Joseph A. Galante
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The Most Reverend Joseph Anthony Galante, BA, DD, JCD (born July 2, 1938) is is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the Bishop of Camden, having previously served as Bishop of Beaumont from 1994 to 1999 and Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas from 1999 to 2004.
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Born in Philadelphia, Galante attended Saint Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood (where he received his BA in 1960), and the Pontifical Lateran University (where he received his doctorate in canon law in 1968) in Rome. Galante was ordained to the priesthood on May 16, 1964.
Prior to his installation as bishop of Camden, he announced that if then-Governor of New Jersey, Jim McGreevey, attended the installation Mass, he would deny him communion due to his remarriage without having had his first marriage annulled by the Church.
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| Preceded by Bernard J. Ganter |
Bishop of Beaumont (Texas) 2000–2004 |
Succeeded by Curtis J. Guillory |
| Preceded by Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio |
Bishop of Camden (New Jersey) 2004–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
