Report on the
Black Catholic
Population
July 2002
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK


Archdiocese of Newark Totals
Table 1
Total Parishes in the Archdiocese
234
Total Parishes responding
to survey of Black Catholics
199 or 85%

Archdiocese of Newark
Black Catholic Population Summary
Table 2
Total Black Catholics*
21,611
Haitian
41%
(8,814)
African-American
30%
(6,470)
Other Ethnic
29%
(6,327)
* See Table 3 for details

Archdiocese of Newark
BLACK CATHOLIC SURVEY 2002
BLACK CATHOLIC PERSONS AND FAMILIES
Table 3
SELECTED ETHNIC GROUPS
FAMILIES
PERSONS
African-American 
2,630
6,470
Africa
 
Nigerian
1,094
3,029
Ghanaian
66
141
Camerounais
6
17
Liberian
39
88
Kenyan
65
239
Zairean (Dem.Rep. of Congo)
5
14
Ivorian (Ivory Coast)
6
17
Ethiopian
4
12
Togolese (Togo)
4
7
South Africa/Madagascar
6
13
Other African Nations
16
41
Caribbean
Haitian
2,645
8,814
Jamaican
106
324
Trinidadian
152
447
Grenada
12
30
Guyanese (Guyana)
49
155
Virgin Islander
17
41
Other Caribbean
81
242
Latin America
Belize/Panamanian
15
29
South America
8
25
Brazilian
5
16
Others
1
1

GRAND TOTALS
7,386
21,611

Archdiocese of Newark
BLACK CATHOLIC SURVEY 2002
TOTAL BLACK CATHOLIC PERSONS AND FAMILIES
Table 4

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