Early Journals of the Annual Conventions of the Diocese of New Jersey Online
The Journals of the Annual Conventions of the Diocese of New Jersey Online
A vast number of Diocese of New Jersey convention journals are now available online (1785 through 1920, with two exceptions) and are fully searchable. Here’s how that works.
When you click a link below to a journal, once the journal is opened in a new browser window, you can type in any term you might care to in the search box — for example, “Perth Amboy” — and all the instances of the term in that journal will be found and highlighted in the text for you.
Journals of course contain the proceedings of convention but then, as now, they also contain the bishop’s address, notices of the deaths of clergy and prominent laypeople, and a wealth of statistics and data about parishes. The journals are fascinating sources for exploring the life of this great diocese all down the years.
Below you’ll find a link to all the journals available at this time (March 2011). As more recent journals are digitized, we’ll add the links on this page.
Diocese of New Jersey Convention Journals digitized and online: 1785-1919
| 1785 – 1816 |
Varies | (1st–33rd Conventions) 1815: John Croes elected as I Bishop |
| 1817 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 20-21 August | 34th Convention |
| 1818 | Christ Church, New Brunswick, 19–20 August | 35th Convention |
| 1819 | Trinity Church, Swedesborough, 18–19 August | 36th Convention |
| 1820 | Trinity Church, Newark, 23–24 August | 37th Convention |
| 1821 | St Andrew’s Church, Mt Holly, 22–23 August | 38th Convention |
| 1822 | Christ Church, Shrewsbury, 21–22 August | 39th Convention |
| 1823 | St John’s Church, Elizabeth, 20–21 August | 40th Convention |
| 1824 | St Michael’s Church, Trenton, 18–19 August | 41st Convention |
| 1825 | St Peter’s Church, Perth Amboy, 25–26 August | 42nd Convention |
| 1826 | St John’s Church, Salem, 31 May–1 June | 43rd Convention |
| 1827 | St Paul’s Church, Paterson, 30–31 May | 44th Convention |
| 1828 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 28–29 May | 45th Convention |
| 1829 | Christ Church, New Brunswick, 27–28 May | 46th Convention |
| 1830 | Trinity Church, Swedesborough, 26 May | 47th Convention |
| 1831 | St Peter’s Church, Spotswood, 25–26 May | 48th Convention |
| 1832 | St Peter’s Church, Morristown, 30–31 May | 49th Convention: Death of Bishop Croes; election of George Washington Doane as II Bishop. |
| 1833 | City Hall, Camden, 29–30 May | 50th Convention |
| 1834 | Trinity Church, Newark, 28–29 May | 51st Convention |
| 1835 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 27–28 May | 52nd Convention |
| 1836 | Trinity Church, Newark, 25–26 May | 53rd Convention |
| 1837 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 31 May–2 June | 54th Convention |
| 1838 | Trinity Church, Newark, 30-31 May | 55th Convention |
| 1839 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 29-30 May | 56th Convention |
| 1840 | Grace Church, Newark and Trinity Church, Newark, 27–28 May | 57th Convention |
| 1841 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 26–27 May | 58th Convention |
| 1842 | Trinity Church, Newark, 25–26 May | 59th Convention |
| 1843 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 31 May–1 June | 60th Convention |
| 1844 | [Not yet digitized] | 61st Convention |
| 1845 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 28–29 May | 62nd Convention |
| 1846 | Trinity Church, Newark, 27–28 May | 63rd Convention |
| 1847 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 26–27 May | 64th Convention |
| 1848 | Grace Church, Newark, 31 May–1 June | 65th Convention (defective copy) |
| 1849 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 30–31 May | 66th Convention |
| 1850 | Trinity Church, Newark, 29–30 May | 67th Convention |
| 1851 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 28 May | 68th Convention |
| 1852 | Trinity Church, Newark, 26–27 May | 69th Convention |
| 1853 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 25 May | 70th Convention |
| 1854 | Grace Church, Newark, 31 May | 71st Convention |
| 1855 | [Not yet digitized] | 72nd Convention |
| 1856 | Grace Church, Newark and Trinity Church, Newark, 31 May | 73rd Convention |
| 1857 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 27 May | 74th Convention |
| 1858 | Trinity Church, Newark, 26 May | 75th Convention |
| 1859 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 25 May | 76th Convention: Death of Bishop Doane; election of William Henry Odenheimer as III Bishop |
| 1860 | Trinity Church, Newark, 30–31 May | 77th Convention |
| 1861 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 29-30 May | 78th Convention |
| 1862 | Grace Church, Newark, 28–29 May | 78th Convention |
| 1863 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 27–28 May | 80th Convention |
| 1864 | Grace Church, Newark, 25–26 May | 81st Convention |
| 1865 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 31 May | 82nd Convention |
| 1866 | Grace Church, Newark, 30 May | 83rd Convention |
| 1867 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 29-30 May | 84th Convention |
| 1868 | Grace Church, Newark, 27–28 May | 85th Convention |
| 1869 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 25–26 May | 86th Convention |
| 1870 | Grace Church, Newark, 31 May–1 June | 87th Convention |
| 1871 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 30–31 May | 88th Convention |
| 1872 | Grace Church, Newark, 28–29 May | 89th Convention |
| 1873 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 27–28 May | 90th Convention |
| 1874 | Grace Church, Newark, 26–28 May | 91st Convention: Separation of the State of New Jersey into two dioceses; election of John Scarborough as IV Bishop |
| 1875 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 25-26 May | 92nd Convention |
| 1876 | St Michael’s Church, Trenton, 30-31 May | 93rd Convention |
| 1877 | St John’s Church, Elizabeth, 29-30 May | 94th Convention |
| 1878 | St Paul’s Church, Camden, 28-29 May | 95th Convention |
| 1879 | Christ Church, New Brunswick, 27-28 May | 96th Convention |
| 1880 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 25-26 May | 97th Convention |
| 1881 | St Michael’s Church, Trenton, 31 May-1 June | 98th Convention |
| 1882 | Christ Church, Elizabeth, 30-31 May | 110th Convention (changed numbering; report in the Journal gives the reasons.) |
| 1883 | St Paul’s Church, Camden, 8-9 May | 111th Convention |
| 1884 | Christ Church, New Brunswick, 6-7 May | 112th Convention |
| 1885 | Christ Church, New Brunswick, 5-6 May | 113th Convention; 100th anniversary of the formation of the diocese |
| 1886 | St John’s, Camden, 4-5 May | 114th Convention |
| 1887 | Grace Church, Plainfield, 3-4 May | 115th Convention |
| 1888 | Trinity Church, Trenton, 8-9 May | 116th Convention |
| 1889 | St John’s Church, Elizabeth, 7-8 May | 117th Convention |
| 1890 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 6-7 May | 118th Convention |
| 1891 | Grace Church, Plainfield, 5-6 May | 119th Convention |
| 1892 | St Paul’s Church, Camden, 3-4 May | 120th Convention |
| 1893 | Christ Church, New Brunswick, 9-10 May | 121st Convention |
| 1894 | St Andrew’s Church, Mt Holly, 3-4 May | 122nd Convention |
| 1895 | Trinity Church, Trenton, 7-8 May | 123rd Convention |
| 1896 | St John’s Church, Elizabeth, 5-6 May | 124th Convention |
| 1897 | Grace Church, Plainfield, 4-5 May | 125th Convention |
| 1898 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 3-4 May | 126th Convention |
| 1899 | Trinity Church, Princeton, 9-10 May | 127th Convention |
| 1900 | St James’ Church, Atlantic City, 8-9 May | 128th Convention |
| 1901 | St John’s Church, Elizabeth, 7-8 May | 129th Convention |
| 1902 | St Michael’s Church, Trenton, 13-14 May | 130th Convention |
| 1903 | St Paul’s Church, Camden, 5-6 May | 131st Convention |
| 1904 | Christ Church, Elizabeth, 3-4 May | 132nd Convention |
| 1905 | Grace Church, Plainfield, 9-10 May | 133rd Convention |
| 1906 | St James’ Church, Atlantic City, 8-9 May | 134th Convention |
| 1907 | St Michael’s Church, Trenton, 14-15 May | 135th Convention |
| 1908 | Christ Church, New Brunswick, 5-6 May | 136th Convention |
| 1909 | St Mary’s Church, Burlington, 4-5 May | 137th Convention |
| 1910 | Trinity Church, Trenton, 10-11 May | 138th Convention |
| 1911 | St James’ Church, Atlantic City, 9-10 May | 139th Convention |
| 1912 | St Andrew’s Church, Mt Holly, 7-8 May | 140th Convention |
| 1913 | Church of the Ascension, Atlantic City, 6-7 May | 141st Convention |
| 1914 | St Michael’s Church, Trenton, 5-6 May | 142nd Convention: Death of Bishop Scarborough; election of Paul Clement Matthews as V Bishop. |
| 1915 | Trinity Church, Elizabeth, 4-5 May | 144th Convention. (Numbering changed again) |
| 1916 | Christ Church, Trenton, 9-10 May | 145th Convention. Christ Church is referred to as the Pro-Cathedral. |
| 1917 | Christ Church, Trenton, 8-9 May | 146th Convention |
| 1918 | Trinity Church, Asbury Park, 14-15 May | 147th Convention |
| 1919 | St James’ Church, Atlantic City, 7-8 May | 148th Convention |
| 1920 | St John’s Church, Elizabeth, 5-6 May | 149th Convention |