Arthur J. Serratelli
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Bishop Arthur Serratelli is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson in northern New Jersey.
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[edit] Early life
Serratelli is a Newark, New Jersey native and attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in the Ironbound section of Newark.
He attended Seton Hall University for 2 years then moved to the Darlington section of Mahwah, NJ where the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception was located. After 2 years of Philosophical studies he was sent to Rome where he attended the Pontifical Gregorian University and resided at the Pontifical North American College.
[edit] As a Priest
Ordained for the Archdiocese of Newark in 1968, Serratelli worked in a parish for a short period of time and then was quickly appointed to teach at the seminary. Bishop Gerety sent him back to Rome where he attained two advanced degrees, STD (Doctorate in Sacred Theology) and SSL (Licentiate in Sacred Scripture).
He returned to the Archdiocese of Newark after completing his degrees and continued to teach at the seminary for about 20 more years. Serratelli also held other positions during this time, including rector of the College Seminary at Seton Hall.
[edit] As a Bishop
Ordained a bishop by then Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, Serratelli became the vicar for Essex County. After McCarrick was sent to Washington, D.C. and John J. Myers became the new Archbishop, Serratelli became Vicar General for Newark.
In 2004 Serratelli attained his current position as Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey.
