Priest Personnel Changes 2025
May 1, 2025 at 12:00 a.m.
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., has announced the following clergy assignments effective July 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted:
ADMINISTRATOR/PASTOR
Rev. Mark Nillo, from parochial vicar, St. Mary Parish, Middletown, to administrator, Our Lady of Hope Parish, West Long Branch
Rev. Selvam Gerald Johnson (Rev. Selvan Asirvatham), from parochial vicar, St. Joseph Parish, Toms River, to pastor, St. Theresa Parish, Little Egg Harbor
Rev. Richard Osborn, from administrator to pastor, St. Catherine Laboure Parish, Middletown, effective immediately
PAROCHIAL VICAR
Rev. Marcin Kania, from administrator, Our Lady of Hope Parish, West Long Branch, to parochial vicar, St. Mary Parish, Middletown
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT
Rev. John Large, from pastor, St. Theresa Parish, Little Egg Harbor, to sabbatical
NEWLY ORDAINED
Rev. Alan Bridges, to parochial vicar, St. Joseph Parish, Toms River
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Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., has announced the following clergy assignments effective July 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted:
ADMINISTRATOR/PASTOR
Rev. Mark Nillo, from parochial vicar, St. Mary Parish, Middletown, to administrator, Our Lady of Hope Parish, West Long Branch
Rev. Selvam Gerald Johnson (Rev. Selvan Asirvatham), from parochial vicar, St. Joseph Parish, Toms River, to pastor, St. Theresa Parish, Little Egg Harbor
Rev. Richard Osborn, from administrator to pastor, St. Catherine Laboure Parish, Middletown, effective immediately
PAROCHIAL VICAR
Rev. Marcin Kania, from administrator, Our Lady of Hope Parish, West Long Branch, to parochial vicar, St. Mary Parish, Middletown
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT
Rev. John Large, from pastor, St. Theresa Parish, Little Egg Harbor, to sabbatical
NEWLY ORDAINED
Rev. Alan Bridges, to parochial vicar, St. Joseph Parish, Toms River