Archdiocese of Newark
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK (Archidioecesis Novarcensis)
Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1853 as Diocese of Newark
Elevated to Archdiocese in 1937
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms based on the coat of arms of Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, to reflect the origins of the name of the See City. The chief shows a silver crescent between two silver trefoils. The crescent is to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary, in her title of the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the Archdiocese, the United States of America and the major seminary of the Archdiocese. This ancient symbol of Mary is derived from the Book of Revelations 12:1: "And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of 12 stars."
The shamrocks are to honor St. Patrick, titular patron of the Pro-Cathedral; and the red background of the chief is to signify the blood coming forth from Christ's Sacred Heart, the title of the Cathedral Basilica of Newark.
Arms of Bishops
James Roosevelt Bayley (1853-1872)
Michael Augustine Corrigan (1873-1880)
Winand Michael Wigger (1881-1901)
John Joseph O'Connor (Newark) (1901-1927)
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Thomas Joseph Walsh (1928-1937)
Arms of Archbishops
Thomas Joseph Walsh (1937-1952)
Thomas Aloysius Boland (1953-1974)
Peter Leo Gerety (1974-1986)
Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1986-2000)
John Joseph Myers (2001-2016)
Joseph William Tobin (2017-present)
Arms of Auxiliary Bishops
Thomas Henry McLaughlin (1935-1937)
William Aloysius Griffin (1938-1940)
Thomas Aloysius Boland (1940-1947)
James Aloysius McNulty (1947-1953)
Justin Joseph McCarthy (1954-1957)
Walter William Curtis (1957-1961)
Martin Walter Stanton (1957-1972)
Joseph Arthur Costello (1963-1978)
John Joseph Dougherty (1963-1982)
Jerome Arthur Pechillo (1976-1991)
Joseph Abel Francis (1976-1995)
Robert Francis Garner (1976-1995)
Dominic Anthony Marconi (1976-2002)
David Arias Pérez (1983-2004)
James Thomas McHugh (1987-1989)
John Mortimer Fourette Smith (1988-1991)
Michael Angelo Saltarelli (1990-1995)
Charles James McDonnell (1994-2004)
Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (1996-1999)
Paul Gregory Bootkoski (1997-2002)
Arthur Joseph Serratelli (2000-2004)
Edgar Moreira da Cunha (2003-2014)
Gaetano Aldo Donato (2004-2015)
John Walter Flesey (2004-2017)
Manuel Aurelio Cruz (2008-present)
Elias Richard Lorenzo (2020-present)
Michael Arsenio Saporito (2020-present)
Gregory J. Studerus (2020-present)
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