Arthur J. Serratelli

Most Rev. Arthur J. Serratelli
Bishop of Paterson
Church	Catholic Church
See	Paterson
In Office	July 6, 2004 — present
Predecessor	Frank Joseph Rodimer
Successor	incumbent
Personal details
Born	(1944-04-18) April 18, 1944 Newark, New Jersey

Arthur Joseph Serratelli (born April 18, 1944) is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson in northern New Jersey.

Early life

Serratelli is a Newark, New Jersey native and attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in the Ironbound section of Newark. He graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in 1961. He attended Seton Hall University for two years, then moved to the Darlington section of Mahwah, New Jersey where the Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology was located. After two years of Philosophical studies, Serratelli was sent to Rome where he attended the Pontifical Gregorian University and resided at the Pontifical North American College.

Priestly Ministry

Ordained for the Archdiocese of Newark in 1968, Serratelli worked in a parish for a short period of time and then was appointed to teach at the seminary. Archbishop Peter Leo Gerety sent him back to Rome where he attained two advanced degrees, an S.T.D. (Doctorate in Sacred Theology) and an S.S.L. (Licentiate in Sacred Scripture).

Serratelli returned to the Archdiocese of Newark after completing his degrees and continued to teach scripture at Seton Hall University School of Theology for over 20 years. Serratelli also held other positions during this time, including rector of the College division of the Immaculate Conception Seminary at St. Andrew's Hall. His Holiness, Pope John Paul II named him a Prelate of Honor and he received the title of Monsignor in 1998.

While serving in the Archdiocese of Newark, he was a member of the following Archdiocesan consultative bodies:

• The College of Consultors
• The Commission for the Men's Apostolate
• The Archdiocesan Finance Council
• The Archdiocesan Presbyteral Council
• The Priestly Vocations Board.

Episcopal Ministry

On July 3, 2000, Pope John Paul II named Serratelli an Auxiliary Bishop of Newark with the Titular See of Enera. He was consecrated a bishop on September 8, 2000 (the Feast of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary) by then Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, with co-consecreating Bishops Michael Angelo Saltarelli and Bishop Paul Gregory Bootkoski). After his consecration, Serratelli was appointed the vicar for Essex County. When McCarrick was transferred to the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. and John J. Myers, formerly Bishop of Peoria, Illinois became the new Archbishop of Newark, Serratelli was appointed the Archdiocesan Vicar General.

On June 1, 2004, Pope John Paul II accepted the retirement of Frank J. Rodimer from his position as Bishop of Paterson, and appointed Serratelli as his successor as the Seventh Bishop of Paterson. Serratelli was installed on July 6 of that year. In his ministry as bishop, Serratelli has focused on increasing priestly vocations, the need for new evangelization and strengthening liturgical devotion throughout the 111 parishes in Passaic, Morris and Sussex counties.

As a member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in Washington, DC, Serratelli presently serves as Chairman of the Committee on Doctrine's Subcommittee for the Review of Scripture Translations. He is also a member of The Committee on Divine Worship and its Task Groups on Liturgy with Children, and the Review of the Lectionary.

Previously, Serratelli served as the Chairman of the Committee on Liturgy (2007–2010, known presently as the Committee on Divine Worship) and was responsible for announcing the acceptance by the Vatican of changes to the English translation of the Roman Missal, to be implemented throughout the Roman Catholic Church in English-speaking countries on the First Sunday of Advent 2011 (November 27, 2011). He was also a member of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Review of the Catechism (known presently as the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis), the Ad Hoc Committee for the Spanish Bible for the Church in America, the Board of Bishops for the American College of Louvain (which is scheduled for closure at the end of the 2010-2011 academic year), and the Committee for Women in the Church and Society (known presently as the Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth).

In addition. he is a member of the following:

• The Board of Bishops of the New Jersey Catholic Conference
• The Board of Trustees of Assumption College, Mendham, New Jersey
• The Board of Trustees at the College of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station
• The Board of Trustees at Seton Hall University
• The Board of Overseers at Immaculate Conception Seminary.

He is also the chairman of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy; and the Catholic co-chairperson, together with the Baptist theologian the Reverend Professor Paul Fiddes, DD, of the International Theological Consultation between Catholics and Baptists.

Coats of Arms

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  Personal Coat of Arms

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  Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Paterson

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  Coat of Arms as Seventh Bishop of Paterson

Bishop Serratelli's Coat of Arms was prepared by the Rev. Matthew R. Mauriello of Bridgeport, Connecticut, complete with imagery from his Italian heritage, his identity as a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark, his studies in Scripture and his honoring both Pope John Paul II and Archbishop McCarrick. A complete explanation of the coats of arms can be found at the website of the Diocese of Paterson.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Frank Joseph Rodimer	Bishop of Paterson 2004–present	Succeeded by incumbent

External links

• Arthur J. Serratelli bio