60 YEARS
Rev. Lewis A. Battisti
Born: 5/19/1936, Hazleton, PA
Education: Christ the King Seminary, Saint Bonaventure, NY
Ordination: 4/14/1962, Camden, NJ
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. Celestine J. Damiano
Assignments: Blessed Sacrament, Margate; Holy Spirit High School, Absecon; Catholic College Women’s Club
Retired: 6/15/2006
Rev. Msgr. Martin J. Mannion
Born: 12/11/1937, Mayo, Ireland
Education: Saint Patrick, Carlow, Ireland
Ordination: 6/9/1962, Carlow
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. Thomas Keogh
Assignments: Saint John, Collingswood; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Camden; Saint Edward, Pine Hill; Saint Joan of Arc, Camden; Saint Bartholomew, Camden
Retired: 8/31/2010
Rev. Msgr. William Quinn
Born: 12/16/1936, Longford, Ireland
Education: Saint Patrick, Carlow, Ireland
Ordination: 6/9/1962, Carlow
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. Thomas Keogh
Assignments: Saint Paul, Stone Harbor; Saint Ann, Wildwood; Saint John of God, North Cape May; Saint Mary, Gloucester City
Retired: 12/16/2009
Rev. Msgr. Russell L. Rock
Born: 2/14/1937, San Francisco, CA
Education: Saint John Seminary, Little Rock, AR
Ordination: 4/8/1962, San Francisco
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. Merlin Guilfoyle
Assignments: Saint Maria Goretti, Runnemede; Paul VI High School, Haddonfield; Saint Joseph High School, Camden; Gloucester Catholic High School, Gloucester City; Camden Catholic High School, Cherry Hill
Retired: 5/1/2010
50 YEARS
Rev. Msgr. John H. Burton
Born: 12/5/1946, Vineland, NJ
Education: Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington, NJ
Ordination: 5/20/1972, Vineland
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. George H. Guilfoyle
Assignments: Christ the Good Shepherd, Vineland; Sacred Heart, Vineland; Saint Isidore, Vineland; Saint Raymond, Villas; Diocesan Office of Worship
Retired: 7/1/2021
Rev. Msgr. Michael T. Mannion
Born: 9/12/1945, Philadelphia
Education: Mother of the Savior Seminary, Blackwood, NJ; Gregorian University, Rome, Italy
Ordination: 12/17/1971, Rome
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. James Hickey
Assignments: Director of Community Relations; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Camden; Our Lady of Mount Carmel (now Saint Simon Stock), Berlin; Christ the Redeemer, Atco; Associate State Chaplain, Knights of Columbus; Mary, Queen of All Saints, Pennsauken; Most Precious Blood, West Collingswood; County Pro-Life Coordinator for Gloucester County; Chaplain, Director of Campus Ministry, The Catholic University of America
Retired: 7/1/2017
Rev. Joseph S. Messina
Born: 2/26/1939, Philadelphia, PA
Education: Pope John XXIII National Seminary, Weston, MA
Ordination: 5/17/1972, Somerdale, NJ
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. George H. Guilfoyle
Assignments: Catholic Charities; West Jersey Hospital, Voorhees; Underwood Memorial Hospital, Woodbury; Saint Margaret, Woodbury Heights
Retired: 2/1/2009
Rev. David V. Minniti
Born: 7/31/1943, Paulsboro, NJ
Education: Saint Mary College, KY; Catholic Seminary, Indianapolis, IN
Ordination: 5/27/1972, Lafayette, Indiana
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. Raymond J. Gallagher
Assignments: Saint Peter, Merchantville; Saint Mary Magdalen, Millville; Queen of Angels, Landisville
Retired: 8/1/2009
Rev. Edward C. Wade
Born: 7/9/1938, Philadelphia, PA
Education: Saint Francis Seminary, Loretto, PA
Ordination: 5/16/1972, Narberth, PA
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. George H. Guilfoyle
Assignments: Spanish Apostolate; Saint Francis de Sales, Barrington; Holy Spirit, Atlantic City; Saint Nicholas, Egg Harbor City
Retired: 7/9/2008
40 YEARS
Rev. Michael J. Field
Born: 5/28/1954, Cleveland, OH
Education: Mount Saint Mary’s, Emmitsburg, MD
Ordination: 5/29/1982, Ocean City, NJ
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. George H. Guilfoyle
Assignments: Catholic Community of the Holy Spirit, Mullica Hill; Saint Bridget, Glassboro; Notre Dame de la Mer, Wildwood; Queen of Heaven, Cherry Hill; Saint Joseph, Swedesboro; Diocesan RCIA Program
Rev. Michael J. Matveenko
Born: 7/29/1956, Camden, NJ
Education: Immaculate Conception, Darlington, NJ
Ordination: 5/29/1982, Ocean City, NJ
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. George H. Guilfoyle
Assignments: Saint Charles Borromeo, Sicklerville; Saint Nicholas, Egg Harbor City; Assumption, Pomona; Diocesan Liturgical Commission
Rev. Robert C. Pasley
Born: 11/20/1955, Woodbury, NJ
Education: Saint Charles Borromeo, Wynnewood, PA; Mount Saint Mary’s, Emmitsburg, MD
Ordination: 5/28/1982, Woodbury Heights, NJ
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. George H. Guilfoyle
Assignments: Mater Ecclesiae Mission, Berlin; Sacred Heart, Mount Ephraim; Queen of the Apostles, Pennsville; Our Lady Star of the Sea, Cape May
Rev. Tomy O. Thomas
Born: 6/29/1954, Kothavara, Kottayam, India
Education: Morning Star College, Barrackpore, W. Bengal, India
Ordination: 4/20/1982, Kerala, India
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. Thomas Menanparampil
Assignments: Saints Peter and Paul, Turnersville; Kennedy Health System, Washington Township
25 YEARS
Rev. Sanjai Devis, VC
Born: 10/3/1970, Kerala, India
Education: Papal Seminary & Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune, India
Ordination: 10/11/1997
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. Mar Mathew Vattakuzhy
Assignments: Our Lady of Peace, Williamstown; Spiritual Advisor, South Jersey Catholic Medical Association; Director of Hospital Chaplaincy; Director, Stephen Ministry
Rev. Peter M. Idler
Born: 2/18/1970, Newark, NJ
Education: Saint Charles Borromeo, Wynnewood, PA
Ordination: 7/5/1997, Camden, NJ
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. James T. McHugh
Assignments: All Saints, Millville; Chaplain, Federal Correctional Institute, Fairton, NJ
Rev. Cesar A. Rebolledo Ramirez
Born: 5/11/1964, Colombia
Education: Saint Bonaventure University, Bogota, Colombia
Ordination: 11/29/1997, Bogota
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. Dario de Jesus Monsalve Mejia
Assignments: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Lindenwold; Parish of Saint Monica, Atlantic City; Sacred Heart, Camden; Coordinator of Spanish Apostolate, Cape May County
Rev. John D. Wasilewski
Born: 6/18/1957, Camden, NJ
Education: Saint Charles Borromeo, Wynnewood, PA
Ordination: 5/17/1997, Camden
Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. James T. McHugh
Assignments: Christ the Good Shepherd, Vineland; Saint Peter, Merchantville; Chaplain, Inspira Elmer/Vineland; Chaplain, Salem County Memorial Hospital
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