During the annual Convocation of Priests held last month, Bishop O’Connell provided a “State of the Diocese” Report. You might find the following information interesting.
Population:
Number of Parishes: 97
Counties of the diocese: 4 (Mercer, Burlington, Monmouth, &Ocean)
Total population of Diocese: 2,130,044.
No. of Registered Catholics: 640,000
Priests, Deacons & Consecrated LIfe:
Diocesan Priests: 166
Priests in Religious Institutes or of other dioceses: 30
No of “International” Priests: 52
Countries represented among priests: Philippines (19) Columbia (15), Others: Poland, India, Haiti, Ireland, Korea, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador.
Religious Orders of Men: Trinitarians, Dominicans, Divine Word Missionaries, Order of Conventual Franciscans, Order of Friars Minor, Redemptorists, Christian Brothers
Permanent Deacons: 253 (188 active; 65 retired)
Transitional Deacons: 1 (to be ordained priest next year)
Deacon Candidates: 19 (9 to be ordained in 2026 and 10 in 2027)
Consecrated Life: 19 Brothers & 39 Sisters. Many are retired.