History & Significance
Cathedral · Est. Parish founded 1971; church dedicated 2002; elevated to co-cathedral 2017
The Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine is a Catholic church in Freehold, New Jersey, in the Diocese of Trenton. The parish was founded on June 18, 1971 by Bishop George W. Ahr to serve professionals relocating to Monmouth County, with Father Thomas Dentici as founding pastor; the present church building was dedicated in 2002. At the petition of Bishop David M. O'Connell, the Vatican elevated it to co-cathedral status, and it was dedicated as such on February 19, 2017. It now shares the seat of the diocese with the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in Trenton.
Modern design with Romanesque elements; brick construction with a large rose window, clerestory, and white and green Carrara marble furnishings.
- •Co-cathedral of the Diocese of Trenton, sharing the seat with the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in Trenton
- •Parish founded June 18, 1971 by Bishop George W. Ahr, seventh Bishop of Trenton
- •Present church building dedicated in 2002
- •Elevated to co-cathedral and dedicated as such on February 19, 2017, at the petition of Bishop David M. O'Connell (Vatican approval December 3, 2016)
- •Located in Freehold, New Jersey
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