Bishop Joseph A. Galante has announced the appointment of Msgr. Leonard G. Scott as pastor, Emmaus Catholic Community, Mount Ephraim, effective March 28.
Msgr. Scott, 71, is currently pastor of St. Aloysius Parish, Oaklyn, where he has served since July 2009.
He previously served as pastor of Holy Rosary Parish, Cherry Hill, 2002-09), and St. Vincent Pallotti, Haddon Township, 2010).
Msgr. Scott holds a doctorate in canon law from the Lateran University in Rome, and he served for many years in the diocesan Tribunal. He was judicial vicar of the Camden Diocese, 1979-2002. He also has served as president of the Canon Law Society of America.
Before going to Rome he attended Mother of the Angels Seminary, Niagara University, N.Y.
A native of Bridgeton, Msgr. Scott was ordained in Rome on Dec. 19, 1964. His first assignment was at Our Lady Star of the Sea, Atlantic City, in 1965.
Msgr. Scott also has served on the Camden Commission for Family Ministry and the Presbyteral Council.
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