Msgr. Ladzinski marks dual celebration in Lawrenceville parish
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
Msgr. Casimir H. Ladzinski, a retired priest of the Diocese, celebrated his 80th birthday and 55th anniversary of priestly ordination with a Mass of Thanksgiving May 21 in St. Ann Church, Lawrenceville, where he serves as a weekend assistant.
On hand to join in the festivities that followed in the Mass was Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., as well as parish priests and parishioners.
During his 55 years of priesthood, Msgr. Ladzinski has served the Trenton Diocese in many capacities including key appointments such as diocesan vicar general, director of priest personnel and episcopal vicar of Ocean and Burlington counties.
Born in Cambridge (Delran), in 1937, Msgr. Ladzinski prepared for the priesthood at St. Charles College Seminary, Catonsville, Md.; St. Mary Seminary and University, Baltimore, and SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, Orchard Lake, Mich. He was ordained a priest May 26, 1962, by Bishop George W. Ahr in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton.
Over the years, he continued his studies, receiving master’s degrees in pastoral counseling and pastoral care from Iona College, New Rochelle, N.Y., and Princeton Theological Seminary, respectively. He also studied in Jagellonian University, Krakow, Poland; Notre Dame University, South Bend, Ind.; the Theological Institute of the American College, Louvain, Belgium; and the Vatican II Institute for Clergy Formation, Menlo Park, Calif.
On a parish level, his first assignment was as parochial vicar of St. Hedwig Parish, Trenton. While there, he served as a member of the diocesan Liturgical Commission and was Mercer County CYO director from 1965 – 1970.
He went on to serve parishes including Holy Trinity, Helmetta; Sacred Heart, South Amboy; St. Justin the Martyr, Toms River; Holy Innocents; Neptune; St. Stephen, Perth Amboy, and Blessed Sacrament, Trenton.
He was pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Toms River, from 1987 to 1996, conducting a building campaign for the landmark church on a campus that spans a city block in the heart of the Ocean County seat.
From 1996 to 2000, he was the pastor of St. Aloysius Parish, Jackson. He was named pastor of St. Rose Parish, Belmar, in 2000 and pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Bay Head, where he served from 2005 until his July 1, 2012 retirement.
On the diocesan level his numerous appointments included serving as the president of the diocesan council of priests and the seminarian recruitment board of vocations and as a member of the core team of RENEW.
Appointed a Prelate of Honor to his Holiness in 1983, he said one of the greatest joys of his priesthood was administering the Sacrament of Confirmation to thousands of young people in his capacities as vicar general and episcopal vicar for Burlington and Ocean counties.
On the community level, he shared his insights and talents with organizations that range from Catholic Charities, where he is a member of the board of directors, to the hospital boards of Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood, and Community Medical Center, Toms River, and the board of Georgian Court University, Lakewood. He helped spearhead the development of organizations such as Caregivers of Ocean County, which helped to meet the needs of a burgeoning elderly population, and Homes for All, Inc., which launched a successful effort for affordable housing in Toms River in 1986. He also helped spearhead the development of organizations such as Caregivers of Ocean County, which helped to meet the needs of a burgeoning elderly population, and Homes for All, Inc., which launched a successful effort for affordable housing in Toms River in 1986.
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Msgr. Casimir H. Ladzinski, a retired priest of the Diocese, celebrated his 80th birthday and 55th anniversary of priestly ordination with a Mass of Thanksgiving May 21 in St. Ann Church, Lawrenceville, where he serves as a weekend assistant.
On hand to join in the festivities that followed in the Mass was Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., as well as parish priests and parishioners.
During his 55 years of priesthood, Msgr. Ladzinski has served the Trenton Diocese in many capacities including key appointments such as diocesan vicar general, director of priest personnel and episcopal vicar of Ocean and Burlington counties.
Born in Cambridge (Delran), in 1937, Msgr. Ladzinski prepared for the priesthood at St. Charles College Seminary, Catonsville, Md.; St. Mary Seminary and University, Baltimore, and SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, Orchard Lake, Mich. He was ordained a priest May 26, 1962, by Bishop George W. Ahr in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton.
Over the years, he continued his studies, receiving master’s degrees in pastoral counseling and pastoral care from Iona College, New Rochelle, N.Y., and Princeton Theological Seminary, respectively. He also studied in Jagellonian University, Krakow, Poland; Notre Dame University, South Bend, Ind.; the Theological Institute of the American College, Louvain, Belgium; and the Vatican II Institute for Clergy Formation, Menlo Park, Calif.
On a parish level, his first assignment was as parochial vicar of St. Hedwig Parish, Trenton. While there, he served as a member of the diocesan Liturgical Commission and was Mercer County CYO director from 1965 – 1970.
He went on to serve parishes including Holy Trinity, Helmetta; Sacred Heart, South Amboy; St. Justin the Martyr, Toms River; Holy Innocents; Neptune; St. Stephen, Perth Amboy, and Blessed Sacrament, Trenton.
He was pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Toms River, from 1987 to 1996, conducting a building campaign for the landmark church on a campus that spans a city block in the heart of the Ocean County seat.
From 1996 to 2000, he was the pastor of St. Aloysius Parish, Jackson. He was named pastor of St. Rose Parish, Belmar, in 2000 and pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Bay Head, where he served from 2005 until his July 1, 2012 retirement.
On the diocesan level his numerous appointments included serving as the president of the diocesan council of priests and the seminarian recruitment board of vocations and as a member of the core team of RENEW.
Appointed a Prelate of Honor to his Holiness in 1983, he said one of the greatest joys of his priesthood was administering the Sacrament of Confirmation to thousands of young people in his capacities as vicar general and episcopal vicar for Burlington and Ocean counties.
On the community level, he shared his insights and talents with organizations that range from Catholic Charities, where he is a member of the board of directors, to the hospital boards of Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood, and Community Medical Center, Toms River, and the board of Georgian Court University, Lakewood. He helped spearhead the development of organizations such as Caregivers of Ocean County, which helped to meet the needs of a burgeoning elderly population, and Homes for All, Inc., which launched a successful effort for affordable housing in Toms River in 1986. He also helped spearhead the development of organizations such as Caregivers of Ocean County, which helped to meet the needs of a burgeoning elderly population, and Homes for All, Inc., which launched a successful effort for affordable housing in Toms River in 1986.
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