Holy Cross Cemetery (North Arlington, New Jersey)

Holy Cross Cemetery
Details
Location	North Arlington, New Jersey
Country	USA
Type	Catholic
Owned by	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
Size	200 acres (0.81 km²)
Number of graves	254,000 in 2002
Website	Holy Cross Cemetery

Holy Cross Cemetery is a cemetery located in North Arlington, New Jersey, United States. Since its establishment in 1915, it has interred over 250,000 individuals. The cemetery operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.^[1]

By January 1, 2003, the cemetery had provided services for 254,000 individuals, and has been averaging over four thousand services each year for the past decade.^[1] The cemetery now utilizes 150 acres (0.61 km²) developed with an additional 50 acres (200,000 m²) developable available.^[1]

Notable interments

Richard Boiardo, (1890-1984), gangster
Dominick V. Daniels (1908–1987), represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district from 1959 to 1977.
Sam Dente (1922–2002), Major League Baseball shortstop from 1947 to 1955.^[2]
Stephen R. Gregg (1914–2005), awarded Medal of Honor for gallantry during World War II
James Hall (1900–1940), actor
Maria Jeritza (1887–1982), opera singer
John Gerald Milton (1881–1977), United States Senator from New Jersey.
Nick Piantanida (1932–1966) First civilian space program. Attempted to sky dive from the edge of space at a record of 123,800 feet.
Frank E. Rodgers (1909–2000), Mayor of Harrison, New Jersey for 48 years
Edward Ran (1909-1968), Welterweight Boxer. "Polish Thunderbolt", 1926-1938

References

1 2 3 "Holy Cross Cemetery". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Retrieved 2007-08-26. This Archdiocesan facility is 200 acres (0.81 km²) in size and located in North Arlington, at the south end of Bergen County. At the end of the calendar 2002 the cemetery had provided burial or entombment facilities for 254,000 individuals, averaging 4,218 services each year for the past 10 years.The cemetery was established in 1915 and now has 150 acres (0.61 km²) developed with the balance of 50 acres (200,000 m²) all able to be developed. Mausoleum development began in 1980, currently completing the Holy Rosary addition, which will bring the total number of crypts to 28,000. It continues to offer ground as well as private and community Chapel Mausoleum facilities.
↑ Sam Dente Stats, Baseball Almanac. Accessed August 15, 2007.

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Archdiocese of Newark

Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Newark

Bishops	James Roosevelt Bayley Michael Corrigan Winand Wigger John O'Connor

Archbishops	Thomas J. Walsh Thomas Aloysius Boland Peter Leo Gerety Theodore Edgar McCarrick John J. Myers

Coadjutor Archbishop	Bernard Hebda

Churches in the Archdiocese of Newark

Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart

Parishes	St. Henry's Church, Bayonne Madonna Church, Fort Lee Church of Our Lady of Grace, Hoboken St. Anthony of Padua Church, Jersey City St. Antoninus Church, Newark St. Casimir's Church, Newark St. Columba's Church, Newark St. John's Church, Newark St. Joseph's Church, Newark Pro-Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Newark St. Rocco's Church, Newark St. Mary's Church, Plainfield Former parishes Sacred Heart Church, Jersey City

Abbey	St. Mary's Abbey Church

Education in the Archdiocese of Newark

Higher education	Seton Hall University Caldwell University Felician College Saint Peter's University

Seminary	Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology

High schools	Bergen County Academy of the Holy Angels, Demarest Bergen Catholic High School, Oradell Don Bosco Preparatory High School, Ramsey Immaculate Conception High School, Lodi Immaculate Heart Academy, Washington Township Paramus Catholic High School, Paramus Queen of Peace High School, North Arlington St. Joseph Regional High School, Montvale St. Mary High School, Rutherford Essex County Christ the King Preparatory School, Newark Immaculate Conception High School, Montclair Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair Mount Saint Dominic Academy, Caldwell St. Benedict's Preparatory School, Newark St. Vincent Academy, Newark Seton Hall Preparatory School, West Orange Hudson County Hudson Catholic Regional High School, Jersey City Marist High School, Bayonne St. Anthony High School, Jersey City St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City St. Peter's Preparatory School, Jersey City Kenmare High School, Jersey City Union County Benedictine Academy, Elizabeth Mother Seton Regional High School, Clark Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, Summit Oratory Preparatory School, Summit Roselle Catholic High School, Roselle St. Mary of the Assumption High School, Elizabeth Union Catholic Regional High School, Scotch Plains

Former	Holy Family Academy, Bayonne

Grade Schools	St. Anne School, Fair Lawn All Saints Catholic Academy, Bayonne

Clergy of the Archdiocese of Newark

Auxiliary bishops	Thomas Aloysius Boland Paul Gregory Bootkoski Joseph Arthur Costello Edgar Moreira da Cunha Manuel Aurelio Cruz Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio Gaetano Aldo Donato John Joseph Dougherty John Walter Flesey Joseph Abel Francis Robert Francis Garner William A. Griffin Dominic Anthony Marconi Justin J. McCarthy Charles James McDonnell James T. McHugh Thomas Henry McLaughlin Jerome Arthur Pechillo David Arias Pérez Michael Angelo Saltarelli Arthur J. Serratelli John Mortimer Smith Martin Walter Stanton

Priests	Peter Baldacchino Harold P. Darcy Robert Seton

Cemeteries in the Archdiocese of Newark

Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange

Catholicism Portal

Coordinates: 40°47′30″N 74°07′51″W / 40.79174°N 74.130847°W / 40.79174; -74.130847

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Holy Cross Cemetery (North Arlington, New Jersey)

Notable interments

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