CAMDEN (NJ)
The Daily Journal
CAMDEN — Bishop Joseph Galante is retiring as head of the Diocese of Camden and will be replaced by a New York City cleric, church officials said Tuesday.
The South Jersey diocese now is to be led by Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan, 67, auxiliary bishop of New York. He will oversee some 511,000 Catholics in six counties, or about 35 percent of the region’s population.
The diocese said Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Galante, 74. The announcement gave no reason for Galante’s departure, but the bishop has faced health concerns in recent years, including the need for dialysis due to kidney disease.
Sullivan, born in New York City, holds degrees from Iona College and St. Joseph’s Seminary. He also studied Spanish at the Catholic University in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
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