Existing Parishes
- All sacramental records for the Archdiocese of Newark are kept at the parish where that particular sacrament was celebrated, assuming the parish is still in existence.
- If you know the name of the parish and that it still exists or if you don't know the name of the parish but have a general idea of the geographical area, please click for the Parishes web page where you can locate parish addresses by name, town, or county.
- To request sacramental records, please contact the parish in writing using the following form:
Click for Sacramental Record Request Form
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Merged Parishes
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If the parish is not listed on the Parishes web page, it may be merged with another parish. To check for merged parishes, see the listing below.
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To request sacramental records from a merged parish, please contact the parish listed in the "Location of Records" column in writing using the following form:
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- To locate parish addresses, please click for the Parishes web page.
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Closed Parishes
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If the parish is not listed on the Parishes web page, it may be closed. To check for closed parishes, see the listing below.
- To request sacramental records from a closed parish, please contact the Archives at Seton Hall University in writing using the following form and enclose a check for five dollars ($5.00) per certificate payable to Seton Hall University Archives:
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APPLICATION FOR SACRAMENTAL CERTIFICATES
(PDF File)
| Address: | Msgr. William Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center Walsh Library - First Floor Seton Hall University 400 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079 |
Parish Unknown
- If the parish is unknown, please contact Kate Dodds, SHU Archives, doddskat@shu.edu
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Location of Records for Closed or Merged Parishes
Chronological List by Founding Dates
Archives, Walsh Library, Seton Hall University
Tel. 973-761-9476 ~ Fax 973-761-9550
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Closed or Merged Parish
with Original Founding Date Key: Closed (C) or Merged (M) |
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| 1831 Saint Peter’s Church, Jersey City (M) | Parish of the Resurrection, Jersey City (Hudson County) |
| 1850 Saint Joseph, Newark (C) | Archives, See above |
| 1851 Saint Michael’s Church, Union City (orginally German) (Passionist Fathers) (M) |
SS. Joseph & Michael, Union City (Hudson County) |
| 1852 Saint Michael’s Parish, Elizabeth (orginally German) (M) |
Holy Rosary/St. Michael Parish, Elizabeth |
| 1854 Saint Mary’s Parish, Jersey City (M) | Parish of the Resurrection, Jersey City (Hudson County) |
| 1863 Saint Boniface (originally German), Jersey City (M) | Parish of the Resurrection, Jersey City (Hudson County) |
| 1864 Saint Peter’s Parish, Newark (orginally German) (M) | Archives, See above |
| 1867 Saint Michael’s, Jersey City (M) | Parish of the Resurrection, Jersey City (Hudson County) |
| 1869 Saint Bridget, Jersey City (M) | Parish of the Resurrection, Jersey City (Hudson County) |
| 1871 Sacred Heart Parish, Elizabeth (orginally German) (M) | Our Lady of Fatima, Elizabeth (Union County) |
| 1882 Our Lady Help of Christians (Merged with Holy Spirit in 1983), East Orange (M) | Holy Spirit-Help of Christians, East Orange (Essex County) |
| 1884 Saint Lucy Parish, Jersey City (C) | Parish of the Resurrection, Jersey City (Hudson County) |
| 1886 Holy Rosary, Elizabeth (M) | Holy Rosary/St. Michael, Elizabeth (Union County) |
| 1886 Saint Venantius, Orange (M) | Archives, See above |
| 1887 Saint Bridget Parish, Newark (originally Irish) (C) | Saint Patrick Pro-Cathedral, Newark (Essex County) |
| 1887 Saint Joseph Parish, Union City [Passionist Fathers] (M) | Ss. Joseph & Michael, Union City (Hudson County) |
| 1887 Saint Philip Neri, Newark (C) | Archives, See above |
| 1893 Saint Mary Magdalene Parish, Newark (C) | Archives, See above |
| 1896 All Saints Parish, Jersey City (Merged with Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) (M) | Assumption/All Saints, Jersey City (Hudson County) |
| 1901 Holy Trinity (Lithuanian), Newark (M) | Holy Trinity-Epiphany, Newark (Essex County) |
| 1905 Sacred Heart, Jersey City (C) | Archives, See above |
| 1907 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Hungarian), Irvington (C) | Archives, See above |
| 1909 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Slovak), Jersey City (M) | All Saints, Jersey City (Hudson County) |
| 1910 Saint Charles Borromeo, Newark (M) | Blessed Sacrament/St.Charles, Newark (Essex County) |
| 1910 Saint Ann’s Parish, (Lithuanian), Jersey City (C) | Archives, See above |
| 1911 Saint Joseph’s (Slovak), Elizabeth (C) | Holy Family, Linden (Union County) |
| 1914 Our Lady of All Souls, East Orange (C) | Archives, See above |
| 1916 Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament, East Orange (orginally German) (C) | Archives, See above |
| 1918 Our Lady of the Rosary (Italian), Newark (C) | Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Newark (Essex County) |
| 1931 Holy Spirit, Orange ( Merged with Holy Spirit in 1983), East Orange (M) | Holy Spirit-Help of Christians, East Orange (Essex County) |
| 1931 Saint Anthony’s Parish, Moonachie (C) | Archives, See above |
| 1964 Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Newark (C) | St. Michael, Newark (Essex County) |
| 1992 Epiphany Parish (Portuguese), Newark (M) | Holy Trinity-Epiphany, Newark (Essex County) |
