Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • August 20, 2014 Area Chadwick named Saint Andrew College Seminary rector The Most Reverend John J. Myers, Archbishop of Newark, has announced the appointment of Rev. John J. Chadwick, a Glen Rock native, as rector of the Col- lege Seminary of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Andrew’s Hall. Father Chadwick succeeds Rev. Mark Francis O’Malley, who recently requested a medical leave of absence. Father Chadwick attended both Immaculate Concep- tion Seminary at Seton Hall University and the Pontifi- cal North American College in Rome. He was ordained a priest for service to the Archdiocese of Newark in 1995. After an initial summer assignment as a Parochial Vicar at Saint Michael’s Parish in Palisades Park, he contin- ued his studies in Rome through the Pontifical North American College, earning a bachelor’s degree in sacred theology from the Pontificia Università Gregoriana, and licentiate and doctorate in sacred theology degrees from the Pontificio Ateneo San Anselmo. Upon his return to the archdiocese in 1996, Chadwick served as Parochial Vicar of Saint Catherine of Siena Church in Cedar Grove and Saint Agnes Church in Clark. From 2006 to 2009, he was assigned to the Pontif- ical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio as director of formation for pre-theology and director of liturgy. In addition, he taught theology classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels, specializing in courses on liturgy and sacramental theology. Since 2009, Father Chadwick has served as archdi- ocesan director of the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults program, and since 2011 has been assistant pro- fessor of systematic theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University. In addition, he is a member of the formation faculty and director of liturgy at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theol- ogy at Seton Hall University. He has served the archdiocese as a member of the theological commission and is currently a member of the Archdiocesan Liturgical Commission. Meyers also named Rev. Frederick L. Miller of Hobo- ken as seminary spiritual director. Father Miller will succeed Rev. Brian Needles, who is returning to Rome to complete his doctoral studies. Father Miller earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Seton Hall University, and was ordained for service to the Archdiocese of Newark in 1972 after completing his studies at Immaculate Conception Semi- nary. Between 1972 and 1988, he was assigned as a paro- chial vicar at Saint Agnes Church in Clark, Saint Anne Church in Jersey City, and Saint Thomas More Church in Fairfield. In 1988, he was named executive director of the World Apostolate of Fatima, editor of Soul Magazine, and rector of the Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Washington, New Jersey. After completing his doctoral studies in sacred theology at the Pontifical Uni- versity of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome, Miller taught at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, Saint Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, NY, and served on the faculty of the Pontifical North American College in Rome. Immediately prior to his return to the archdiocese to begin his service as spiritual director at Saint Andrew’s College Seminary, Miller was chair of the Department of Systematic Theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Miller is known to EWTN audiences for his series on the spirituality of Saint Francis de Sales and on the priesthood of Jesus Christ. His latest book, published by Ignatius Press, is entitled, “The Grace of Ars.” In naming Chadwick and Miller to these posts, Myers stressed the importance of the archdiocesan college seminary program and challenged the new faculty mem- bers to build upon the successes of their predecessors. He noted that St. Andrew’s Hall is well-respected even outside the archdiocese, and that the program this year will include seminarians not only from New Jersey, but also from the dioceses of Wilmington, Delaware; Madi- son, Wisconsin; and Nashville, Tennessee. “The task of identifying, forming and strengthening men for priesthood in the Catholic Church is central to the church’s apostolic mission and to my ministry as chief shepherd of this local church,” Archbishop Myers said. “I am thankful that these good, true priests have willingly answered the call to assist me in this role, and to devote their genuine love for the priesthood, commitment to aca- demic excellence, and energies joyfully to bring Christ’s peace and love to their brothers and sisters in the church through formation of candidates for the priesthood.” Currently, 158 seminarians are studying for the priesthood at Immaculate Conception Seminary and Saint Andrew College Seminary. An additional 169 clergy, religious brothers and sisters, candidates for the permanent diaconate, and lay men and women are pur- suing academic degrees and certificates at Seton Hall University’s School of Theology, conducted through Immaculate Conception Seminary. Immaculate Conception Seminary has been training men for the Catholic priesthood since 1861.