Paul Gregory Bootkoski
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Paul Gregory Bootkoski is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen
. He was appointed to the post in 2002.
He was ordained on May 28, 1966 as a priest for the Archdiocese of Newark. He was assistant vice president for student affairs at Seton Hall University
, his alma mater
, for three years beginning in 1980. In 1983 he became pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Elizabeth. He became an honorary prelate
(Monsignor) in 1991.
He was named auxiliary bishop of Newark on July 8, 1997, and consecrated bishop on September 5 of that year. He was vicar general
of the diocese and later diocesan administrator when Theodore Edgar McCarrick became Archbishop of Washington.
Bishop Bootkoski has been widely lauded for his quick and decisive action during the sex abuse scandals removing priests quickly from pastoral positions and fully cooperating with police investigations.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen is a Roman Catholic diocese in New Jersey, centered in the borough of Metuchen. It was erected on November 19, 1981, from the territory of the Diocese of Trenton....
. He was appointed to the post in 2002.
He was ordained on May 28, 1966 as a priest for the Archdiocese of Newark. He was assistant vice president for student affairs at Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the...
, his alma mater
Alma mater
Alma mater , pronounced ), was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele, and in Christianity for the Virgin Mary.-General term:...
, for three years beginning in 1980. In 1983 he became pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Elizabeth. He became an honorary prelate
Honorary Prelate
An Honorary Prelate of His Holiness is a priest to whom the Pope has granted this title. They are addressed as Monsignor and have certain privileges as regards ecclesiastical dress...
(Monsignor) in 1991.
He was named auxiliary bishop of Newark on July 8, 1997, and consecrated bishop on September 5 of that year. He was vicar general
Vicar general
A vicar general is the principal deputy of the bishop of a diocese for the exercise of administrative authority. As vicar of the bishop, the vicar general exercises the bishop's ordinary executive power over the entire diocese and, thus, is the highest official in a diocese or other particular...
of the diocese and later diocesan administrator when Theodore Edgar McCarrick became Archbishop of Washington.
Bishop Bootkoski has been widely lauded for his quick and decisive action during the sex abuse scandals removing priests quickly from pastoral positions and fully cooperating with police investigations.