Newark Abbey

Newark Abbey
Location within New Jersey
Monastery information
OrderBenedictine
DenominationLatin Catholic
Established1857
Mother houseSaint Vincent Archabbey
DioceseArchdiocese of Newark
AbbotRt. Rev. Augustine J. Curley, O.S.B.
PriorRev. Edwin Leahy, O.S.B.
ArchbishopMost. Rev. Joseph W. Tobin, CSsR
Site
Location520 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd Newark, NJ
Coordinates40°44′08″N 74°10′48″W / 40.735509°N 74.180007°W / 40.735509; -74.180007
Websitewww.newarkabbey.org

Newark Abbey, officially incorporated as The Benedictine Abbey of Newark, is a Benedictine monastery located in Newark, New Jersey. It is one of only several urban Catholic monasteries in the country. The monks serve the community through Saint Benedict's Preparatory School and St. Mary's Abbey Church, which are situated on the Abbey grounds. As of 2024, the community is composed of fourteen monks, including ten priests.