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Pope Leo XIII created the Diocese of Trenton in 1881, carving it out of the Diocese of Newark, which then covered all of New Jersey.

The new Diocese of Trenton, with Bishop Michael J. O’Farrell as its Chief Shepherd, included 14 counties and covered two-thirds of the area of New Jersey. It had about 35,000 Catholics in a general population of 413,693, with 51 priests.

In its 125-year history, the diocese has been divided twice to establish new dioceses and today includes four counties with a Catholic population of over 798,000 in a total population of more 1.9 million.

The diocese now has 297 priests in the diocese, 275 permanent deacons, 117 parishes, 48 Catholic elementary schools and 11 high schools.

The Diocese is a geographically diverse area. It is bordered by the Delaware River in Mercer and Burlington counties and the Atlantic Ocean in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Additionally, a portion of the Diocese lies within the unique ecological region known as the New Jersey Pinelands.

Summer resorts, sprawling farms, suburban communities, and urban centers provide a wide variety of life-styles within the Diocese of  Trenton.

BISHOPS OF TRENTON

• Bishop Michael J. O’Farrell (1881-1894)

• Bishop James A. McFaul (1894-1917)

• Bishop Thomas J. Walsh (1917-1928)

• Bishop John J. McMahon (1928-1932)

• Bishop Moses E. Kiley (1934-1940)

• Bishop William A. Griffin (1940-1950)

• Bishop George W. Ahr (1950-1979)

• Bishop John C. Reiss (1980-1997)

• Bishop John M. Smith (1997---)

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