The Diocese of Paterson is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States which includes three counties in northern New Jersey: Passaic Morris and Sussex. The city of Paterson third-largest in the state of New Jersey was chosen as the episcopal see even though the vast majority of diocesan territory lies west of the city.
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United States
Established
December 9 1937
jurisdiction
Diocese
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territory
North Jersey, Morris County New Jersey, Sussex County New Jersey