Bishop Sullivan announces three new pastors and one new rector in the Diocese of Camden, all effective July 1.

• Father Adam J. Cichoski from PT Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Lindenwold, and PT Director of Vocations to Rector, Parish of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Camden. Father Cichoski continues as PT Director of Vocations.

• Father Jose Manjakunnel from Administrator, Saint Stephen, Pennsauken, to Pastor, Saint Stephen, Pennsauken, for a six-year term.

• Father Jason T. Rocks from Secretary to the Bishop, Chancellor for the Diocese of Camden, Director of Pastoral Planning and Adjutant Judicial Vicar for the Tribunal, to Pastor, Holy Eucharist, Cherry Hill, for a six-year term. Father Rocks continues as Chancellor and Adjutant Judicial Vicar for the Tribunal.

• Father George C. Seiter from Pastor, Holy Eucharist, Cherry Hill, to Pastor, Saint Mary, Gloucester City, for a six-year term.

Father Cichoski, 37, has served at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Shrine since his ordination in 2017, and has been Part-Time Director of Vocations since 2019. He studied for the priesthood at Immaculate Conception Seminary, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J.

Father Manjakunnel, 64, has been Administrator at Saint Stephen since last year. Ordained in 1988 in India, after studies at Christ the King, Shillong, and Morning Star College, Calcutta, he came to the Diocese of Camden in 2001. He served as Parochial Vicar at Saint Lawrence, Lindenwold (2005-2008); Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Berlin (2008-2009); Saint Simon Stock, Berlin (2009-2017); and Holy Angels, Woodbury (2017-2021). As well, he served as Chaplain at Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Stratford.

Father Rocks, 49, has been Bishop’s Priest Secretary since 2019, the same year he was named Adjutant Judicial Vicar for the Tribunal. He has been Chancellor since 2020. Ordained in Camden in 2002 after studying at Rome’s North American College, Father Rocks has been Pastor of Saint Gianna Beretta Molla, Northfield (2014-2016); and Saint Gregory, Magnolia (2010). He was also Administrator of Saint Gregory (2008-2010), and Parochial Vicar at Saint Ann, Wildwood (2003-2007); Incarnation, Mantua (2007-2008); Saint Rita, Bellmawr (2010); Our Lady of Lourdes, Glassboro (2010-2011), and Mary, Mother of Mercy, Glassboro (2011-2014).

Father Seiter, 65, has been Pastor at Holy Eucharist since 2009. A graduate of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, Pa., he was ordained in 1983 in Cherry Hill. In addition to Holy Eucharist, he has been Pastor of Saint Aloysius, Oaklyn (2003-2009). He was Administrator at Saint Veronica, Delair, in 2001, before being named Pastor (2001-2003). Father Seiter has also served as Parochial Vicar at Saint Mary, Gloucester City (1997-2000); Saint John, Collingswood (1994-1997); Saint Margaret, Woodbury Heights (1998-1992); Our Lady Star of the Sea, Atlantic City (1987-1988); and Our Lady of Grace, Somerdale (1983-1987). Other assignments include time as Director of Priest Personnel, Bishop’s Secretary and Vice Chancellor.

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Bishop Dennis Sullivan announces the following priest personnel changes.

Effective June 24, 2022 – Father Ruben Valdes Arias from Outside the Diocese to In Residence (temporary), Saint Joseph Pro-Cathedral, Camden.

Effective July 1, 2022 – Msgr. John J. Daiber from Brazilian Missions to Retired.

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Bishop Dennis Sullivan announces the following priest and deacon personnel changes:

Effective July 1, 2023 – Father Peter M. Idler is appointed to a second six-year term as Pastor, All Saints Parish, Millville.

Effective May 2, 2023 – Father Anthony M. Infanti from Parochial Vicar, Christ the Good Shepherd, Vineland, to on leave for personal and professional development.

Effective July 1, 2023 – Father Jaromir Michalak is appointed to a second six-year term as Pastor, Saint Joseph, Somers Point.

Effective June 1, 2023 – Deacon Michael Bortnowski, from Holy Eucharist Parish, Cherry Hill, to the Parish of Saint Monica, Atlantic City.

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Bishop Dennis Sullivan has named new pastors. All assignments are effective for a six-year term beginning July 15.

— Father Thomas J. Barcellona from pastor, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Galloway to pastor, Our Lady of the Angels, Cape May Court House.

— Father James L. Bartoloma from chancellor, Director of Pastoral Planning, and In Residence, Saint Rose of Lima, Haddon Heights to pastor, Holy Family, Sewell and continues as administrator of Saint Yi Yu Il Korean Catholic Mission, Cherry Hill.

— Father E. Joseph Byerley from pastor, Saint Rose of Lima, Haddon Heights to pastor, Holy Angels, Woodbury.

— Father Allain B. Caparas from principal, Saint Joseph High School, Hammonton and In Residence, Saint Mary of Mount Carmel, Hammonton to pastor, Mary, Mother of Mercy, Glassboro.

— Father Perry A. Cherubini from pastor, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Absecon to pastor, Saint Joseph, Sea Isle City. Father Cherubini continues as president, Holy Spirit High School, Absecon.

— Father Cosme de la Pena from part time parochial vicar, Our Lady of the Angels, Cape May Court House and part time chaplain, Cape Regional Medical Center, Cape May Court House to pastor, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Absecon

— Father David A. Grover from pastor, Saint Clare of Assisi, Gibbstown to pastor, Saint Rose of Lima, Haddon Heights.

— Father Yvans Jazon from administrator, Saint Teresa of Calcutta, Collingswood to pastor, Saint Teresa of Calcutta, Collingswood.

— Father William J. Kelly from pastor, Mary, Mother of Mercy, Glassboro to pastor, Saint Brendan the Navigator, Avalon.

— Father Edward F. Namiotka from pastor, Holy Angels, Woodbury to pastor Saint Thomas More, Cherry Hill.

— Father Thomas A. Newton from pastor, Catholic Community of Christ Our Light, Cherry Hill to pastor, Saint Damien, Ocean City.

— Father John P. Picinic from pastor, Holy Family, Sewell to pastor, Catholic Community of Christ Our Light, Cherry Hill.

— Father Jose C. Ramos, A.M. from Outside the Diocese to pastor, Saint Katharine Drexel, Egg Harbor Township.

— Father Stephen J. Rapposelli from administrator, Saints Peter & Paul, Turnersville to pastor, Saints Peter and Paul, Turnersville.

— Father David Rivera from administrator, Saint Mary of Mount Carmel, Hammonton to pastor, Saint Mary of Mount Carmel, Hammonton.

Father John A. Rossi from administrator, Saint Bridget University Parish, Glassboro to pastor, Saint Bridget University Parish, Glassboro.

— Father Jon P. Thomas from pastor, Parish of Saint Monica, Atlantic City to pastor, Christ the King, Haddonfield.

Father Barcellona, 64, has been pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help since 2017. He was ordained on May 20, 1995.

He served as pastor at Christ the Redeemer, Atco, 2010-17, and Our Lady of Grace, Somerdale, 2005-10. Other diocesan assignments include time as executive director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry, and director of the Saint Pius X Retreat House in Blackwood. He was parochial vicar at Immaculate Conception, Bridgeton, 1995-2000, and Assumption, Atco, 2000-02.

Father Bartoloma, 44, has served as Chancellor and Director of Pastoral Planning since 2014. He was ordained on May 24, 2003.

He was parochial vicar of Queen of Heaven, Cherry Hill, 2003-05, and Our Lady of Lourdes, Glassboro, 2005-08. He has been active in various diocesan ministries, including the Tribunal as Director of the Marian Commission.

Father Byerley, 56, has been pastor at Saint Rose of Lima since 2009. Previously, he served as pastor of Saint Joseph, Swedesboro, 2005-09.

He was ordained July 3, 1993. He was a teacher and Director of Guidance at Paul VI High School, Haddonfield, and parochial vicar at Saint Patrick, Woodbury, 1994-98.

Father Caparas, 42, has served as principal at Saint Joseph High School for the past four years. Before that, he was Director of Catholic Identity at Gloucester Catholic High School from 2013-16, and pastor of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Newfield, from 2011-13.

He was ordained on May 20, 2006, and was parochial vicar at Queen of the Angels, Landisville, 2006-09, and Saint Peter Merchantville, 2009-11.

Father Cherubini, 62, has been at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton since 2006. He was ordained on May 24, 1985.

He has served as president at Holy Spirit High School since 2008. Previously he was vice-principal at Gloucester Catholic High School.

He was parochial vicar at Saint Stephen, Pennsauken, 1985-88; Saint Mary, Cherry Hill, 1988-92; and Saint Bernadette, Northfield, 1992-98.

Father de la Pena, 54, was ordained April 4, 1992, in the Philippines. After 11 years as a priest in his home country, he came to the United States in 2003 to serve as parochial vicar at Saint Thomas the Apostle, Brigantine. 

Incardinated into the Diocese of Camden in 2011, he has served as part-time parochial vicar and part-time chaplain in Cape Regional Medical Center since 2012. In 2015, Father de la Pena was appointed spiritual director of the Diocese’s Filipino Apostolate.

Father Grover, 64, has been pastor at Saint Clare of Assisi since it was established in 2010, and previously served as pastor of parishes that were merged to form it: he was named pastor of Saint Michael, Gibbstown, in 2005, and administrator, and later pastor, of Saint John, Paulsboro, in 2008.

He was pastor of Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Mullica Hill, 2002-05, and parochial vicar of Mary Mother of the Church, Bellmawr, 1983-86; Holy Rosary, Cherry Hill, 1986-89; Saint Stephen, Pennsauken, 1989-94; Saint Mary, Cherry Hill, 1994-2000; and Saint Margaret, Woodbury Heights, 2000-02.

He was ordained May 28, 1983.

Father Jazon, 50, has been at Saint Teresa of Calcutta as administrator for the past year. A native of Haiti, he was ordained on May 19, 2007 as a priest of the Diocese of Camden.

He was administrator of Saint Monica Parish, Atlantic City, 2010-15, and parochial vicar of Assumption, Pomona, 2007-10, and Notre Dame de la Mer, Wildwood, 2015-19. He was active with the Haitian community.

Father Kelly, 64, has been pastor of Mary, Mother of Mercy since 2014. He previously served as parochial vicar at Immaculate Conception Parish, Bridgeton, 2009-10; Parish of the Holy Cross, Bridgeton, 2010-12; and Saint Damien, 2012-14.

He was ordained Sept. 17, 2005.

Father Namiotka, 59, has been pastor of Holy Angels Parish since 2017. He previously served as pastor of Saint Joseph, Somers Point, 2011-17; Saint Mary, Malaga, 2009-11; and Queen of Angels, Landisville, 2005-11.

He has also been heavily involved in Catholic education, serving at Saint Joseph High School, Hammonton, 1991-94, as a teacher and assistant principal; and then Sacred Heart High School, Vineland, where he was vice principal 1997-98, principal 1998-2008 and president 2008-13.

He was ordained May 16, 1987.

Father Newton, 61, has been pastor of Christ Our Light since it was established in 2009. He was pastor of Saint Peter Celestine from 2004 until it was merged as part of Christ Our Light. He was Vicar for Human Services for the diocese, 2001-04.

He was ordained May 28, 1988.

He was parochial vicar at Saint Jude Parish, Blackwood, 1988-91; Incarnation, Mantua, 1993-98; and Saint Agnes, Blackwood, 1998-2001.

Father Picinic, 51, has been pastor of Holy Family since 2014. He was parochial vicar at Saint Joseph Parish, Woodstown, 2008-10; Catholic Community of the Holy Spirit, Mullica Hill, 2010-12; and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Galloway, 2010-14.

He was ordained Aug. 13, 2005, and was a teacher and chaplain at Bishop Eustace, Pennsauken, 2005-07.

Father Ramos, 43, entered the Disciples of Mary in the Philippines in 1994 and was ordained on Oct. 4, 2003. In the Philippines he was assistant formator for the order, 2003-06, and a novice director and youth director in the Prelature of Infanta, 2006-09. He came to the United States and served as California State University – Fullerton in 2010 and has been involved in parish work since 2011.

Father Rapposelli, 56, has been administrator of Saints Peter and Paul Parish, Turnersville, since 2019. He was parochial vicar at Saint Lawrence, Lindenwold, 1998-2003; Our Lady of the Angels, Cape May Court House, 2006-11; Our Lady of Hope, Blackwood, 2011-16; Holy Trinity, Margate, 2016-17; and Infant Jesus, 2017-19. He served as coordinator of marriage preparation of the Family Life Office and as chaplain of Wildwood Catholic High School.

He was ordained May 16, 1998.

Father Rivera, 39, has been administrator of Saint Mary of Mount Carmel since 2019 and previously served there as parochial vicar for a year, He was parochial vicar at Saint Peter Parish, Merchantville, 2011-13, and Parish of the Holy Cross, Bridgeton, 2013-18.

He was ordained July 10, 2010.

Father Rossi, 39, has been administrator at Saint Bridget since 2019. He was Director of Catholic Identity at Paul VI High School, Haddonfield, 2013-19, and parochial vicar of Saint Charles Borromeo Parish, Sicklerville, 2010-13.

He was ordained May 16, 2009.

Father Thomas, 38, has been pastor of the Parish of Saint Monica since 2015. He previously served as parochial vicar of Christ Our Light, Cherry Hill, 2010-14, and Our Lady of Guadalupe, Lindenwold, 2014-15.

He was ordained May 22, 2010.

Bishop Dennis Sullivan announces priest personnel changes as follows:

Father Anthony P. Burrascano, OSA from Outside the Diocese to Assistant Director for Mission and Ministry, Saint Augustine Prep School, Richland, effective July 20.

Father Stephen M. Curry, OSA from Outside the Diocese to Teaching and Working in Administration, Saint Augustine Prep School, Richland, effective July 10.

Father Bryan J. Kerns, OSA from In Residence, Saint Augustine Prep School, Richland to Outside the Diocese, effective July 10.

Father Patrick B. McStravog, OSA from In Residence, Saint Augustine Prep School, Richland to Outside the Diocese, effective July 20.

Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan has announced the following priest personnel changes:

Father William J. Kelly is appointed dean of Deanery 5, Cape May and Cumberland Counties, effective July 1. Father Kelly continues as pastor in Saint Brendan the Navigator, Avalon.

Father James H. King is appointed part-time director of the Chaplaincy Program for the Diocese of Camden, effective July 21. Father King continues as chaplain to Saint Mary’s Center/Saint Mary’s Villa, Cherry Hill, and in residence at Saint Mary Parish, Cherry Hill.

Father Mathias I. Kumar, OSFS, from parochial vicar in the Diocese of Camden to outside the Diocese, effective Aug. 31.

Father Sunny Mathew, O.Carm., from outside the Diocese to in residence, Saint Gianna Beretta Molla, Northfield, effective Aug. 12.

Father Piotr Szamocki is appointed dean of Deanery 1, West Camden County, effective July 1. Father Szamocki continues as pastor of Saint Joachim, Bellmawr.

A dean is the priest responsible for a number of parishes within a geographic region.

Bishop Dennis Sullivan has announced priest personnel changes as follows:

Effective Nov. 1, 2021 – Father Jakub M. Ciolak, from Parochial Vicar, Christ the King, Haddonfield to Outside the Diocese.

Effective Nov. 1, 2021 – Father Renante V. Orain, A.M., from Outside the Diocese to In Residence, Saint Katharine Drexel, Egg Harbor Township.

Bishop Dennis Sullivan has announced the following priest personnel change effective March 30, 2022:

Father Erlein Mora from outside the Diocese to parochial vicar in Holy Cross Parish, Bridgeton.

Bishop Sullivan announces the retirements of two pastors, effective July 1.

• Msgr. William A. Hodge, Pastor of Saint Mary, Gloucester City.

• Father Ernest R. Soprano, Pastor of Saint John Neumann, North Cape May.

Born in Atlantic City, Msgr. Hodge, 74, attended Glassboro State College (now Rowan University); Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, Pa., and the University of Dayton, Ohio. He was ordained May 25, 1974, by Bishop George H. Guilfoyle.

His first assignment was as Parochial Vicar at Saint Francis de Sales Parish in Barrington (1974-76).

Other assignments as Parochial Vicar included Saint Raymond, Villas (1976-77); Resurrection, Marmora (1977-81); Saint Lucy, Blue Anchor (1981-83); Saint Vincent Pallotti, Haddon Township (1983-90); Saint Edward, Pine Hill (1990-91), and Saint Patrick, Woodbury (1991-94).

In 1998, he became Pastor of Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish in Atlantic City after serving as Administrator for a year. In 2015, he was appointed Pastor in Gloucester City. He previously served as Administrator of Saint James, Penns Grove (1994-1997), and Saint Michael, Atlantic City (2007-2008).

Msgr. Hodge has also served as director of the Marian Commission and the World Apostolate of Fatima for the Diocese of Camden, was chaplain at Ancora Psychiatric Hospital, and taught religion at Wildwood Catholic High School in the late 1970s.

Father Soprano, 70, studied at Immaculate Conception in Darlington, N.J., and was ordained in 1979 in Mantua by Bishop George H. Guilfoyle.

In addition to serving in Saint John Neumann since 2010, he has been Pastor at Our Lady of Victories, Landisville (1996-2000), and Saint Francis of Assisi, Vineland (2000-2009).

In 2009, he became Parochial Vicar of Saint John of God, North Cape May, and soon after became its Administrator, and later the Priest Convener for the merger of Saint John of God and Saint Raymond, Villas, into what would become Saint John Neumann Parish.

Father Soprano has also been Administrator of Saint Michael, Gibbstown (1987-1993). He was Parochial Vicar at Christ the King, Haddonfield (1979-1981, 1993-1996); Saint Thomas More, Cherry Hill (1982-1985); and Saint Teresa, Runnemede (1985-1987).

Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan announces the following priest personnel changes, effective July 1.

Administrators and Second Terms

Father Joel Arciga Camarillo is appointed to a second six-year term as Pastor, Divine Mercy Parish, Vineland.

Father Timothy E. Byerley is appointed to a second six-year term as Pastor, Saint Peter Parish, Merchantville.

Father Edward M. Friel is appointed to a second six-year term as Pastor, Mary, Queen of All Saints Parish, Pennsauken.

Father James H. King from Chaplain Saint Mary’s Center and Saint Mary’s Villa, Cherry Hill, and PT Director of the Chaplaincy Program, VITALity Catholic Healthcare, to Administrator, Saint John Neumann, North Cape May.

Father Anthony J. Manuppella will continue in his assignment as Pastor, Saint Gianna Beretta Molla, Northfield.

Father Jerold C. Mariastanislaus from Parochial Vicar, Saint Mary of Mount Carmel, Hammonton, to Administrator, Saint Gabriel the Archangel, Carneys Point.

Msgr. Louis A. Marucci is appointed to another six-year term as Pastor, Saint Andrew the Apostle, Gibbsboro.

Father Joseph L. Pham is appointed to a second six-year term as Pastor, Infant Jesus Parish, Woodbury Heights.

Father Joseph T. Szolack is appointed to a second six-year term as Pastor, Our Lady of Hope Parish, Blackwood.

Father Matthew R. Weber is appointed to a second six-year term as Pastor, Holy Cross Parish, Bridgeton.

Newly Ordained

Father Paul Abbruscato from Newly Ordained to Parochial Vicar, Holy Child, Runnemede.

Father Christopher Myers from Newly Ordained to Parochial Vicar, Catholic Community of Christ Our Light, Cherry Hill.

Father Logan Nilsen from Newly Ordained to PT Parochial Vicar, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Absecon and PT Director of Catholic Identity, Holy Spirit High School.

Father Cesar Pirateque Serrano from Newly Ordained to Parochial Vicar, Notre Dame de la Mer, Wildwood and Director of Catholic Identity, Wildwood Catholic Academy.

Father Stephen Robbins from Newly Ordained to three-month immersion experience, Archdiocese of Manizales, Colombia.

Transfers

Father Ernest E. Amadi from Parochial Vicar, Catholic Community of Christ Our Light, Cherry Hill, to Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Lindenwold.

Father Charles J. Colozzi from Pastor, Saint Gabriel the Archangel, Carneys Point, to Leave of Absence for personal discernment.

Father John Fisher, OSFS, from Rector, Parish of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Camden, to Pastor, Our Mother of Consolation Parish, Chestnut Hill, Pa., at the determination of the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales.

Father Joshua A. Nevitt from PT Parochial Vicar, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Absecon, and PT Director of Catholic Identity, Holy Spirit High School, to Priest Secretary to the Bishop, Associate Director of Vocations and Vice-Chancellor. 

Father Francis Oranefo from In-Residence, Holy Eucharist, Cherry Hill, to In-Residence, Christ the King, Haddonfield, and continues as Chaplain, Virtua-Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital.

Father Steven V. Pinzon from Parochial Vicar, Notre Dame de la Mer, Wildwood, and Director of Catholic Identity, Wildwood Catholic Academy, to Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Lindenwold.

Father Cesar A. Rebolledo Ramirez from Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Lindenwold, to Parochial Vicar, Saint Mary of Mount Carmel, Hammonton.

Father Antony Savari Muthu from Parochial Vicar, Holy Child, Runnemede, to Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Hope, Blackwood.

Bishop Sullivan announces three new pastors and one new rector in the Diocese of Camden, all effective July 1.

• Father Adam J. Cichoski from PT Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Lindenwold, and PT Director of Vocations to Rector, Parish of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Camden. Father Cichoski continues as PT Director of Vocations.

• Father Jose Manjakunnel from Administrator, Saint Stephen, Pennsauken, to Pastor, Saint Stephen, Pennsauken, for a six-year term.

• Father Jason T. Rocks from Secretary to the Bishop, Chancellor for the Diocese of Camden, Director of Pastoral Planning and Adjutant Judicial Vicar for the Tribunal, to Pastor, Holy Eucharist, Cherry Hill, for a six-year term. Father Rocks continues as Chancellor and Adjutant Judicial Vicar for the Tribunal.

• Father George C. Seiter from Pastor, Holy Eucharist, Cherry Hill, to Pastor, Saint Mary, Gloucester City, for a six-year term.

Father Cichoski, 37, has served at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Shrine since his ordination in 2017, and has been Part-Time Director of Vocations since 2019. He studied for the priesthood at Immaculate Conception Seminary, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J.

Father Manjakunnel, 64, has been Administrator at Saint Stephen since last year. Ordained in 1988 in India, after studies at Christ the King, Shillong, and Morning Star College, Calcutta, he came to the Diocese of Camden in 2001. He served as Parochial Vicar at Saint Lawrence, Lindenwold (2005-2008); Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Berlin (2008-2009); Saint Simon Stock, Berlin (2009-2017); and Holy Angels, Woodbury (2017-2021). As well, he served as Chaplain at Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Stratford.

Father Rocks, 49, has been Bishop’s Priest Secretary since 2019, the same year he was named Adjutant Judicial Vicar for the Tribunal. He has been Chancellor since 2020. Ordained in Camden in 2002 after studying at Rome’s North American College, Father Rocks has been Pastor of Saint Gianna Beretta Molla, Northfield (2014-2016); and Saint Gregory, Magnolia (2010). He was also Administrator of Saint Gregory (2008-2010), and Parochial Vicar at Saint Ann, Wildwood (2003-2007); Incarnation, Mantua (2007-2008); Saint Rita, Bellmawr (2010); Our Lady of Lourdes, Glassboro (2010-2011), and Mary, Mother of Mercy, Glassboro (2011-2014).

Father Seiter, 65, has been Pastor at Holy Eucharist since 2009. A graduate of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, Pa., he was ordained in 1983 in Cherry Hill. In addition to Holy Eucharist, he has been Pastor of Saint Aloysius, Oaklyn (2003-2009). He was Administrator at Saint Veronica, Delair, in 2001, before being named Pastor (2001-2003). Father Seiter has also served as Parochial Vicar at Saint Mary, Gloucester City (1997-2000); Saint John, Collingswood (1994-1997); Saint Margaret, Woodbury Heights (1998-1992); Our Lady Star of the Sea, Atlantic City (1987-1988); and Our Lady of Grace, Somerdale (1983-1987). Other assignments include time as Director of Priest Personnel, Bishop’s Secretary and Vice Chancellor.

Bishop Dennis Sullivan announces the following priest personnel changes.

Effective June 24, 2022 – Father Ruben Valdes from Outside the Diocese to In Residence (temporary), Saint Joseph Pro-Cathedral, Camden.

Effective July 1, 2022 – Msgr. John J. Daiber from Brazilian Missions to Retired.

Bishop Dennis Sullivan announces the following priest personnel changes:

Effective Sept. 11, 2023 – Father James L. Bartoloma from pastor, Holy Family, Sewell, to medical leave of absence.

Effective Sept. 15, 2023 – Father Peter Leonard, OSFS, from parochial vicar, Our Lady Star of the Sea, Cape May, to medical leave of absence and outside the Diocese.