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The Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey forms part of Province II of the

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. It is made up of the southern and central

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. It is the second oldest of the nine original Dioceses of the Episcopal Church. Services began in 1685 at St. Peter's, Perth Amboy, the oldest parish in the diocese. 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 141 congregations. The diocese is under the jurisdiction of William H. Stokes,

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of New Jersey, whose

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is at Trinity Cathedral, Trenton. The largest parish in the diocese is

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. The diocese had 53,000 members in 2003 and 43,000 in 2013. It reported 41,662 members in 2015.

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

John Croes John Croes (June 1, 1762 – July 26, 1832) was a prelate in the Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Church who served as the first Bishop of New Jersey. Early life and education Croes was born on June 1, 1762, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, t ...

1815-1832 (1st Bishop of New Jersey)Diocese website
''Bishops of the Diocese of New Jersey
Retrieved on September 12, 2006. *

George Washington Doane George Washington Doane (May 27, 1799 – April 27, 1859) was an American churchman, educator, and the second bishop in the Episcopal Church for the Diocese of New Jersey. Early life and career Doane was born in Trenton, New Jersey. He gradu ...

1832-1859 (2nd Bishop of New Jersey) *

William Henry Odenheimer William Henry Odenheimer (August 11, 1817 – August 14, 1879) was the third Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Bishop of New Jersey and the first of Episcopal Diocese of Newark, Northern New Jersey. Earl ...

1859-1874 (3rd Bishop of New Jersey and 1st Bishop of Newark) *

John Scarborough John Scarborough (April 21, 1831 – March 14, 1914) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey from 1875 to 1914. Biography Scarborough was born on April 21, 1831, in Castlewellan County Down in Ireland. He and his family emigrated to ...

1875-1914 (4th Bishop of New Jersey) * Paul Matthews 1915-1937 (5th Bishop of New Jersey) ** Albion W. Knight, Coadjutor, 1923-1935 ** Ralph Ernest Urban, Suffragan, 1932-1935 * Wallace John Gardner 1937-1954 (6th Bishop of New Jersey) * Alfred L. Banyard 1955-1973 (7th Bishop of New Jersey) *

Albert W. Van Duzer Albert Wiencke Van Duzer (July 15, 1917 – November 27, 1999) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, serving from 1973 to 1982. Biography Van Duzer was born in Newburgh, New York, the son of Albert Barton Van Duzer and Clara Helen Wie ...

1973-1982 (8th Bishop of New Jersey) * G. P. Mellick Belshaw 1983-1994 (9th Bishop of New Jersey) *

Joe Morris Doss Joe Morris Doss (born March 29, 1943) served as the 10th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey from 1995 to 2001. He was elected bishop coadjutor in June 1993 and became bishop diocesan in 1995 following the retirement of G. P. Mellick Bel ...

1995-2001 (10th Bishop of New Jersey) * George Edward Councell 2003–2013 (11th Bishop of New Jersey) * William H. Stokes 2013–present (12th Bishop of New Jersey)

References

External links

Diocese of New Jersey
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Diocese of New Jersey Youth Ministry
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Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of New Jersey
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Service Book for the Diocese of New Jersey
Authorized by Wallace J. Gardner (1940), digitized by Richard Mammana {{DEFAULTSORT:New Jersey Diocese of New Jersey 1815 establishments in New Jersey Anglican dioceses established in the 19th century

Province 2 of the Episcopal Church (United States) Religious organizations established in 1815 Trenton, New Jersey