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60 YEARS

Msgr. William P. Brennan

Born: 7/8/1936, Staten Island, NY

Education: Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington, NJ; Villanova University, Villanova, PA

Ordination: 5/25/1963, Camden, NJ

Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. Celestine J. Damiano

Assignments: Christ the King, Haddonfield; Saint Pius X, Cherry Hill; Incarnation, Mantua; Camden Catholic High School, Cherry Hill; Gloucester Catholic High School, Gloucester City

Retired: 6/30/2012


Msgr. James P. Curran

Born: 3/7/1938, Ireland

Education: Saint John’s Seminary, Waterford, Ireland

Ordination: 6/13/1963, Waterford

Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. Daniel Cohalan

Assignments: Saint Mary, Gloucester City; Our Lady of Lourdes, Glassboro; Saint Matthew, National Park; Saint Margaret, Woodbury Heights; Christ the King, Haddonfield

Retired: 7/1/2015


Rev. Richard T. Kunzman

Born: 10/15/1936, Morristown, NJ

Education: Saint Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore

Ordination: 5/25/1963, Camden

Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. Celestine J. Damiano

Assignments: Wildwood Catholic High School, Wildwood; Incarnation, Mantua; Saint Ann, Wildwood; West Jersey Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Camden; Catholic Social Services

Retired: 10/15/2006


50 YEARS

Rev. James T. Dever, OSFS

Born: 12/29/1945

Education: DeSales School of Theology, Washington, DC

Ordination: 6/16/1973, Philadelphia

Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. Gerald McDevitt

Assignments: Our Lady Star of the Sea, Cape May; Christ the King, Haddonfield


Rev. Francis X. Devlin, OSA

Born: 11/27/47, Philadelphia

Education: Catholic University of America, Washington, DC; Villanova University, Villanova, PA

Ordination: 10/6/73

Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. James Malone

Assignments: Saint Augustine Preparatory School, Richland


Rev. Alvaro Diaz

Born: 8/28/1944, Medellin, Colombia

Education: Javeriana University, Saint Bonaventure,  University del Valle, all in Colombia

Ordination: 12/1/1973, Colombia

Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. Guillermo Escobar Velez

Assignments: Notre Dame de la Mer, Wildwood; Saint Damien, Ocean City; Saint Augustine, Ocean City; Saint Nicholas, Egg Harbor City; Saint Peter, Pleasantville; Spanish Apostolate; Spiritual Director of Spanish Cursillo      

Retired: 7/1/2019


Rev. Albert E. Harshaw

Born: 2/28/1947, Ventnor, NJ

Education: Saint Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore

Ordination: 5/18/1973, Ventnor

Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. George H. Guilfoyle

Assignments: Chaplain at Saint Mary Catholic Home, Cherry Hill; Saint Teresa of Calcutta, Collingswood; Saint Casimir, Woodbine; Saint Lucy, Blue Anchor; Immaculate Conception, Bridgeton; Incarnation, Mantua; Diocesan Scouting; Spiritual Director of South Jersey Medical Association; Chaplain at Ancora State Hospital; Chaplain at Cooper Hospital, Camden       

Retired: 7/1/2015


Rev. Walter A. Norris

Born: 3/20/1946, Baltimore

Education: Oblate College, Washington, DC

Ordination: 6/9/1973, Baltimore

Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. Lawrence Sheehan

Assignments: Saint Joseph the Worker, Haddon Township; Saint Matthew, National Park; Camden Center for Law and Social Justice; Bishop Eustace Preparatory School, Pennsauken

Retired: 7/1/2021


Rev. Terry M. Odien

Born:  10/13/1947, Buffalo, NY

Education: Christ the King Seminary, Saint Bonaventure, NY; La Salle University, Philadelphia

Ordination: 5/17/1973, Haddonfield, NJ

Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. George H. Guilfoyle

Assignments: Vicar for Clergy; Incarnation, Mantua; Holy Saviour, Westmont; Christ Our Light, Cherry Hill; Director of Religious Education; Director of Healthcare Ministry

Retired: 7/1/2017


Rev. Michael P. Rush

Born: 9/20/1945, Philadelphia

Education: Christ the King Seminary, Saint Bonaventure, NY; Niagara University, NY

Ordination: 5/19/1973, Gibbsboro

Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. George H. Guilfoyle

Assignments: Saint Damien, Ocean City; Saint Augustine, Ocean City; Holy Name of Jesus, Mullica Hill; Saint Thomas More, Cherry Hill; Saint Patrick, Woodbury

Retired: 7/15/2020


40 YEARS

Rev. Joseph F. Ganiel

Born: 2/17/1957, Atlantic City, NJ

Education: Mount Saint Mary’s, Emmitsburg, MD

Ordination: 5/27/1983, Pomona

Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. George H. Guilfoyle

Assignments: Holy Child, Runnemede; Saint James, Ventnor; Saint Mary, Salem; Holy Name of Jesus, Mullica Hill; Queen of the Apostles, Pennsville; Saint John of God, North Cape May; Saint Lawrence, Lindenwold; Apostleship of Sea


Rev. David A. Grover

Born: 12/2/1955, Philadelphia

Education: Saint Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore

Ordination: 5/28/1983, Millville

Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. George H. Guilfoyle

Assignments: Saint Rose of Lima, Haddon Heights; Saint Clare of Assisi, Swedesboro; Saint Michael, Gibbstown; Holy Name of Jesus, Mullica Hill; Holy Rosary, Cherry Hill; Diocesan Liturgical Commission


Rev. Robert J. Murray, OSA

Born: 7/8/1955, Glenolden, PA

Education: Washington Theological Union, Washington, DC

Ordination: 7/30/1983, Havertown, PA

Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. Edward Hughes

Assignments: Saint Augustine Preparatory School, Richland


Rev. George C. Seiter

Born: 6/18/1956, Camden, NJ

Education: Immaculate Conception Seminary, South Orange, NJ; Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, PA

Ordination: 5/28/1983, Cherry Hill, NJ

Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. George H. Guilfoyle

Assignments: Saint Mary, Gloucester City; Holy Eucharist, Cherry Hill; Saint Aloysius, Oaklyn; Saint Veronica, Delair; Director of Priest Personnel; Vice Chancellor, Secretary to Bishop James T. McHugh


25 YEARS

Rev. Joel Arciga Camarillo

Born: 7/5/1972, Zamora, Mexico

Education: Seminary of Zamora, Mexico; Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome

Ordination: 5/2/1998, Mexico

Ordaining Prelate: Bishop Carlos Suarez Cazares

Assignments: Divine Mercy, Vineland; Saint Joseph Pro-Cathedral, Camden


Rev. Christopher T. Bakey

Born: 5/31/1961, Camden, NJ

Education: Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, PA

Ordination: 11/21/1998, Camden

Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. James T. McHugh

Assignments: Holy Trinity, Margate; Our Lady of Peace, Williamstown; Saint Casimir, Woodbine; Saint Martin de Porres, Hammonton; Saint Raymond, Villas; Director of Vocations; Moderator of Charismatic Renewal


Rev. Joseph Luong T. Pham

Born: 6/16/1963, Ben Tre, Vietnam

Education: Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, PA

Ordination: 5/16/1998, Glassboro, NJ

Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. James T. McHugh

Assignments: Infant Jesus, Woodbury Heights; Mary, Queen of All Saints; Our Lady Star of the Sea, Atlantic City; Director of Ethnic Ministries; Director of Catholic Identity, Camden Catholic High School, Cherry Hill


Rev. Stephen J. Rapposelli

Born: 1/1/1964, Wilmington, DE

Education: Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, PA

Ordination: 5/16/1998, Glassboro, NJ

Ordaining Prelate: Most Rev. James T. McHugh

Assignments: Saints Peter and Paul, Turnersville; Infant Jesus, Woodbury Heights; Holy Trinity, Margate; Our Lady of Hope, Blackwood; Our Lady of the Angels, Cape May Court House; Saint Lawrence, Lindenwold; Diocesan Coordinator of Marriage Prep

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