Camden diocese bishop galante biography
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Bishop Joseph A. Galante
Bishop namn A. Galante, D.D., J.C.D. was born in Philadelphia and was ordained in He attended Lateran University in Rome, where he received his doctorate in canon lag, and later the University of St. Thomas (Angelicum) in Rome, where he received his Master&#;s grad in Spiritual Theology.
He served in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia until he was named bygd Pope John Paul II in månad to be Undersecretary of the Congregation for Religious in Rome. He was a member of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and chair of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops&#; Committee on Communications.
In October he was named Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas. A year and a half later he was installed as Bishop of Beaumont, Texas. He became Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas in January
On April 30, , Bishop Galante returned to the Philadelphia area and was installed as seventh bishop of the Diocese of Camden.
Soon after his installation in the Di
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Retired Catholic Bishop Joseph Galante, 80, of Philadelphia, who led the Diocese of Camden from to , died Saturday, May 25, at Shore Medical Center in Somers Point after a long illness that led to his earlier-than-anticipated retirement.
The Diocese of Camden announced his death via Facebook. A representative could not be reached for comment.
“I ask that you pray for his eternal rest,” Bishop Galante’s successor in Camden, the Rev. Dennis J. Sullivan, said in the Facebook post.
The son of a Northeast Philadelphia grocer, Bishop Galante graduated from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood in He was ordained in before attending Lateran University in Rome, where he received his doctorate in canon law, and later the University of St. Thomas (Angelicum) in Rome for a master’s degree in spiritual theology. Bishop Galante returned to his hometown to serve in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia until he was named by Pope John Paul II to be undersecretary of the Congregation for Religiou
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Joseph Anthony Galante
American Catholic prelate (–)
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Joseph Anthony Galante | |
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| Church | |
| Diocese | Camden |
| Appointed | March 23, |
| Installed | April 30, |
| Term ended | January 8, |
| Predecessor | Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio |
| Successor | Dennis J. Sullivan |
| Other post(s) | Bishop Emeritus of Camden (&#;&#;&#;) |
| Previous post(s) | |
| Ordination | May 16, by&#;John Krol |
| Consecration | December 11, by&#;Patrick Flores, Francis B. Schulte, and Francis X. DiLorenzo |
| Born | ()July 2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, () (aged&#;80) Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Motto | Have the mind of Jesus |
Joseph Anthony Galante (July 2, – May 25, ) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Latin Church diocese of Camden in New Jersey from to
He previously held several positions as a bishop in Texas from to , after serving in the Roman Curia as undersecretary of the Congregation