Newark Auxiliary Named Bishop of Paterson

PATERSON, New Jersey, JUNE 2, 2004 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II accepted the resignation of Bishop Frank Rodimer, 76, of Paterson, and appointed Newark Auxiliary Bishop Arthur Serratelli, 60, as his successor.

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Arthur Serratelli was born in Newark. His degrees include a doctorate in theology from the Gregorian University in 1977. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark in December 1968. He was appointed auxiliary bishop in 2000.

The Diocese of Paterson in northern New Jersey has a Catholic population of about 377,000 in a total population of more than a million.

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