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- Bishop, members of diocese participate in March for Life
  
  January 26
  
  Members of parishes throughout the Paterson Diocese outside St. Peter’s on Capitol Hill where Mass was celebrated before participating in the March for Life on Jan. 20.
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- Dominican community celebrates Feast of Our Lady of Altagracia
  
  January 26
  
  The faith community of St. Stephen Parish in Paterson welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney on Jan. 21 to celebrate a Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Altagracia, considered the protective mother of the Dominican people. Concelebrating was Father Rafael Ciro, St. Stephen’s pastor. At Mass, the bishop blessed such items as flower arrangements in the design of the Dominican flag
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- Bishop celebrates Mass at Bethlehem Hermitage
  
  January 26
  
  Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated Mass at Bethlehem Hermitage in Chester on Jan. 17. The hermitage is a foundation of Catholic hermits, men, and women who live a life of prayer, penance, silence, and solitude.
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- Confirmation retreat held at St. Paul Inside the Walls
  
  January 26
  
  A retreat for 101 Confirmation candidates from parishes across the diocese was held on Jan. 15 at the Evangelization Center of St. Paul Inside the Walls in Madison. It was coordinated by the diocesan Office of Catechesis and Faith Formation, the diocesan Office of Youth Ministry, and Fiat Ventures.
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- The Diocese of Paterson comprises New Jersey’s three northwest counties of Morris, Passaic, and Sussex, with an area of 1,214 square miles and a population of 1,134,000.
  
  The Holy See created the Diocese in 1937 by separating the three counties from the Archdiocese of Newark.
  
  Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney is the leader of the Diocese of Paterson and was installed as the eighth bishop of the Diocese in July 2020.
  
  The diocese counts some 430,000 Catholics in a rich tapestry of 109 parishes where Mass is offered in 14 different languages and is a good neighbor to five Eastern-rite Churches.
  
  The Diocese of Paterson includes 22 Catholic Schools, 70 Catholic Charities programs, and various ministries in the three counties of Passaic, Morris, and Sussex in northern New Jersey.