Decree issued on Aug. 3 establishing Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish

Bishop Joseph A. Galante formerly announces the establishment of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, formed through the consolidation of Assumption Church, Galloway, and St. Nicholas, Egg Harbor, effective Sept. 5.

The announcement establishing the new parish was made in a formal decree published in the Aug. 3 edition of the Catholic Star Herald (pages 14-15).

Father Nicholas Dudo has been named to a six-year term as pastor of the new parish, which will serve approximately 3,200 families in the Galloway and Egg Harbor City areas of Atlantic County.

Assumption Church will serve as the seat of the newly-formed parish, while St. Nicholas Church will be maintained as a worship site.

The merger in Galloway marks the end of a process which saw 38 mergers in a diocesan-wide reconfiguration that was the result of years of study by parish and deanery planners, who considered population and demographic trends.

“As we come to an end of this merger process, I am most grateful to all parishioners in the diocese, especially conveners and core teams, whose sacrifices, hard work, and dedication have brought about what has been accomplished,” said Bishop Galante.

“As we go forward, we (create) more inviting, more active, and more vibrant parishes” to meet the needs of the faithful, and help them learn how to “know Jesus more intimately, love Jesus more ardently, and live Jesus more totally.”

The first merger took place in 2009, with the creation of the Catholic Community of Christ Our Light in Cherry Hill, which brought together the parish communities of St. Peter Celestine and Queen of Heaven.

Since then, the number of parishes in the diocese has gone from 124 to 70.

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