a parish in 1874, current church dedicated in 1925

Westfield

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Holy Trinity315 1st St, WestfieldFounded in 1872, current church dedicated in 1922
St. Helen1600 Rahway Ave, WestfieldFounded in 1968, church dedicated in 1972

Other Union County parishes

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Little Flower290 Plainfield Ave, Berkeley HeightsFounded as a mission for Italian immigrants in 1930, church dedicated that same year
St. Agnes332 Madison Hill Rd, ClarkFounded in 1961, church dedicated in 1964
St. Michael40 Alden St, CranfordFounded in the late 19th century, current church dedicated in 1951
St. Catherine of Siena1000 N Broad St, HillsideFounded in 1904; current church built in 1920s

Closed churches

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Resurrection209 3rd St, Jersey CityCreated in 1997 with the merger of five parishes. Dissolved in 2014, with St. Michael and St. Mary Parishes becoming independent
Sacred HeartVailsburg, NewarkClosed in 2010
St. Joseph233 W Market St, NewarkConstructed in 1871
St. Michael the ArchangelUnion City
St. Rocco212 Hunterdon St, NewarkFounded in 1899, church dedicated in 1890
St. Thomas Aquinas40 Ludlow St, NewarkFounded in 1957, closed in 2024