Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City

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Established 1866 Type Catholic Founded 1866 Number of graves 264,984		Country USA Size 63 acres (250,000 m) Phone +1 201-433-0342
Location Jersey City, New Jersey Owned by Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark Address 823 West Side Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306, USA Hours Open today · 8AM–5PMMonday8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–6:30PMThursday8AM–5PMFriday8AM–5PMSaturday8AM–5PMSunday8AM–5PM Owner Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark Burials John J. Cain, Thomas F. X. Smith, Thomas Brady, Thomas Patrick Norton I, Michael McNamara, Mary Margaret Burke Similar Holy Cross Cemetery, Archdioc of Newark, Fairview Cemetery, Arlington Cemetery Association, Evergreen Cemetery & Cremat

Holy Name Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery in Jersey City, New Jersey administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. It was established in 1866 and at the end of calendar year 2002 has accepted 264,984 burials. The cemetery parcel is 63 acres (250,000 m²) and all but 0.3 acres (1,200 m²) has been developed and sold for burials. It is an active cemetery providing services to Catholic families.

Notable burials

Mark M. Fagan (1869–1955), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey

Frank Hague (1876–1956), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey

James Alphonsus Hamill (1877–1941), US Congressman

Mickey Hughes (1866–1931), 19th-century Major League Baseball pitcher for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.

John Vincent Kenny (1894–1975), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey

Michael McNamara, Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient

Mary Teresa Norton (1875–1959), served 13 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1925 to 1951

Charles Francis Xavier O'Brien (1879–1940), US Congressman

Thomas Francis Xavier Smith (1928–1996), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey

Thomas James Tumulty (1913–1981), US Congressman

References

Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City Wikipedia

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