Welcome to the
Diocese of Newark
Our Mission:
Join us in following Jesus Christ with bold acts of justice, peace, and love.
Our Vision:
A world transformed, where all creation knows God’s life-changing love.
Bishop Hughes: Doing hard things with the Holy Spirit’s help
This Pentecost season, Bishop Hughes reflects on the Holy Spirit’s power to help us do hard things — including standing alongside neighbors whose humanity is too often denied.
(Time: 6:17. Read the transcript.)
Feature Stories
2027 Pilgrimage to Iona
MAY 29 – JUN 6, 2027
Join Bishop Hughes on a pilgrimage to the sacred isle of Iona. Located off the west coast of Scotland, Iona is the symbolic center of Scottish Christianity, and has always been revered as a holy place and a center for pilgrimage.
2026 Confirmation Services
All services will be live streamed to the diocesan YouTube channel, and remain available afterward for viewing on demand.
Photos will be posted a day or two afterward on the diocesan Flickr account.
- SAT, MAY 2 | 10 AM at St. James, Upper Montclair
- SAT, MAY 9 | 10 AM at St. Mary’s, Sparta
- SAT, MAY 16 | 10 AM at St. George’s, Maplewood
- SAT, MAY 30 | 10 AM at St. Matthew’s, Paramus
- TUE, JUN 2 | 7 PM at Grace, Madison
- SAT, JUN 13 | 10 AM at Trinity & St. Philip’s Cathedral, Newark
Other Upcoming Events
Diocesan Immigrant Ministries
Your gift to Diocesan Immigrant Ministries helps support our immigrant neighbors at a time of urgent need. The Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark – just four miles from our Cathedral – has brought this crisis close to home. Your donation, joining with Confirmation offerings from across the diocese, will support our churches leading the effort to meet the practical needs of individuals and families facing detention and separation in the Diocese of Newark, pastoral care, and advocacy. Please give generously.
Justice Action Newsletter
Justice for people and planet is an important area of focus for us in the Diocese of Newark. Our Commission on Justice, Peace and Racial Reconciliation publishes a weekly Justice Action Newsletter summarizing upcoming events and activities for involvement. There are actions every day to support immigration rights, voter registration, economic and environmental justice, and more.
Feeding & Helping Neighbors
Across our diocese, our churches share God’s love in practical ways – through food ministries, thrift stores, and women and infant centers that offer care and support to our neighbors in need.
The offering at our annual Diocesan Convention went support the food ministries in the Diocese of Newark via the Bishop’s Fund for Food Ministries. Offerings are still being accepted:
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Clergy Openings
Learn about the Clergy Transition process in the Diocese of Newark and explore current openings in our parishes.
Other Job Listings
Employment opportunities in the Diocese of Newark for lay people and non-parochial clergy.
