
The Catholic Bishops of New Jersey met Oct. 14 for their quarterly meeting, gathering at the Diocese of Trenton’s Chancery in Lawrenceville. Joining Bishop Dennis Sullivan were, from left, Bishop James F. Checchio, Diocese of Metuchen; Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, Diocese of Paterson; Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archdiocese of Newark; Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., Diocese of Trenton, and Bishop Kurt Burnette, Eparchy of Passaic. The bishops and James King, executive director of the New Jersey Catholic Conference – the public policy arm of the state’s Catholic bishops – discussed best practices and issues important to the Catholic Church of New Jersey. (Photo courtesy of Rose O’Connor/The Monitor Magazine)














