Diocese of Metuchen
Diocese of Metuchen Dioecesis Metuchenis | |
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St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral | |
Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Metuchen | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren, New Jersey |
| Ecclesiastical province | Metropolitan Province of Newark |
| Coordinates | 40°32′32.8″N 74°21′45.96″W / 40.542444°N 74.3627667°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,688 km2 (1,424 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 90 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | November 19, 1981, incorporated December 31, 1981 |
| Cathedral | Saint Francis of Assisi Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Queenship of Mary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Sede Vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Cardinal Joseph Tobin |
| Apostolic Administrator | Very Rev. Jonathan S. Toborowsky |
| Judicial Vicar | Very Rev. Robert B. Kolakowski, JCD |
| Bishops emeritus | Paul Gregory Bootkoski |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| diometuchen | |
The Diocese of Metuchen (Latin: Dioecesis Metuchenis) is a diocese of the Catholic church in the borough of Metuchen in New Jersey in the United States. It was established in 1981. The mother church is Saint Francis of Assisi Cathedral in Metuchen. As of February 2026, the position of bishop is vacant.