Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen

Diocese of Metuchen

Dioecesis Metuchenis
St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral
Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Metuchen
Location
Country United States
TerritoryNew Jersey Counties of Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren, New Jersey
Ecclesiastical provinceMetropolitan Province of Newark
Coordinates40°32′32.8″N 74°21′45.96″W / 40.542444°N 74.3627667°W / 40.542444; -74.3627667
Statistics
Area3,688 km2 (1,424 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
1,527,000
620,438 (40.6%)
Parishes90
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedNovember 19, 1981, incorporated December 31, 1981
CathedralSaint Francis of Assisi Cathedral
Patron saintQueenship of Mary[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJames F. Checchio
Metropolitan ArchbishopCardinal Joseph Tobin
Bishops emeritusPaul Gregory Bootkoski
Map
Website
diometuchen.org

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.

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.

  1. ^ "Diocesan Coat of Arms". Diocese of Metuchen. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-02-04.