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

Year	Place	Notes
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

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