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The Diocese of Trenton is a
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ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the
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in central
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in the United States. It is a
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in the
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of the metropolitan
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. The mother church of the Diocese of Trenton is the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in Trenton with the Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine in
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. Since 2010, the bishop of Trenton has been
David M. O'Connell David Michael O'Connell (born April 21, 1955) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Trenton since 2010. He is a member of the Congregation of the Mission and a past president of the Catholic University of America. Bio ...
.


Territory

The Diocese of Trenton encompasses Burlington,
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, and
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counties. As of 2021, it serves a population of 774,000 in 107 parishes.


History


1700 to 1800

Although the British Provinces of East New Jersey and West New Jersey were not officially welcoming to Catholics, they tended to ignore their presence. The first resident priest in West Jersey was
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Joseph Greaton, who arrived around 1732. In 1744, Reverend Theodore Schneider was visiting the families of Catholic
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in the southern part of the territory. In 1764, Reverend Ferdinand Steinmeyer took over this duty. The assistance of Catholic French troops during the
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helped to abate anti-Catholic sentiment in all of the 13 original colonies. In 1784,
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erected the Apostolic Prefecture of the United States of America, including all of the new United States. In 1789, the same pope raised this prefecture to the
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.


1800 to 1881

The first Catholic Mass in Trenton was celebrated in the printing office of Isaac Collins around 1804. In 1811, the services were moved to the home of John Baptist Sartori, a
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official who represented the commercial interests of the
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in the United States. To accommodate the increasing number of worshipers, Bishop Michael Egan of Philadelphia worked with local backers to construct St. John the Baptist in 1814, the first Catholic parish in New Jersey. When
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erected the Diocese of New York and the
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in 1808, he split the new state of New Jersey between the two dioceses. However, when Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Newark in 1853, he reunited the state of New Jersey as its initial territory. The Trenton area would remain part of the Diocese of Newark for the next 28 years. In 1865, Anthony Smith purchased the site of the present day Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption. It had previously served as the headquarters for
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troops during the
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in December 1776. Construction of the church began in 1866, and Bishop James Bayley of Newark dedicated the new cathedral in 1871. The Catholic population of New Jersey grew rapidly, from 25,000 in 1860 to 130,000 in 1880.


1881 to 1900

In 1881,
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erected the Diocese of Trenton, taking southern and central New Jersey from the Diocese of Newark. The pope designated the Church of St. Mary of the Assumption as its cathedral and appointed Michael J. O'Farrell of New York as the first bishop of Trenton. At this time, the diocese had 68 churches, 23 parochial schools, and 51 priests. According to historian
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, O'Farrell's efforts to establish Catholic institutions in
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"...did not fail to excite hostility". St. John the Baptist Church, the first Catholic church in the diocese, burned down in 1883. During his tenure, O'Farrell erected several new parishes and missions, and established an orphanage in
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and a home for the elderly in Beverly. When O'Farrell died in 1884, the diocese contained 92 priests, 101 churches, and 82 parochial schools. In 1894, Reverend James McFaul of Newark was appointed the second bishop of Trenton by
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. New Jersey's Catholic population continued to grow with immigration from
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and
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. During his tenure, McFaul erected an
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at Hopewell, a home for senior citizens at Lawrenceville, and Mount St. Mary's College at Plainfield, along with many parishes and schools


1900 to 1950

In 1909, McFaul created a controversy when he accused the professors at American colleges and universities of an "upbuilding of a cynicism and intimacy with immoral ideas." In 1910, the
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entered the diocese to work among the Italian immigrants in St. Joachim's Parish in South Trenton. McFaul established Catholic Charities in Trenton in 1913. After McFaul died in 1917,
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appointed Reverend Thomas Walsh from the
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as the third bishop of Trenton. Walsh in 1927 dedicated the new St. James High School in Monmouth County. Walsh in 1927 became bishop of Newark. John J. McMahon of Buffalo was the next bishop of Trenton, named by
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in 1928. He died four years later in 1932. In 1933, the Religious Teachers Filippini established
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, an all-girls middle and high school. To replace McMahon, Pius XI appointed Monsignor
Moses E. Kiley Moses Elias Kiley (November 13, 1876 – April 15, 1953) was a Canadian-born American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Milwaukee from 1940 to 1953. He previously served as Bishop of Trenton (1934–1940). Biography Early life M ...
of the
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as bishop of Trenton. McMahon died in 1932. In 1934, Kiley was appointed the fifth bishop of Trenton by
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. His most notable achievement in Trenton was refinancing $10,000,000 of church obligations. In 1937,
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erected the
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, taking its territory, taking South Jersey from the Diocese of Trenton. The Diocese of Trenton now had a Catholic population of 210,114 in eight counties with 212 diocesan priests, 121 parishes and 70 parochial schools. Kiley became archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in 1940. Auxiliary Bishop William A. Griffin of Trenton was named bishop of diocese in 1940 by
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.


1950 to 1997

After ten years as bishop, Griffin died in 1950. The next bishop of Trenton was George W. Ahr of Newark, appointed by Pius XII in 1950. During Arh's tenure, the number of Catholics in the diocese rose from 300,000 to 850,000. He founded 50 parishes and dedicated 100 new churches, 90 schools, and over 60 other buildings. In 1956, fire destroyed St. Mary's Cathedral, killing its rector, Richard T. Crean, and two housekeepers. Bishop Ahr guided the implementat of liturgical reforms from the
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after 1965. He retired in 1979 after 29 years as bishop of Trenton. In 1980,
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selected Auxiliary Bishop
John C. Reiss John Charles Reiss (May 13, 1922 – March 4, 2012) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Trenton in New Jersey from 1980 to 1997. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the s ...
of Trenton as Ahr's successor as bishop. Later that year, the pope erected the
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, taking four counties from the Diocese of Trenton. At this juncture, the Diocese of Trenton had 447,915 parishioners in 119 parishes served by 193 diocesan priests and 105 religious priests. During his tenure as bishop, Reiss in 1982 established the Emmaus program of priestly spirituality and implemented Renew, of
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spiritual renewal process, between 1985 and 1987. In 1986, Reiss approved a new
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iate structure for administration of the diocese. He led the fourth diocesan synod in 1991 and raised $38 million between 1992 and 1995 through Faith-In-Service, a diocesan
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and endowment fund campaign; dedicated. In 1994, Reiss dedicate a new Morris Hall, with St. Joseph Hall Skilled Nursing Center and St. Mary Hall Residence, in 1994. In 1995, John Paul II appointed Bishop John M. Smith of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee as
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in Trenton to assist Reiss. Villa Vianney, a residence for retired priests, was completed in 1995 and the new diocesan pastoral center in 1997.When Reiss retired in 1997, Smith automatically succeeded him as bishop of Trenton.


1997 to 2010

Smith launched the diocesan website in 2000. He also championed the diocese's teen talk show, ''Realfaith TV'', which was televised and webcast throughout North America. Smith created the Institute for Lay Ecclesial Ministry to prepare permanent deacons for service. Smith set forth "The 11 Elements of a Vibrant Parish" in 2000, which resulted in the reduction of parishes to 111. In 2002, the diocese completed the construction of the Church of St. Robert Bellarmine in Freehold Township. The diocese began using this church for diocesan functions because it offered a more central location in the diocese than the cathedral. In 2006, Smith announced the "Commitment to Excellence" initiative and action plan. It set new measures and benchmarks for Catholic schools in enrollment, class size and curriculum development. In 2009, Bishop inaugurated the "Led By the Spirit," plan, restructuring of the diocesan administrative structure that better supports the priorities.


2010 to present

In 2010,
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named
David M. O'Connell David Michael O'Connell (born April 21, 1955) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Trenton since 2010. He is a member of the Congregation of the Mission and a past president of the Catholic University of America. Bio ...
, president of
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in Washington, D.C. as coadjutor bishop of Trenton. When Smith retired in 2010, O'Connell became the next bishop of Trenton. In 2017, the Vatican elevated Church of St. Robert Bellarmine to the status of co-cathedral at O'Connell's request. As of 2023 O'Connell is the current bishop of Trenton.


Sexual abuse

The Diocese of Trenton removed Reverend Ron Becker of St. Francis Roman Catholic Church in Trenton from ministry after receiving complaints of sexual abuse. The Vatican
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him in 2002. In March 2007, he was arrested on sexual assault charges. His accuser was his niece Jenni Franz, who said that Becker abused her from ages five to 11. Franz reported his abuse to the diocese in 2004. Becker pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree
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in June 2007, but died before sentencing. The diocese in 2009 paid a $325,000 settlement to Franz. In 2011, the diocese paid a second settlement exceeding $1 million to five former altar boys who were sexually assaulted by Becker in the 1970s and 1980s. In February 2005, the Diocese of Trenton. along with the Archdiocese of Newark and
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, reached a settlement with sexual abuse victims of former cardinal
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. In August 2012, Timothy Schmalz, a Catholic University graduate, concocted a plan to expose Revered Matthew Riedlinger, who had sexually harassed him and several over a period of several years. Schmalz had previous complained to Bishop O'Connell about Riedlinger, but O'Connell dismissed his concerns. Schmalz, pretending to be a 16-year-old boy, conducted a sexually explicit
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conversation with Riedlinger, then passed the conversation transcript to the diocese. O'Connell immediately removed Riedlinger from his parish, but did not give parishioners the real reason for his removal until a year later. Reverend Romannilo Apura of St. Martha Parish in Point Pleasant was arrested in August 2014 on charges of endangering the welfare of a child, third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact and fourth-degree attempt to commit criminal sexual contact. He was accused of fondling and manually stimulating a 16-year-old boy earlier in 2014. When the victim reported the crime to the diocese, the diocese notified the police. Apura pleaded guilty in August 2015 to aggravated criminal sexual contact and was sentenced to three years in prison. In February 2019, the diocese released the names of 30 clergy who had been credibly accused of sexually abusing children since 1940. The diocese in April 2022 announced an $87.5 million settlement to 300 victims of sexual abuse by its clergy.


Bishops


Bishops of Trenton

# Michael J. O'Farrell (1881–1894) # James A. McFaul (1894–1917) # Thomas J. Walsh (1917–1928), appointed Bishop and later Archbishop of Newark # John J. McMahon (1928–1932) #
Moses E. Kiley Moses Elias Kiley (November 13, 1876 – April 15, 1953) was a Canadian-born American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Milwaukee from 1940 to 1953. He previously served as Bishop of Trenton (1934–1940). Biography Early life M ...
(1934–1940), appointed
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# William A. Griffin (1940–1950) # George W. Ahr (1950–1979) #
John C. Reiss John Charles Reiss (May 13, 1922 – March 4, 2012) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Trenton in New Jersey from 1980 to 1997. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the s ...
(1980–1997) # John M. Smith (1997–2010;
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1995–1997) #
David M. O'Connell David Michael O'Connell (born April 21, 1955) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Trenton since 2010. He is a member of the Congregation of the Mission and a past president of the Catholic University of America. Bio ...
(2010–present; coadjutor bishop 2010)


Former auxiliary bishops

* James John Hogan (1959–1966), appointed Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown *
John C. Reiss John Charles Reiss (May 13, 1922 – March 4, 2012) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Trenton in New Jersey from 1980 to 1997. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the s ...
(1967–1980), appointed Bishop of Trenton *
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(1982–1992), appointed Bishop of Nashville


Education


High schools

* Christian Brothers Academy*, Lincroft *
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, Toms River (known as St. Joseph High School until 1983 and Monsignor Donovan High School until 2014) * Holy Cross Academy, Delran * Mater Dei Prep*, Middletown * Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville *
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, Red Bank * St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel * St. Rose High School, Belmar *
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of the Sacred Heart*, Princeton *
Trenton Catholic Academy Trenton Catholic Preparatory Academy (formerly Trenton Catholic Academy) was a Catholic school in Trenton, New Jersey, Trenton, in Mercer County, New Jersey, Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It served students in pre-kindergarten ...
, Hamilton * Trinity Hall*, Tinton Falls *
Villa Victoria Academy Villa Victoria Academy is an all-girls, private, Catholic middle and high school located in the West Trenton section of Ewing Township, New Jersey. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton. The school has been accredited by the Mi ...
*, Ewing Township : *Operates independently with the concurrence of the diocese.


Ecclesiastical province


See also

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(secretary to Bishop Moses E. Kiley) *
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References


External links


Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton Official SiteNew Jersey Provincial Directory
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