Parishes are grouped together into deaneries, and a local pastor is appointed by the Bishop to serve as dean, according to Canon Law. The purpose of these deaneries is to support the ministry of priests in the local area. The dean has a number of responsibilities, such as: promoting spiritual conferences and workshops, making sure a seriously ill pastor receives proper care, seeing that liturgies are properly celebrated, and that the Blessed Sacrament is properly reserved. The deans also help in communications between the Bishop and the priests, and carry out other responsibilities as their Bishop asks of them.
To best serve the current needs of the Diocese of Camden, the deaneries are restructured, and new deans appointed periodically. The following pastors are serving as deans for a three year term:
Deanery 1 – West Camden County
Fr. George Seiter, V.F., Saint Mary, Gloucester City
Deanery 2 – East Camden County
Msgr. Louis Marucci, V.F., Saint Andrew the Apostle, Gibbsboro
Deanery 3 – Gloucester & Salem Counties
Fr. E. Joseph Byerley, V.F., Holy Angels, Woodbury
Deanery 4 – Atlantic County
Fr. Jaromir Michalak, V.F., Saint Joseph, Somers Point
Deanery 5 – Cape May & Cumberland Counties
Fr. Peter Idler, V.F., All Saints, Millville
Parishes by Deanery:
Deanery #1
- Saint Joachim – Bellmawr
- Cathedral of Immaculate Conception – Camden
- Sacred Heart – Camden
- Saint Joseph’s Pro Cathedral – Camden
- Saint Teresa of Calcutta – Collingswood
- Most Precious Blood – Collingswood
- Saint Mary – Gloucester City
- Saint Rose of Lima – Haddon Heights
- Saint Joseph the Worker – Haddon Twp
- Saint Peter – Merchantville
- Mary, Queen of All Saints – Pennsauken
- Saint Stephen – Pennsauken
Deanery #2
- Christ the Redeemer – Atco
- Mater Ecclesiae Mission – Berlin
- Saint Simon Stock – Berlin
- Our Lady of Hope – Blackwood
- Catholic Community of Christ Our Light – Cherry Hill
- Holy Eucharist – Cherry Hill
- Saint Mary – Cherry Hill
- Saint Yi Yun IL (John) Mission – Cherry Hill
- Saint Thomas More – Cherry Hill
- Saint Andrew the Apostle – Gibbsboro
- Christ the King – Haddonfield
- Our Lady of Guadalupe – Lindenwold
- Holy Child – Runnemede
- Saint Charles Borromeo – Sicklerville
Deanery #3
- Saint Gabriel the Archangel – Carneys Point
- Our Lady of the Lakes – Collings Lakes
- Saint Michael the Archangel – Franklinville
- Saint Clare of Assisi – Gibbstown
- Mary, Mother of Mercy – Glassboro
- Saint Bridget – Glassboro
- Incarnation – Mantua
- Catholic Community of the Holy Spirit – Mullica Hill
- Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament – Newfield
- Holy Family – Sewell
- Saints Peter and Paul – Turnersville
- Our Lady of Peace – Williamstown
- Holy Angels – Woodbury
- Infant Jesus – Woodbury Heights
Deanery #4
- Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton – Absecon
- Parish of Saint Monica – Atlantic City
- Saint Thomas the Apostle –Brigantine
- Saint Katharine Drexel – Egg Harbor Township
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help –Galloway
- Saint Mary of Mount Carmel – Hammonton
- Our Lady of Sorrows – Linwood
- Holy Trinity – Margate
- Saint Vincent de Paul – Mays Landing
- Saint Gianna Beretta Molla – Northfield
- Saint Joseph – Somers Point
Deanery #5
- Saint Brendan the Navigator – Avalon
- Holy Cross – Bridgeton
- Our Lady Star of the Sea – Cape May
- Our Lady of the Angels – Cape May Court House
- Saint Agnes Mission – Cape May Point
- Saint Maximilian Kolbe – Marmora
- All Saints – Millville
- Saint John Neumann – North Cape May
- Saint Damien – Ocean City
- Saint Joseph – Sea Isle City
- Christ the Good Shepherd – Vineland
- Divine Mercy – Vineland
- Saint Padre Pio – Vineland
- Notre Dame de la Mer – Wildwood