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Michael A. Saporito
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Michael A. Saporito

Bishop of Metuchen
Bishop
1962
1992
Ordained
2020
Consecrated Bishop
Metuchen
Diocese
United States
Country
The Life

Michael Arsenio Saporito was born on May 3, 1962, in Newark, New Jersey, to Arsenio and Anna Saporito, and was raised in Bloomfield. He graduated from Rutgers University-Newark in 1984 with a degree in accounting and worked in public accounting for three years before entering Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University in 1987. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark on May 30, 1992.

He served as pastor of St. Joseph, Maplewood (2004-2011) and St. Helen, Westfield (2011-2020), and was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Newark in February 2020, receiving episcopal consecration on June 30, 2020, from Cardinal Joseph Tobin. Pope Leo XIV appointed him Bishop of Metuchen on September 15, 2026, after the diocese had stood vacant for nearly a year; he was installed on October 22, 2026 as its sixth bishop.

Major Works & Initiatives
Bishop of Metuchen (2026- )
An accountant turned Newark priest and auxiliary bishop (2020), appointed on 15 September 2026 and installed on 22 October 2026 as the sixth Bishop of Metuchen, succeeding Abp. Checchio.
In His Own Words
I am deeply grateful and humbled that Pope Leo XIV has called me to serve as the bishop of Metuchen. While it is not easy to leave the people and places that have formed and sustained me, I welcome this new mission with trust in the Holy Spirit.
Statement on his appointment, Diocese of Metuchen, 15 September 2026
The Old Mass, See by See
Metuchen2026-10-22 – presentNo act of his own
1 site → 1 site
What he inheritedAbp. Checchio's Metuchen: the parish TLM at Corpus Christi, South River, ended in Advent 2022; the Oratorian Shrine Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament at Raritan continues. Saporito was installed on 22 October 2026, the day this record was compiled; no act of his own is yet possible.
Since the SSPX decree of 2 July 2026: No statement recorded as of 2026-10-22.
Reviewed 2026-10-22Confidence: mediumSee the diocese on the scorecard ›
Domus Dei’s Verdict
The Bishop & the Mass of Ages
Newly installed

Installed at Metuchen on 22 October 2026, he inherits Abp. Checchio's settlement: the South River parish Mass ended in 2022, the Oratorian shrine at Raritan continuing.

References & Further Reading
1.
Pope Leo XIV Appoints Bishop Michael A. Saporito as Bishop of Metuchen — Diocese of Metuchen · diometuchen.org · 2026The diocesan announcement, with his biography and appointment statement.
2.
Pope Leo XIV names Newark auxiliary bishop to lead Metuchen diocese — Arlington Catholic Herald · catholicherald.com · 2026Contemporary report of the appointment.
Portrait: Own work / Wikimedia Commons
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