living in Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties. The Diocese serves the South Jersey community through faith, education and social services. There are 62 parishes in the six counties comprising the Diocese. Most Reverend Joseph Andrew Williams is the ninth bishop of Camden, New Jersey. He was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Camden on May 21, 2024 by Pope Francis and assumed the role of ordinary of the Diocese on March 17, 2025.
Catholics who lived in New Jersey were the responsibility of the Diocese of Baltimore until 1808 when South Jersey passed under the authority of the new Bishop of Philadelphia.
