At Eucharistic Congress, Father Pablo Gadenz will field questions about the Catholic faith
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
A highlight of the congress will feature a Catholic Question and Answer session with Father Pablo T. Gadenz, a priest of the Diocese of Trenton, who currently serves as an associate professor of biblical studies in the Immaculate Conception School of Theology at Seton Hall University, South Orange.
Father Gadenz’s presentation at the congress will be Oct. 13 from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. on the plaza of the PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
Father Gadenz was born Feb. 10, 1967, in San Bernardo, Chile, to Renato and Cecilia Gadenz. He has a brother, Rudy, and a sister, Maria Stanton.
Father Gadenz grew up in Tinton Falls and graduated as valedictorian from Red Bank Catholic High School in 1984. He attended Princeton University where he earned a degree in electrical engineering and was also involved in the campus ministry program through the Aquinas Institute. He also holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Columbia University, N.Y., then worked for three years at AT&T in Middletown.
Realizing that he was being called by God to be a priest, Father Gadenz left his job and began studies for the priesthood in St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, Pa. He was ordained a priest by Bishop John C. Reiss in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, on May 18, 1996.
Father Gadenz was first assigned to St. Ann Parish, Keansburg, as parochial vicar where he served for two years before being appointed secretary and master of ceremonies to Bishop John M. Smith. While working for Bishop Smith, he served four years as weekend assistant in St. Ann Parish, Lawrenceville.
In 2002, Father Gadenz was sent to pursue further studies in Rome, earning a license in Sacred Scripture (S.S.L.) from the Pontifical Biblical Institute and a doctorate in theology (S.T.D.) from the Pontifical Gregorian University.
In 2008, Father Gadenz was appointed to his current role in Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology, where he also serves as a mentor on the formation faculty. On weekends, he serves in Christ the King Parish, Long Branch.
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A highlight of the congress will feature a Catholic Question and Answer session with Father Pablo T. Gadenz, a priest of the Diocese of Trenton, who currently serves as an associate professor of biblical studies in the Immaculate Conception School of Theology at Seton Hall University, South Orange.
Father Gadenz’s presentation at the congress will be Oct. 13 from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. on the plaza of the PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
Father Gadenz was born Feb. 10, 1967, in San Bernardo, Chile, to Renato and Cecilia Gadenz. He has a brother, Rudy, and a sister, Maria Stanton.
Father Gadenz grew up in Tinton Falls and graduated as valedictorian from Red Bank Catholic High School in 1984. He attended Princeton University where he earned a degree in electrical engineering and was also involved in the campus ministry program through the Aquinas Institute. He also holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Columbia University, N.Y., then worked for three years at AT&T in Middletown.
Realizing that he was being called by God to be a priest, Father Gadenz left his job and began studies for the priesthood in St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, Pa. He was ordained a priest by Bishop John C. Reiss in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, on May 18, 1996.
Father Gadenz was first assigned to St. Ann Parish, Keansburg, as parochial vicar where he served for two years before being appointed secretary and master of ceremonies to Bishop John M. Smith. While working for Bishop Smith, he served four years as weekend assistant in St. Ann Parish, Lawrenceville.
In 2002, Father Gadenz was sent to pursue further studies in Rome, earning a license in Sacred Scripture (S.S.L.) from the Pontifical Biblical Institute and a doctorate in theology (S.T.D.) from the Pontifical Gregorian University.
In 2008, Father Gadenz was appointed to his current role in Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology, where he also serves as a mentor on the formation faculty. On weekends, he serves in Christ the King Parish, Long Branch.
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