Newark, New Jersey, archdiocese of Embraces 511 square miles in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union counties. Founded on 29 July 1853 as a suffragan of the archdiocese of New York. Elevated to an archdiocese on 10 December 1937. Suffragan dioceses include, Camden Metuchen Paterson Trenton See also, Catholic-Hierarchy.Org archdiocese of Newark New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: … Continue reading “Newark, New Jersey, archdiocese of”
Newark
Newark (NOVARCENSIS) Diocese created in 1853, suffragan of New York and comprising Hudson, Passaic, Bergen, Essex, Union, Morris, and Sussex counties in the State of New Jersey, U.S.A., an area of 1699 square miles. The diocese originally included the whole State, but the fourteen other counties were taken (15 July, 1881) to from the Diocese … Continue reading “Newark”
New Zealand Version
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New Zealand
New Zealand Parlimentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean; dominion of the British Empire; popullation 4,000,000. The first Catholic in New Zealand was Thomas Poynton, an Irishman who settled in Hokianga in 1828. In 1835 New Zealand formed part of the newly erected Vicariate Apostolic of Western Oceanica, and in 1836 its first vicar Apostolic … Continue reading “New Zealand”
New York, state of
New York, state of The 11th state to be admitted to the United States, 26 July 1788. Illustrious names glorify the early annals of the Church in New York. Blessed Isaac Jogues was martyred in 1646, at Ossernenon, near Auriesville, after having suffered excruciating tortures at the hands of the Mohawks on a previous journey … Continue reading “New York, state of”
New York, city of
New York, city of The Catholic Church had no foothold in New York until the end of 1664, as in the earlier period of its history public worship was not tolerated, although Blessed Isaac Jogues, S.J., had been hospitably received by Governor Kieft, Dutch Governor of New York. The first Mass is believed to have … Continue reading “New York, city of”
New York, archdiocese of
New York, archdiocese of Founded as a diocese on 8 April 1808 as a suffragen of Baltimore . Elevated to an archdiocese on 19 July 1850 . Suffragan dioceses include Albany, New York Brooklyn, New York Buffalo, New York Ogdensburg, New York Rochester, New York Rockville Centre, New York Syracuse, New York See also Catholic-Hiearchy.Org … Continue reading “New York, archdiocese of”
New York (State)
New York (State) One of the thirteen colonies of Great Britain, which on 4 July, 1776, adopted the Declaration of Independence and became the United States of America. BOUNDARIES AND AREA The State of New York lies between 40° 29′ 40″ and 45° 0′ 2″ N. lat. and between 71° 51′ and 79° 45′ 54″ … Continue reading “New York (State)”
New York (Archdiocese)
New York (Archdiocese) ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK (NEO-EBORACENSIS). See erected 8 April, 1808; made archiepiscopal 19 July, 1850; comprises the Boroughs of Manhattan, Bronx, and Richmond in the City of New York, and the Counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, York; also the Bahama Islands (British Possessions); an area of 4717 square miles in New … Continue reading “New York (Archdiocese)”
New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve Commonly observed in Catholic churches by a service of reparation for the misdeeds of the year passing, and of thanksgiving and joy on the opening of the new year. The Psalm “Miserere” and the hymn “Te Deum” are chanted, and the sermon is followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. It was … Continue reading “New Year’s Eve”