From the Budget & Finance Committee
2023 Budget adopted.
From the Resolutions Committee
Consent Calendar:
2023_AC149_01 - Create a Plan to Narrow Gender GapsÂ
Accepted on the floor of Convention for consideration:
2023_AC149_02 - A Resolution on Reducing Gun Violence and Praying for its VictimsÂ
2023_AC149_03 - A Resolution in Response to Tyre Nichols' Death
From the HR Committee
Approved the recommendations of the Human Resources Advisory Board for the 2024 Clergy Minimum Salaries.
RESOLUTION I: Minimum Cash Salary for Clergy
RESOLVED, that the 149th Convention of the Diocese of Newark adopts the following minimum salary standards for full-time clergy serving parishes or missions in the Diocese, effective January 1, 2024:
| Category | 2023 | 2024 | % Change |
| Transitional Deacon* | $42,600 | $44,000 | 3.29% |
| Assisting Priest | $45,500 | $47,000 | 3.30% |
| Rector, Vicar, or Priest-in-Charge | $56,700 | $58,500 | 3.17% |
* Compensation minimums for transitional deacons are intended only for those who have completed their formation and training process. It does not apply to deacons in field-education placements from a seminary.
RESOLUTION II: Supply Clergy Stipend
RESOLVED that the 149th Convention of the Diocese of Newark adopts the following stipend rates for supply clergy, effective January 1, 2024:
- Sundays - $300 plus $100 for each additional service
- Weekdays - $150 per service
Extinct Parish Resolutions
Calvary Church in Bayonne
