Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-02
GREAT GROWTH OF
NEWARK DIOCESE
Catholics in This Vicinity Have
Good Cause for Thanks
giving.

The passing of Thanksgiving Day
1911, to the dioceses of the Roman
Catholic Church in New Jersey and
throughout America, possessed a deeper
and more gratifying significance thar
at any previous year in the history OF
the church.
The thousands of parishioners in this
State and the millions Of devout souls
throughout the land, true to the faith,
now realize that the great honor con-
ferred on three eminent prelates OF
America, former Archbishops John M.
Farley, of New York; William II.
o'Connell, of Boston, and Diomode Fal-
COMO, also now an American citizen,
who have been mad cardinals, was
granted in recognition of the remark
able progress that the church has made
In this country during the past quarter
of a century.
During the past five years no Catholic
diocese in the country has made more
spiritual and material religious progress
thar that of Newark, and the growth of
new churches, with vast improvements
TO the old, and the accepted plans for
plOSDtGllN6 e ChiliCOo iiop CpAfON 49,
an outlay of more than $4,000, 600.
The new Cathedral of the Sacred
Heart, now being erected in Clifton ave-
nue., will represent an expenditure of
81 1000, 900; the new church for the parish
of st. A%ntoninus, now in course of con-
%struction, at South Orange avenue and
South Ninth street. will cost $3.50, 900;
the Apostles Catholic Church, estab-
lichnA at UFairpnntInf qnG ThlrtpPnfh
avenues in 1909, when the projected
new p~arochial school is completed will
represent an outlay of nearly $1OO, 900;
the new p%arocbial nall of st. Rose of
Lima's Church. erected in Orange
street, Roseville, two years ago, cost
$4,000. and when Rev. James j. NC
Eeever. the rector, decides to erect his
new church on the plCt adjoining the
school at least 500, 600 more will be
spent in meeting the requirements of
his parish.
Then add to these figures the cost of
the handsome new rectory of st. Pat
rick's Cathedral, at Washington and
Blocker streets, and the new 100000
Sisters Home, adjoining the rectory.
and another $75, 900 has been expended
for improvements to local parishes dur
ing the past few years. The commo-
dious new parochial school of st. Co
lumba's Church was erected at an out
lay of over $40, 000. at Pennsylvania ave-
lue II Thomas street. VI years ago.
Others TO be considered are the costly
improvements made to the parish of
the Church of the Blessed Sacrament;
the erection of a new parish hall by
the members Of st. A~loysius's Church;
the acquisition of a new Sisters Home
end p%aroehial school by the parish OF
the Church of Mt. Carmel. and exten-
sive and progressive Improvements
made In the parochial holdings of the
Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel,
st. Joseph's Church, old St. Johns. st
Mary's. st. Michael's, St. Charles Bor-
romeo's. st. Augustine's, st. Bridget's.
st. James's and st. Mary Magdalen
churches. Of this city.
In East Orange the costly white stone
sanctuary of Our Lady Help of Chris
tians, shows the growth of Catholicity
in that city, while the quite recent adj
dition of a new parish building to st
Cecilia's Church, in kearny. and the
embellishments made to other edifices
IN the vicinity, present a most eXcep-
tional condition of diocesan prosperity.
AS the forty parishes in this city and
vicinity W parochial property valued
at more than 500 0 600, and have Il
total membership greater than all the
other religious denominations conn
bined, the Catholics comprising the
Newark diocese can righteously assume
a proportionate share of the credit.
for the great national growth of the
faith, which promoted the elevation of
three eminent American p~relates by
Pope Plus X. with the investment of
the red hat.