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Established | 1937 [1] |
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Country | United States |
Coordinates | 40°48′58″N74°22′26″W / 40.816°N 74.374°W |
Type | Catholic |
Owned by | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark |
Size | 128 acres (0.52 km2) [1] |
No. of graves | 81,000 [1] |
Website | Gate of Heaven Cemetery |
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