Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Joseph A. Galante, 74, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey and named Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan, 67, auxiliary bishop of New York, 67, to succeed him.
The appointment was publicized in
Dennis J. Sullivan was born March 17, 1945, in
Bishop Sullivan was ordained a priest for the
Bishop Galante was named Bishop of Camden in 2004. He was named an auxiliary bishop of
Bishop Galante was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1964 and holds a doctorate in canon law from the
The Camden Diocese comprises the counties of Atlantic,
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