Msgr. Thomas J. Mullelly - 35th anniversary
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
Msgr. Thomas J. Mullelly, episcopal vicar for the diocesan Office of Clergy and Consecrated Life, was born Aug. 27, 1952, in Philadelphia. He prepared for the priesthood in Mount St. Mary College, Emmitsburg, Md.; Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington, and Princeton Theological Seminary. He received a juris doctor and a master of laws from Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia.
Following his May 31, 1980, priestly ordination in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, by Bishop John C. Reiss, Msgr. Mullelly served as parochial vicar of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square. In 1982, he became director of the diocesan Society for the Propagation of the Faith. He also served on the Commission of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, as temporary chaplain for the Trenton Serra Club and on the Committee for Guidelines for Mixed Marriages.
From 1983-1986, he served as secretary and master of ceremonies to Bishop George W. Ahr. In 1986, he was assigned for a brief time as parochial vicar of St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral. Later in 1986, he was relieved of all assignments to pursue studies at Temple University School of Law where he was awarded master of laws and juris doctor degrees. From 1989 until 1995 Msgr. Mullelly served as Dean of Students and lectures in the Department of Sociology at Mount St. Mary’s College, Emmitsburg, Md. Currently he serves as a member of the board of trustees of Mount St. Mary’s University and chairman of the Student Affairs Committee of that board.
In 1995, Msgr. Mullelly was appointed chaplain and director of the Aquinas Institute, the Catholic campus ministry at Princeton University, and as parochial vicar of St. Paul Parish, Princeton. In 1998, Msgr. Mullelly was appointed secretary for the diocesan Secretariat for Social Justice and Social Services, which was restructured to be the Secretariat for Social Services.
Others positions he has held include: member of the diocesan College of Consultors; lecturer in the department of politics at Princeton University; chairman of the ad hoc committee on ministry in non-correctional and health care institutions, and director of the Office of Continuing Priestly Formation. In July, 2011, he was appointed by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., to serve in his current position as vicar for clergy and consecrated life. In February, 2012, he was made a Chaplain of His Holiness with the title of Monsignor by Pope Benedict XVI.
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Msgr. Thomas J. Mullelly, episcopal vicar for the diocesan Office of Clergy and Consecrated Life, was born Aug. 27, 1952, in Philadelphia. He prepared for the priesthood in Mount St. Mary College, Emmitsburg, Md.; Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington, and Princeton Theological Seminary. He received a juris doctor and a master of laws from Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia.
Following his May 31, 1980, priestly ordination in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, by Bishop John C. Reiss, Msgr. Mullelly served as parochial vicar of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square. In 1982, he became director of the diocesan Society for the Propagation of the Faith. He also served on the Commission of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, as temporary chaplain for the Trenton Serra Club and on the Committee for Guidelines for Mixed Marriages.
From 1983-1986, he served as secretary and master of ceremonies to Bishop George W. Ahr. In 1986, he was assigned for a brief time as parochial vicar of St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral. Later in 1986, he was relieved of all assignments to pursue studies at Temple University School of Law where he was awarded master of laws and juris doctor degrees. From 1989 until 1995 Msgr. Mullelly served as Dean of Students and lectures in the Department of Sociology at Mount St. Mary’s College, Emmitsburg, Md. Currently he serves as a member of the board of trustees of Mount St. Mary’s University and chairman of the Student Affairs Committee of that board.
In 1995, Msgr. Mullelly was appointed chaplain and director of the Aquinas Institute, the Catholic campus ministry at Princeton University, and as parochial vicar of St. Paul Parish, Princeton. In 1998, Msgr. Mullelly was appointed secretary for the diocesan Secretariat for Social Justice and Social Services, which was restructured to be the Secretariat for Social Services.
Others positions he has held include: member of the diocesan College of Consultors; lecturer in the department of politics at Princeton University; chairman of the ad hoc committee on ministry in non-correctional and health care institutions, and director of the Office of Continuing Priestly Formation. In July, 2011, he was appointed by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., to serve in his current position as vicar for clergy and consecrated life. In February, 2012, he was made a Chaplain of His Holiness with the title of Monsignor by Pope Benedict XVI.
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